Miss Stevens' Art Classroom

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Don't forget! I am staying after school THIS Thursday (12/7) for any students who need to complete artwork prior to the mid-quarter/progress report deadline on Friday. I have several students from all grades who still have incomplete work due to absences, etc. I strongly suggest they attend so that the work does not pile up at the end of the quarter. :-)

Just a friendly reminder to grade 6 students and parents: we will be using acrylic (permanent) paint this and next week for our masks. I will have aprons for students to wear, but please be conscientious of what is worn as the paint does not wash out. 

I will be handing out additional copies of the Donors Choose Permission Slip/Photo Waiver to students who did not return theirs during quarter 1. Please have these signed and returned as soon as possible. We have a few deadlines for thank you letters/impact photos quickly approaching. As you know, Donors Choose has helped supply many of the art materials in our classroom and part of the agreement is that I have to post photographs of the students using the materials that we have received. Thank you for your help! If you would like to check out our Donors Choose page: www.donorschoose.org/stevens219a Please consider donating to and/or sharing out our link!

November Art Challenge/Extra credit will be collected 12/4-12/8. Any extra credit not turned in prior to the dismissal bell on Friday December 8 cannot be graded. Please make sure if you have done the work, you hand it in for credit :-) Do not forget to number each drawing and first/last name and class name on the back of course! You can find the November Art Challenge extra credit on our class Instagram page www.instagram.com/pstevensart

My goal for when we return after the New Year from our Holiday break is to organize an arts and crafts club for students after school. As many know, our large after school program is no longer occurring this year due to a budget cut. Depending on how many resources we have will limit the amount of students who will be able to attend, but my goal is to collect as much materials as we can so that any students who are interested (from either art class) can attend. I am trying to organize collection of materials to do some fun (and practical) things for the kids to make incorporating art and function. We are looking for donations of materials to complete the following projects: Floral Hula Hoop Wall Decorations: Hula Hoops (Goal 20) Fake Flowers/ Leaves Floral Tape (Goal 25 rolls) Extension chords Watercolor Clocks: Working Analog Clocks (Goal 20) Watercolor Paper (Goal 20 12x18" large pieces) White Pigment Pens (Goal 20) Funfetti Candles: ...

We are collecting any outdated (but working) handheld hair dryers that you may be willing to part with. They are great for drying painted works in a pinch! Thank you!

Don't forget, the extra credit for the November Art Challenge is up on our classtagram page www.instagram.com/pstevensart

We need newspapers!!! Please send in your used newspapers as we need A LOT of newspaper for our upcoming paper mache projects. Thank you!

October Art Challenge (Extra Credit) will be collected next week until Friday November 3 at 3 pm. If you have done the extra credit, please sure your first/last name, class name is somewhere on your work and they are clearly labeled (#) to ensure full credit is given. :-) Remember you can access the extra credit on our class Instagram page on the app, or via the website on a computer www.instagram.com/pstevensart

Quarter 1 Report Card Grades: Just a friendly reminder: Grades close for quarter 1 on Friday November 3. Any missing/incomplete/outstanding artwork needs to be handed in by 3 pm that day!!

I will be staying after school this Thursday (October 26) from 3-4:00 for any students who have missing or incomplete work and need access to materials. A few students are behind on projects and we are moving ahead. I have given extra time in class to complete these projects (as deadlines have already passed), but as we are working on new projects, there will no longer be class time given for these past incomplete projects. If any work is incomplete, I strongly suggest students attend Studio hour this week, or make arrangements with me to come during lunch to complete work as we are more than half way done with this quarter and report cards will be rapidly approaching. In addition, if any work was taken home to be worked on, I do need these back by 3 pm on Friday November 3 as grades close that day for quarter 1 report cards. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Thank you!

What a wonderful start to this school year! It has been a pleasure getting to meet all my new (and returning) students these past few weeks. I can already tell it is going to be an awesome 2017-2018 school year!! Reminders -If you haven't already done so, please have your child return the signed copy of the Donors Choose Permission Slip. They were sent home during the first week of school in the information packets from my classroom. We have extra copies in the classroom, and you can download additional copies here. -Please update your email addresses listed in Power School. Email is the easiest way to contact me, and to keep the means of communications opened between school and home for updates on personal matters and grades for students. -Extra Credit for September is due by the end of the school day on Friday October 6. New extra credit will be posted on our class Instagram page on October 1. Helping Out Art Room 100 Please consider donating to and/or sharing ou...

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer- it's crazy to think that school will be starting again in about a month! I noticed many stores are having great sales for back to school supplies, so it may be a  perfect time to start thinking about class supply lists: ART 100 SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST: 1) Pencils 2) Handheld Erasers 3) Sketchbook (no lines, plain white paper) approx. size 8.5"x11" *if you have your sketchbook from last year, you do not need a new one* 4) Colored Pencils 5) Handheld Pencil Sharpener 6) Colored Markers (Thin and Thick) 7) Sharpie Marker (Black, Thin and Thick) DONORS CHOOSE PROJECTS: We have several projects posted on Donors Choose to get necessary supplies for projects this year. Please consider donating to our classroom page and PLEASE SHARE OUR LINK on your social media page! Our Donors Choose projects are updated periodically throughout the school year. www.donorschoose.org/stevens219a AMAZON WISHLIST FOR CLASSROOM SUPPL...

