Points of P.R.I.D.E.
December 15th, 2023
December 15, 2023
Working Together
This week we looked at The Pug with the Pearl Earring, King Tutenkamen’s Mask, The Sorrows of the King by Henri Matisse, Romare Bearden’s Jammin at the Savoy, Picasso’s Three Musicians, and Wayne Thiebaud’s Cakes. We talked about sources for ideas, symmetry, repetition, contrast, and foreground. Students worked with these ideas as they created beautiful collages using paper they prepared with paint.
I look forward to our sculpture work when I return for the week of January 29th.
Thank you for supporting creativity!
Justin Melle
Art Teacher
We Are All Teachers
Grade 3-4 students have been learning about the Abenaki people who lived on this land for 12,00 years or more. We did some research about different tribes with Miss Brett last week, and learned some Native American games. We decided to teach some of the games to everyone at Community lunch, so groups had to plan how to teach the games and who would take on designated roles in this sharing. Math was involved when we estimated how many people might be in the cafeteria, and how many could be in a game group. Groups had to figure out the right number of pieces for their game to work with a large group. It was a multi-step process and we learned a lot of planning skills! Nicely done!
