And the winner is...

Hello Friends!

Well, as most of you know, it turned out that instead of seeing my precious art students, I am looking at this:


The snow is so beautiful, but unfortunately it also made it too dangerous to get to school both Thursday and Friday! That means no fun art classes for grades 1st - 4th! As today was the last day before Christmas break, we will just move our Christmas art activities to next year! (January 2011!)

And now, the results of the No "W" Contest!! 
There were no "W's" given out this week! So every class received a perfect 10! Yay! Sadly, there were some weeks where a few had to get a "W", there were also some weeks where classes showed exceptional behavior by helping me clean up, saying nice things to friends, etc. There is one class who never received a "W" and who also earned 6 extra points along the way! That makes the winner of the 2010 No "W" Contest....

 
2nd Grade!!

As soon as we get back from Christmas break, we will plan our fun party with the theme that they will choose. I have given the classes some ideas, and so far the biggest interests are Popcorn Party, Clay Party, and Ice cream Party! Sounds exciting! As always, we will post some pictures of the fun to come! 

Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a very happy and safe Christmas with your family and friends! Remember to thank God for all His many blessings! He has been so good to us, and He should be the center of our Christmas celebrations! 

May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white!

Mrs. Edwards

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The No "W" Contest

So have you heard the word that the winner of the No "W" Contest will be announced this Friday? It's true! This is the very last week for students to earn a very cool party for showing great behaviors! Let me refresh your memory about the contest.

The No “W” Contest is a challenge for all elementary art students to obey the art rules with a great attitude.

How does it work?
·       Each class starts out with a daily total of 10 points.
·       If any student receives a “W”, one point is taken away. You can lose up to 10 points in one day.
·       If all students do an exceptional job, they can receive up to 5 extra points!
What is a “W” anyway?
·       “W” stands for wait. If you receive a “W”, you must wait 5 minutes away from the art table while everyone else continues to work. It also costs your class a point!
·       You can receive a “W” for breaking art rules such as excessive talking when Mrs. Edwards is teaching, making fun of others’ artwork, being careless, having a bad attitude or horseplay.

The class that has the most points at the end of the week gets to have a party with a theme of their choice when they return from Christmas break.
Remember, anything can happen this week, so all students must be on their very best behavior! Check back on Friday for the results of the contest!
Merry Christmas!
Mrs. Edwards

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Our First Blog Post!

Hello Friends!

Thanks for visiting our art class blog! We are so glad our masterpieces are now accessible to our family and friends around the world! Our blog will feature the artwork of students from K-5 through 6th grade. We are students from Grace Christian School, which is located in Huntington, WV. We hope you enjoy the art projects we post from week to week! Check back often for new pictures and exciting descriptions of what is happening in our classes!



This week 4th, 5th and 6th grade art students are learning how to draw the human eye. This is part two of a series on drawing the human face. (Part one was drawing the nose!) I have been so impressed with everyone's progress! They are doing a great job!

  • Skills used: shading, observation, proportion, attention to detail


1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students have been learning all about colors this year. They can tell you the primary colors, the secondary colors, neutral colors, warm and cool colors, and now we are learning about complementary colors. This week we made self-portraits using only 2 colors: a primary color and its complement. Since this was going to create a cartoon-looking picture, we decided to create a speech bubble with one word that described us. Our classmates helped us think of an edifying word that summed up each student.



  • Skills used: correct color choosing, following directions, including all aspects of human face, creative lettering, neat work (coloring, lines, planning)


Kindergarten art students made some Marbleized Mittens! First we made mittens out of our favorite color (of paper). Then we chose 2-4 different colors of paint, dipped marbles in the paint and placed our mittens and marbles in a box. We rolled the marbles around and around to create beautiful designs on our mittens!




  • Skills used: tracing our hands, cutting, color choosing, following directions.
Feel free to comment and leave constructive feedback or suggestions! Thanks again for visiting our blog, and we hope you return soon!

Mrs. Edwards

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