Ms. Trombley's Historic Building Arts Integration Project

Ms. Trombley's second grade class spent time learning about the history of Essex Junction and also did a walking tour to explore the different buildings. They made predictions of what things looked like in the old days compared to the present day. In art class they learned about architecture and how many features seen on buildings today were also present in the historical photos they viewed. They created clay relief sculptures of either a public building or private home in Essex Junction. Stay tuned for the finished painted plaques. 

Fifth Grade Square 1 Art Fundraiser

Students created different versions of Zentanlge designs for their art fundraiser project. Zentangles are a form of doodling that incorporates line and pattern. Students had to choose some type of creature, real or imagined and then incorporate Zentangle designs within the creature and the background. We discussed how to create contrast in their black line patterns. I showed them samples of a design with a colored background and one with a colored creature. Some students chose a patterned paper collage route to create their focus of the design.

Fleming Fourth Grade Square 1 Art Fundrasier

Fourth grade art students learned about contemporary folk artist Heather Galler and one of the founding artists of the folk art period, Grandma Moses. Student artists were inspired by Galler's bright colors and patterns as they created landscapes that showed foreground, middle ground and background. 

Grade 2/3 Oil Pastel Owls

Students as part of an owl unit began examining different species owls. We looked at drawings and photographs of owls. We talked about realism and how to draw owls that filled the paper and used natural colors for our owl portraits. They did a wonderful job capturing the expressions of the owls they chose to draw.