Gone Fishing! Mr. Neil and Mrs. Dall's Arts Integration project

Mr. Neil and Mrs. Dall's classes both studied fish and part of their studies took them to Mill's River park to help release fish into to the river, followed by a day of fishing. Part of the fun in art was to create polymer clay fish pendants that were very whimsical!

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Ms. Mahoney's Kindergarten Memorial Day Arts Integration Project

Kindergarten students worked together to create mini murals to be presented to service men and women at their Memorial Day Assembly. We first discussed different symbols that represent America and they chose the following ideas for their paintings. These kindergarten students took this creative job very seriously as because they would actually be giving their work to the military. 

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Fleming Mural Project

These are just a few of our mural artists hard at work on our three panels. Fourth and Fifth grade students worked on the project during the last several weeks of school. It is finally installed in the Fleming gym so be sure to stop by and take a look the next time you are there!

Fourth Grade Worms in Space

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Fourth grade students learned about value and and space in this lesson. They had to draw a tube made of curving parallel lines that overlapped at least three times. The next step was to create a light source to show their understanding of light and shadow. Students then drew hatch marks or some type of shading to indicate which side of the tube had shadow. The really fun part was adding details, like space craft, astronauts, aliens, and planets. After drawing everything they then outlined it in black pen and added color for emphasis.

Kindergarten and First Grade Abstract Landscapes

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Kindergarten and first grade students looked at different types of landscapes and paid special attention to the style of  Van Gogh's brush strokes. The first lesson involved painting different sections representing the foreground, middle ground and background. next they learned how to draw realistic looking trees using the letter "V" for the branching. After sketching them in chalk the trees were painted black to represent a silhouette. Students painted their trees two different sizes to show the scale difference when viewing something in the foreground versus the background. the final step was to add colorful dots and dashes to give each section texture and pattern.

Second and Third Grade Pulled Chalk Landscapes

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Second and third grade students looked at images of famous cityscapes and discussed what types of businesses they find on a city street. The first step was to use a template to create the profile of the city, which also served as a cover for the chalk process. the students decided on a cool or warm color scheme and after rubbing chalk in the sky area they began rubbing the chalk After completing the chalk sky they began to design their buildings. Their imaginations really showed up in their drawings of cities!

5th Grade Notan

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Fifth grade students created beautiful Notan projects. Notan is a  Japanese term that deals with visual balance. It is the study between positive and negative space. Students started  with either a 6"piece of black or white paper, they then drew designs that would be cut away form the original square. These pieces were then laid out on the opposite colored background and glued in the opposite space from its original location in the square.