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LAFAYETTE
ELEMENTARY
ART ROOM
NEWS
SY 2014-15
ART ROOM NEWS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2014-15
Remember to check out the
ART ROOM BLOG... the best
way to keep tabs on art
room news, and view photos
of Lafayette students and
their art in the art room. Link
through the Lafayette HSA
homepage or go to: http://
lafayetteartwithlaurie.blogspot.com
We always begin the new
year remembering routines,
how to be safe in the art room,
anticipating the highlights for
each grade level, and
reviewing the ELEMENTS of
ART: line, shape, color, form,
space, value, texture. Next,
students layer on the ART
PRINCIPLES of emphasis,
movement, rhythm, balance,
and proportion.
All that takes on a deeper
relevance when we use art to
explore the classroom
curriculum, knowing that
learning visually and
kinesthetically makes for
learning that is remembered
and internalized.
VOLUNTEER IN THE ART ROOM!
SIGN UP AT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
OR CALL YOUR ROOM PARENTS!
Be your child’s special
someone, get to know the
students in your child’s class,
help out the art program, and
HAVE FUN! Volunteer in the ART
ROOM! No expertise or
experience necessary!
WE NEED YOU!!!
WHAT TO WEAR ON ART DAYS???
Old or dark colored clothes are your best choice
on art days! Some paints and other materials stain
even if they claim they’re “washable.”
NO WHITE OR YELLOW PLEASE!
DARK COLORS ARE GREAT!
POTTERY WORKSHOPS: A HUGE HIT WITH 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS...
JUST ONE OF MANY OPPORTUNITIES
LAFAYETTE ART
MUSEUM DISPLAYS
OFFERED DURING “OPEN ART”!
Each 5th grader has an opportunity to
receive individualized instruction on the
Lafayette pottery wheels. Then 5th
graders are able to explore the medium
on their own during their open art time
from 12-1.
OPEN ART is a time for ALL LAFAYETTE
Look for a rotating display of
Lafayette art at our own
neighborhood market. In
addition, find rotating
displays all year long in the
Lafayette hallways!
STUDENTS to complete class projects, or
if they’re in 4th or 5th grade, to
explore new media on their own.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL:
Grade 1 highlights include
ELEMENTS OF ART and the
EARLY ARTISTS including the
Lascaux Caves from France,
Aboriginal art from Australia,
and Aztec, Incan and Mayan
art from South America.
Grade 2 highlights include
exploring PERSPECTIVE
(showing depth on a flat
surface) and learning about the
ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES
through TEXTILES around the
World.
Grade 3 highlights include
completing our textile unit by
exploring Arpilleras from South
America and Native American
weaving traditions, then
completing the year by learning
about the ARCHITECTURE of
Washington D.C.
Grade 4- highlights include
exploring PORTRAITURE in
early American art- from Native
American to early colonial art
traditions through the early
1800s. The art of
PRINTMAKING is also
experienced through a linoleum
cut.
Grade 5 focuses on AMERICAN
ART from the mid 19th century
to the present including the
romantic landscapes of the wild
west and the Hudson River
Valley, the Underground
Railroad, styles of art in the late
1800s and early 1900s, WWI
and WWII propaganda art,
depression era feedsack quilts,
photographs and WPA murals,
the story of the Great
Migration, and the artists of the
Harlem Renaissance.
The best treat of all comes at
the end of the year, when
each Lafayette student has a
matted and labelled piece of
art specially selected for ARTS
NIGHT in May!
HELP NEEDED!!!
Do you have secret
aspirations to be a museum
curator? Do you have an
extra morning each week
or twice a month? Would
you enjoy mounting
artwork and displays
around the Lafayette
building and in the
community?
Send an e-mail to
[email protected] or
drop a note in Laurie
McLaughlin’s mailbox!