The Dot

Welcome back students!  I'm so excited to begin my 9th year of teaching!  Where has the time gone?! 

For the first week of art classes, we had just enough time for a mini art project after we reviewed the art room rules.  Students listened to the story, "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds and then created their own dot-inspired artwork. Check out some of their creations below! 

Twitter in the Art Room

Are you on Twitter?  Follow me @YESartclass to stay update on what's happening in Yowell's art class!  I'll post upcoming art events, artwork in the hallway, and samples of students hard at work.



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2nd Annual Art Auction

Join us for the 2nd Annual YES Art Auction tomorrow!  There will be artwork available for live auction purchase from Kindergarten through 5th grade.  Bidder registration is from 5:30-6:00 and the cost if $5 for a bidding paddle.  Bidding will start promptly at 6:00.  We are raising funds for the technology fund!  You won't want to miss this event!!! 

Out Of This World ART!

Second and third grade students just finished the "outer space art" unit and created planets and rocket ships! 

Second graders used colored pencils, chalk, charcoal and construction paper to create the planets.  They learned basic shadow and highlight techniques to make their planet look three-dimensional.  

Third graders designed their own rocket ship and used tempera paint to fill in the color.  They added warm colored streams for the fire during blast off! 

Take a look at the "Out Of This World ART" below! 

Talent and Art Show

Come see the amazing art and fabulous talent show performers in the 8th Annual Talent & Art Show tonight at 6:00 at Yowell Elementary School!  This is a WHOLE SCHOOL art show.  There are almost 700 pieces of art on display, and 16 performing acts! You won't want to miss this fun night.  See you there! 

View on Flipagram

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Sailboats and Seascapes

In third grade, students learned about the many different types of landscapes.  They compared landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes and the similarities and differences of each.   Using tempera paint, students created a multi-step seascape collage that demonstrates understanding of background, middle ground and foreground in artwork.  

Check out thoes sailboats in the middle ground!  Where would you like to sail off to?! 

April Artists of the Month

Congratulations to the follow Yowell students on earning this months "Artist of the Month" title.  

Kindergarten: Skylar Pebenito Orange 

1st Grade: Aly Meadows

2nd Grade: Brailey Jenkins

3rd Grade: Jack Deal

4th Grade: McKenna Norrod

5th Grade: Reno McNeal

Keep up the amazing artwork stallions! 

Celebrate Youth Art Month

March is Youth Art Month and there is a lot to celebrate!! In the next month or so, Yowell Elementary School will participate in three art events, showcasing our students amazing artwork! I hope you can come join the fun!

Art Event #1:

Culpeper County Public Schools is hosting the Youth Art Show at the State Theater this year.  Gallery hours will be Monday, March 21st through Thursday, March 24th, 10:00 am-2:00 pm.  Thursday, March 24th, the art teachers will able available at the State Theater to meet and greet with students and families during the reception.  Reception hours are Thursday, 5:00 pm-7:00 pm.  Light refreshments will be severed.  Art will be on display from all 6 elementary schools and 2 middle schools.  

Art Event #2:

Yowell Elementary School's 8th annual Talent & Art Show!  The talent show will showcase 14 preforming acts by students AND artwork by every student in the school.  That's almost 700 pieces of art that will be on display!! The Talent & Art Show is April 14th, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm.  Donations are welcome to benefit the YES Field Trip Fund.  Adults = $2.  Kids = $1.  

Art Event #3:

Yowell Elementary School's 2nd annual Art Auction.  Back again this year by popular demand, the art auction!  There will be approximately 50 pieces up for auction this year.  Funds raised will benefit the YES Technology Fund.  The Auction is April 28th.  Bidding will begin at 6:00 pm sharp! 

Mali Mud Cloth

Third grade students have learned about the country of Mali (West Africa) with their Social Studies teacher.  In art class, we used colored constriction paper to create a Mud Cloth inspired  by Mali.  First, students learned about the art of Mud Cloth by exploring the Discovery Mud Cloth website.  Next, they split their paper into quarters, and created a different pattern and design in each section.  Students used markers on top of the colored construction paper, to add more detail.  

Mosaic

Third grade students created mosaics, inspired by Roman artwork.  Students were able to choose to design their own mosaic outline, or use one of the animal patterns I provided.  The turtle pattern was very popular! They used pre-cut tiles to add color to their artwork. 

March Artists of the Month

Congratulations to the follow stallions for being chosen March's Artists of the Month:

Kindergarten- Aaron Brown (Mrs. Gomez's class)

1st grade- Faris Gutierrez (Mrs. Nicholson's class)

2nd grade- Izzy Lowe (Mrs. Franklin's class)

3rd grade- Layne Stull (Miss Cook's class)

4th grade- Emily Shiflett (Miss Radic's class)

5th grade- Josie Clewell Clancy (Mrs. Leighty's class)

Stop by the art room tomorrow to pick up your prize! 

Metallic Robots

Third grade students created Metallic Robots with Ms. Guiffe (art room student teacher). Students learned about the simple machines and geometric shapes.  After drawing, they painted their robots using glitter and metallic paints! 

February Artist of the Month

Congratulations to the following students for being named February's Artist of the Month: 

Kindergarten- Attia Nunley in Mrs. Clark's class

1st Grade- Elijah Larkin in Mrs. Slater's class

2nd Grade- Christopher Borja Gomez in Mrs. Buckalew's class

3rd Grade- Cat Constantini in Mr. Koch's class

4th Grade- Jheneya Cotton in Miss Van Leer's class

5th Grade- Kevin Orndorff in Miss Mc Math class

Greek Columns

Third grade students illustrated their knowledge of Greek architecture that they learned in social studies class.  In art class, they drew the 3 different types of Greek columns; Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.  They created a contrasting background paper using bleeding tissue paper to showcase the white columns. 

January Artist of the Month

Congratulations to the following YES students who were chosen to be January's Artist of the Month! 

Kindergarten- Lanie Naccorato (Mrs. Butterfield's class)

1st Grade- Dawson Parker (Mrs. Nicholson's class)

2nd Grade- Sanai Chevalier (Mrs. Noel's class)

3rd Grade- Cherokee Sterightiff (Miss Cook's class)

4th Grade- Braden Capellini (Mrs. Lucas's class)

5th Grade- Jasmine Flores (Miss Hixson's class) 

Ceramic Unit

3rd, 4th and 5th grade students LOVED the clay unit we did in December!  They learned about the basic hand-building techniques, slab, pinch and coil.  3rd grade students created coil hearts.  4th grade students created slab castles, and 5th grade students created gargoyles.  Check out their work in the pictures below! 

Wanted Posters

Third grade students are WANTED...(for being amazing artists!)   Students created a  self-portrait and added details to turn themselves into a cowboy or cowgirl during this project.  They gave themselves a wild west nick name, a bandanna and even a 10 gallon hat!  

Be on the look out for these 3rd graders!