Students in grade 6 are starting "Trash Fashion" in art 100 which they will be working on until the end of the year. The students are designing and then creating outfits out of recycled materials. The students are re-purposing items that would normally been thrown away to create them. If anyone is willing to save their “clean” trash for us, I would deeply appreciate it. We are looking for pretty much anything, as long as it is free from food debris. :-) Examples: Plastic Shopping Bags Used Gift Wrap Plastic Table Cloths Plastic Containers from Salad, Spinach, etc Coffee Cups (Styrofoam, Plastic) Milk Jugs Newspapers Random Items (puzzle pieces, cds, fishnet materials)

Just a friendly reminder that progress report grades close tomorrow, Wednesday May 10. If any work is incomplete or students are not satisfied with their current grade, please make reviews as soon as possible for a revised grade.

Save the date! We are currently preparing for the art show :-) Art room 100 is looking for donations of black construction paper, size 12"x18" or larger to mat the work on. Thank you!

Hope everyone had a fun, restful Spring break and are ready to take on our final quarter! Just a reminder- April Extra credit is posted on the Instagram page, and below. There are less than two weeks left this month! Do not forget to hand in your extra credit the first week of May. I will be posting a May extra credit at the end of next week.

I will be holding "studio time" for any students who need extra time or access to supplies to complete their artwork on Thursday March 23, from 3:00-4:30. Remember, grades close on Friday March 31. No late work will be accepted after then.

Just a reminder that there are two extra credit assignments posted on the class instagram page: March Art Drawing Challenge, and Cupcake Drawing. Show the completed work to me by 3/31 for credit! If you don't have Instagram, you can view them via web www.instagram.com/pstevensart

Our class has a wishlist on Amazon :-) Miss Stevens' Art Classroom Amazon Wishlist

Grade 7 and 8 are working on Yarn Paintings based upon Nierikas from the Huichol people. These Nierikas are inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night. Check out our classtagram page for photos in progress! :-) Grade 6 working on a unit based on the artists Wayne Thiebaud. They currently are finishing oil pastel cake drawings learning about tints and shades and will soon be creating 3D food sculptures. We have a donors choose project active to help us create these sculptures https://www.donorschoose.org/project/pies-pies-pies/2411842/?rf=link-siteshare-2017-02-teacher-teacher_2243040&challengeid=374787

DONORS CHOOSE: I am still missing many Donors Choose permission slips and need them back in as soon as possible! These permission slips allow me to use photos of students using the materials that we have received through DonorsChoose.org  Please see my earlier posts about the permission slips if you have any questions. We have 3 current projects live on Donors Choose. Please consider donating to, and/or sharing the links for our projects on your personal Facebook page! Every dollar helps to achieve our goal. CLASSROOM COLLECTIONS: Our newspaper supply is slowly dwindling, and we would appreciate any old newspapers that you have laying around. In addition to newspapers, I am looking for:  1) clean, old clear plastic liquid containers for water when students paint and use clay. 2) old Legos, and Lego people for stop motion animation 3)Paper Towel/Toilet Paper Rolls   4) Masking Tape 5) Liquid Glue 6) Leftover Yarn 7) ...

If you have not brought in your signed copy of the Donors Choose permission slip, please do so ASAP! We have our first Thank You package due the first week of February. T his is the link to download it in PDF form.

Grade 8 Art Quiz- STUDY GUIDE The midterm quiz will consist of information learned during semester 1 and 2. The test will include short answer, true false, fill in the blank and multiple choice, 20 questions total. Color Theory 1. Definitions: -Primary Colors: Colors that cannot be mixed, they create every other color on the color wheel. Ex: Red, Yellow, and Blue -Secondary Colors: Mixed from equal amounts of two primary colors. Ex: Orange, Violet, Green -Tertiary Colors: Mixed from a primary and secondary color. Hint: Their names tell you which colors it is made of, are mixed from ⅔ one color and ⅓ another. They also contain a hyphen.. Ex: Blue-Green= Blue+Green= Blue+(Blue+Yellow) -Analogous Colors: Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheel. -Complementary Colors: Colors that are ACROSS from each other on the color wheel. 2. How to create colors (mixing) -IE: What two colors make Violet? -How would you mix tertiary colors? ___+____+___ I...

Grade 7 Art Quiz- STUDY GUIDE The midterm quiz will consist of information learned during semester 1 and 2. The test will include short answer, true false, fill in the blank and multiple choice, 20 questions total. Color Theory 1. Definitions: -Primary Colors: Colors that cannot be mixed, they create every other color on the color wheel. Ex: Red, Yellow, and Blue -Secondary Colors: Mixed from equal amounts of two primary colors. Ex: Orange, Violet, Green -Tertiary Colors: Mixed from a primary and secondary color. Hint: Their names tell you which colors it is made of, are mixed from ⅔ one color and ⅓ another. They also contain a hyphen.. Ex: Blue-Green= Blue+Green= Blue+(Blue+Yellow) -Analogous Colors: Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheel. -Complementary Colors: Colors that are ACROSS from each other on the color wheel. 2. How to create colors (mixing) -IE: What two colors make Violet? -How would you mix tertiary colors? ___+____+___ II...

Grade 6 Art Quiz- STUDY GUIDE The midterm quiz will consist of information learned during semester 1 and 2. The test will include short answer, true false, fill in the blank and multiple choice, 20 questions total. Color Theory 1. Definitions: -Primary Colors: Colors that cannot be mixed, they create every other color on the color wheel. Ex: Red, Yellow, and Blue -Secondary Colors: Mixed from equal amounts of two primary colors. Ex: Orange, Violet, Green -Tertiary Colors: Mixed from a primary and secondary color. Hint: Their names tell you which colors it is made of, are mixed from ⅔ one color and ⅓ another. They also contain a hyphen.. Ex: Blue-Green= Blue+Green= Blue+(Blue+Yellow) -Analogous Colors: Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheel. -Complementary Colors: Colors that are ACROSS from each other on the color wheel. 2. How to create colors (mixing) -IE: What two colors make Violet? -How would you mix tertiary colors? ___+____+___ I...