Apple Drawings with Fourth Grade

Fourth grade students have been using apples and pears as a source for their art over the last few weeks. We began by making clay penny banks in the shape of apples, pears and peaches. While our clay pieces were drying we began observational drawings of apples and pears in a still life that each team created. we sketched them with pencil and focused on shading and making certain we only drew what we saw. The following week we drew a single apple as large as possible on a table surface. The challenge this week was to add color by using oil pastels. Stay tuned for finished pieces to be posted. In the mean time here are some photos of our first week of drawing.

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Fifth grade Birds are on display at Birds of Vt Museum through November

Be sure to stop by the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington to see an amazing display of Foil Repousse birds created by our fabulous fifth grade artists. The patrons and workers at the museum are thrilled with the birds and look forward to having them take flight ion the hallways for several more weeks.

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Summit's Dot Day Art Display

Once we celebrated Dot Day we had to finish up our art work and share it with the school. Kinders and first grade created art using cut paper circles and then layered with painted circles, dots and rings. All of these skills are great practice for our youngest artists. Second grade started with a form of printmaking by using different circular shapes created by dipping yogurt cups in black paint onto white paper. The second class involved painting the circles and shapes created by overlapping the circles. we sued tempera cakes for this second step. Students created unique designs by how they used positive and negative space in the background. Third grade students created a summer memory drawing by using a quarter circle arc that they had to incorporate into their drawing without hiding it. When the drawings were done the student's work was displayed in groups of four to create a circle of course!

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4th Grade Group Art Projects

Our five 4th grade classes all worked together on a group art project at the beginning of the year. This opportunity allowed students to get to know each other, respect their team mates artistic ideas and motivate each other. The students began with large pieces of black paper that already had abstract painted shapes that were outlined in black acrylic paint. The students after reviewing different aspects of the color wheel put their knowledge to use by creating color schemes that included Primary, Secondary, Analogous, Complimentary, warm and cool groups. They also were instructed on how to use and blend oil pastels to blend the colors they used. The results were amazing and the students and as well as Ms. Christman and Mrs. Foley were thrilled with the results!

Summit Street School's Color Wheel Self Portrait Mural

Summit Street students and staff all took part in a school wide self portrait project at the start of the year. Everyone was assigned a color from the color wheel and then their task was to create a self portrait using only shades of that one color. All the drawings were counted and graphed out and then hung to create our first ever color wheel mural!

Fleming Art and PE arts integration Project is complete!

Students from last year's 4th and 5th grade participated in a collaborative project with Mrs. Foley and Ms. McClintock to create life size action figure art to help decorate Fleming gym. We unveiled the art work earlier this year and the gym looks so great as a result of their hard work!



 

Summit Street School Celebrated Dot Day!

Every student at Summit Street School enjoyed creating wonderful "Dot" inspired art after reading the book  The Dot by Peter Reynolds. The idea behind Dot Day, which is now an international event with school children and adults [participating, is to celebrate one's creativity and take ownership of it. Two of our classes had the opportunity to Skype with third and fourth graders from Williston Central School, which was a lot of fun for everyone involved. Students from M.C. Baker's art class in Williston and our art classes shared work and spoke to each other about Dot Day.

The Birds have Landed!

Fifth Grade Artists Exhibit Work

at Birds of Vermont Museum

Every fifth grade art student created a beautiful Foil Repousse bird for the Birds of Vermont Museum. The Students chose a native bird or one that migrates through Vermont as their subject matter for their hanging sculptures. They will be on display at the museum through October 12th - November 30th. Each fifth grade student will be receiving a free pass in their Friday folder for their participation in this project. The Fall Harvest Festival at the museum is a wonderful event that will showcase the student work, along with other fun bird activities. Please join BOVM on Saturday, October 12 from 10-4. The museum is located at 900 Sherman Hollow Rd, Huntington, VT. For more information please call 802-434-2167.