Elementary Art with Miriam Cutelis: 09/11

9/16/11

Don't forget to bring your fruit or vegetables-2nd grade

The 2nd Grade that sees me in the art studio Fridays and Mondays are going to be painting their butterfly drawings using 'natural dyes' this morning at 10am. Each child should be bringing in either a fruit or a vegetable that when 'juiced' will deliver a very concentrated colorful juice. I am an avid juicer and I will be bringing in my juicing machine to produce fast and safe 'natural dyes' from these fruits and vegetables. The entire class will share this colorful palette to paint their butterflies. Parents from these classes have received notices earlier this week but just thought I'd send another reminder. If you are a parent in this class you are welcome to come and join us, just email me at Miriam.Cutelis!@yahoo.com to let me know. I will post pictures from this event during the weekend.

Ward 3 Picnic

image borrowed from: http://intosummer2011.blogspot.com/2011/09/picnic-today.html

I got an email from Mary Cheh's office and it says: "Ward 3 will be celebrating our children going back to school with our annual Back-to-School Barbeque on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Friendship (Turtle) Park, 4500 Van Ness St. We are working to feature a number of different Ward 3 businesses and DC government agencies. In addition, we’ll have fun for kids and adults alike, including moon bounces, fire trucks, and delicious food to be enjoyed by all. I look forward to seeing you there and have a wonderful start to the school year!"

My family will be there......

Fall Arts Guide- From the City Paper

You will want to look this over and write some of these events down on your calendar. We are SO, SO lucky to live in a city that offer THIS much Arts....

Link to City Paper HERE.

9/14/11

Garden Photo Contest Deadline fast approaching.....please consider entering

click here to go to the site.

I copied and pasted the info from the site below:

Photo Sharing

A lot happens during School Garden Week, and we want you to share all of
the amazing activities and events that you take part in! What captures your
attention in your school garden? Maybe it’s the insects buzzing around the butterfly
garden, or your veggie garden in full production, or a group of your friends building a compost bin or planting winter cover crops. Whatever it is, please snap a picture of what you or others are doing during School Garden Week, and share it with us.

This year there are two ways you can share your photos: Participate in the Photo Contest, or contribute to the Photo Journal.

Photo Contest — Student Photographs Only

Categories
One winning photo from each group will be chosen.

Category I: Kindergarten-2nd Grade
Category II: 3rd-5th Grade
Category III: 6th-8th Grade
Category IV: 9th-12th Grade

Follow these three easy steps that could lead you to fabulous prizes!

Take a photo

Students may submit up to 5 photographs focusing on flowers, plants or gardens
Photos must be taken by digital cameras and submitted in .jpeg format of at least 300 dpi

Submit your photo via email

Subject line: photo title and category (example: “Buzzing Bees, II”)
Email body: student name, teacher/contact, category, school name and description
Email submissions to photos@dcschoolgardenweek.org
View your entries on the Flickr page.

Win!

Photo submission deadline is September 29th at 5 p.m. A panel of judges will
select the winners from each category and an announcement will be made at the closing event on Friday, September 30, 2011. Teachers with students who submit photos are encouraged to attend this event. Visit our Events page for details. Prizes will be delivered to each winner the following week.

Prizes
Each winner will receive:

An underwater digital camera
Lunch for his or her class from Chipotle
A framed 8×10 print of the winning photograph
Photo immortalized on the DC Schoolyard Greening and the DC School Garden Weekwebsites

Get Inspired! Check out some of last year’s winners