First Grades Alphabet in the style of Jasper Johns

The first grades are working on writing the alphabet.  They are learning about consonants, vowels, capital and lower case letters of the alphabet.  Students used a 24 X 30 " paper.  They folded it into 4 x 8 " rectangles.  Next they drew the letters using a large tempera brush and black ink.  One letter to a rectangle.  The consonants were designed using pastels, and the vowels with marker. 
The artist connection was Jasper Johns.  We looked at a simple power point of his work.

Coffee Filter Kites

Brilliant Kites Fourth and fifth grades made kites from large coffee filters. We folded them in half and drew designs on one side only with water based markers. These were sprayed with water actually drenched with water and then left to dry. Next session the students attached 4 cross bamboo sticks and glued these down. Tails were glued on and a short string attached to where the sticks crossed in the center. They don't fly to high but look beautiful in the bright sunlight.

Art's NIght at North Elementary

The annual art's night celebration included a red carpet, films produced by the 4th, and 5th grades and photos from all the students.  The talent show included  pirate riddles, dancing, gymnastics, singing, piano, and a cooking demonstration.
One of the best yet!

Digital Photography Artist in Residence Aaron Williams

Photographer Aaron Ray Williams, from Salt Lake City, came down and showed the students how to take better photographs as well as finding and making a subject more interesting. We have enjoyed Mr. Williams time here at North Elementary.
Mr. Williams will also be working with Beryl Elementary. The students have produced some spectacular photos. Here are some examples of their work.

Kindergarten Students Can Draw Houses

This morning the North elementary kindergarten students learned how to tell if a painting was realistic or abstract.  After this discussion we looked at a pastel painting by Beverly Buchanan and walked through drawing a house in the style of Mrs. Buchanan.  The students drew a triangle first and then added a rectangle underneath.  The next step was to draw the roof line.  We drew one line and then a parallel line a little bit longer.  We connected these and drew the front of the house.  They had the Buchanan print to look at and suggested we add a chimney and a porch.  We also drew in the boards she showed on the side of the house.  The students used markers in bright colors and finished with a beautiful drawing.