Square 1 Art Fundraiser 2013: Schaffner Traditional

Our Square 1 Art fundraiser is already off to a great start! Thank you to all that are placing orders. 

The proceeds from last years Square 1 fundraiser payed for clay, glazes, aprons, paint, construction paper, crayons, brushes, drawing paper, a field trip to the KMAC for the 2nd grade, markers, texture plates, modeling clay, printmaking ink and more! Art supplies are expensive. They are also consumable and have to be replaced often. This fundraiser is what keeps my art program growing so please consider making a purchase if you haven't already. The students art will look fantastic on any product and make wonderful gifts. 

The deadline for orders is Thursday, November 14th, 2013. 

www.square1art.com

Welcome Back! 2013-2014 School Year

Welcome back to school! I am sending home my newsletter with students through next Monday. Here is the electronic copy of it. If you click on the photo it will enlarge.

 

 

 

Upcoming Projects: October 2012

After students assess their Square 1 projects, they will continue to stay busy in my art class!

Here's what we'll be working on in October:

Kinders: "Shapes" Mosaics
1st: African Symmetrical Masks
2nd: Pop Art, The Still Life
3rd: African Sunsets
4th: Native American Shields
5th: Kentucky Celebrations, Derby Style Art

The 2nd and 3rd grade students will be participating in the PTA Reflections contest with their upcoming projects. The 5th graders will be participating in the Derby Festival and Derby Museum "Horsing Around With Art" contests with their upcoming projects.

We also do "Be Creative" Centers every six weeks and students will be receiving their first "Art Store" paycheck very soon.

Square 1 Projects Are Looking Great!

The students Square 1 projects are looking amazing! Schaffner students still amaze me every day with their talents! Here is a sneak peek at some 4th graders Pablo Picasso African abstract portraits.

LVAA Grant: Received by Visual Art Teacher, Carolyn Braden

I received a grant a few weeks ago that will fund an art project I planned for my 5th grade students. Here is the article from the JCPS Monday Memo:

Kudos to Martha Bartlett, art teacher at South Park Teenage Parent Program (TAPP), and Carolyn Braden, art teacher at Schaffner Traditional Elementary. Bartlett and Braden were both awarded with JCPS Visual Art Supply Fund Grants, which they will use to initiate special visual arts projects in their schools. Bartlett will create a personal story quilt with each of her students that can eventually be passed down from generation to generation. They will reflect on their lives using journaling, memory, exploration, lifelines, and sharing to develop the significant life events into a story. Braden will create a ceramic relief tile mural for the Schaffner lobby with her fifth-grade students. The students will create a relief self-portrait on a clay tile that will ultimately form the shape of a dolphin, which is the school's mascot. Application deadlines for the Louisville Visual Art Association (LVAA)-sponsored JCPS Visual Art Supply Fund grant are Thurs., Nov. 15, and Sat., June 15. To apply, art teachers may click here and download an application. For more information, contact Jackie Pallesen at 896-2146, Ext. 104.


http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/Pubs/MondayMemo/090312kudos.html

I am currently working on other grants that will hopefully fund even more great projects!