5th graders built a 'shared-knowledge' wall of ways you can make paper in books pop out. They will use this wall as a resource for when they create their pop-up book.

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5th grade sports mural (McCoy)

Come see it. It's hanging right outside the art studio.

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Tessellations Introduction (5th)

5th graders have been creating tessellations in art after looking at M.C. Escher's work. Below are some samples. We will explore more complicated designs using other geometric shapes after this week.

below is a video, so you and your entire family could play around with tessellations at home....

(warning, there is a very annoying ad right before this video.....ignore)

Clay Creations (Not YET Done) by Ms. McCoy's Class

Can't wait to see the final images of these gingerbread clay creations by Ms. McCoy's class. The houses are not yet painted and will be done and ready to go home next week. You too can do gingerbread homes from home by using self-drying clay, a butter knife, acrylic paint and a small detail brush.

5th Graders Explore Creating with Clay

Check out these mouth-watering clay creations by Ms. Otten's class. You too can do this at home with self-drying clay, acrylic paint, and a small detail brush.

$370 raised for International Bird Recue Research Center

I am happy and proud to announce that we raised $370 for the International Bird Rescue Research Center to help wildlife affected by the Gulf spill. Calendars will be in by November 19th. Way to go 5th Grade.

5th Grade Wesrward Expansion Update (step 1)

In 5th grade children are making small paper mache figurines of key figurines in the Westward Expansion. Here are the initial wire sculptures before they are paper mache-ed.

Here are the kids mache-ing their figures.

2011 ART Calendars for Sale NOW....Shorebirds of the Gulf Fundraiser

Get a sneak peak at the (revised) 2011 5th Grade Fundraiser for Shorebirds from the Gulf Coast. Please click to pre-order your copy online through Pay Pal or pay by personal check through an order form that will go home later next week. The 12-month 2011, 8.5"x11" Calendars will be professionally printed through Shutterfly and is for sale for just $18. The money above what it would cost to print them will go to International Bird Rescue Research Center.

The last day to order these calendars will be Friday, November 5th, 2010; no exception. The orders will go out that Saturday so they could be delivered in time for holiday break.

50 calendars have been ordered so far (updated November 5th, 2010)....Our goal was to sell at least 50 calendars!!! Way to go Murch!! So rush in your orders, deadline is Friday, November 5th at 4pm and midnight for online orders.

To VIEW all paintings up close go to the gallery page.

This is the front cover. The children in each class voted for their peers. The top of each 5th grade class is on the cover.
Because there are 61 paintings and only 48 large slots, some paintings are displayed on the dates. This allowed me to also show these paintings in detail. See how the bird from the painting on the 10 of the month is highlighted on the 8th of the month.
Your calendar will be a spiral bind.
On the month pages, there will be 4 paintings per page. Each 5th grade class got 4 pages each.
I used the kids' in-class votes of each others' work as the criteria for choosing which work gets highlighted.

Shorebird Paintings for 5th Calendar Fundraiser

Here are all the paintings created by 5th graders for the 2011 calendar that will be for sale later this month. The funds we collect will go to support shorebird rescue in the gulf. To find out more about this click here. Since we only have 12 months, children voted in class for the most successful paintings based on technical criteria they came up with themselves. The paintings with most votes will be larger in size, yet, all paintings will be in the calendar.

You will need a pay pal account to order the calendar. Please keep checking the site in the next few weeks to order them. They will be professionally printed through www.snapfish.com.