All of the students and staff at West Oakview are getting in the Thanksgiving spirit by decorating a turkey feather. They are writing what (or who) they are thankful for on their feathers and placing them on large paper turkeys. 4th graders are making great progress on their paper mandalas. 1st Graders completed some ant tunnel prints, and then had free choice to draw something above the ground. Here are a few: Kindergarten talked about how we express our feelings with our face. They practiced drawing all kinds of feeling faces. They they chose their favorite three and created a photo booth drawing of feelings. A few weeks ago 1st graders completed frog prince/princess paintings.
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West Oakview artists are featured at the High School Performing Art Center Lobby ("The MAX") for the month of November. We hope you can check it out! The 3rd and 4th grade music program on November 20 is a great opportunity to view the artwork. Kindergarten painted some pumpkins after learning how to mix their own orange. They also add patterns to their paintings. Now they are learning about feelings and how to draw a face showing emotion. First grade created some Creepy Carrot collages based on the book by Aaron Reynolds. Pictured Below: Second graders are almost finished with some pirate ship collages. Here is a sneak peek: Third graders are creating Japanese landscapes that include pagodas and trees created by blowing through a straw. Fourth grade is learning about mandalas created by Tibetan monks using colored sand. They go to practice making their own sand mandalas in groups. Next, they are carefully planning a detailed mandala drawing. All students at west are taking a pre-test for drawing from observation. Learning to look closely, notice details, and be able to draw what you see are great skills for any artist. We'll keep practicing this during the year. It's a new marking period at Highlands, and the new homerooms that have art are: Mr. Prince, Ms. Hopkins, Mr. Damuth and Ms. Schanz. We're starting with dragon eye drawing. |
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