Decorating our name tags for our tables

4th graders decorate their sketchbooks

Second graders learn how to write their names using block letters

4th graders design fonts and gain inspiration from peers

Children in 4th grade designed their own fonts then allowed themselves to be inspired by the work of their classmates.

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Letter to all 3rd Grade Parents

Dear Wonderful 3rd Grade Parent,

In art class we are studying the basic elements of a map to create our own imaginary map of a make believe location next week. This week, each child created their very own Map Legend/Key after carefully studying dozens of real maps that were kindly donated to the art room by last year’s parents. Please support your child by pulling up a paper map you may have at home and looking or finding some or all of the elements listed below:

Map Title
Compass
Map Key/Legend
Distance/Scale key
Smaller side maps and their purpose
Abbreviations that may be used.
Color and names of bodies of water
Separation likes

Some activities you might want to do are:
* Find symbols on the map and look them up on the Map Legend/Map Key
* Discuss why some names of places are written in larger letters than others
* Discuss why there might be some smaller maps on the borders of the main map.
* Try to figure out how far one place is from another by using the distance key.
* Allow plenty of time for your child just to look at the map. There is so much to look at.

Miriam Cutelis
Miriam.Cutelis@yahoo.com


Note: This should all be done in a fun and relaxed environment. This is not homework or mandatory. This flyer is just a way for parents who want to make connections at home with school content have the tools they need to make those connections. If your child looks frustrated or uninterested it’s best to try at a later time when the experience can be seen as a positive activity. If you do not have a map, please ask your child to borrow one from me. I have about 10 I can lend out to kids for a night.

Ms. Lipshie's 1-2 class in action

Above all my classes these 3 days Lipshie's 1-2 class worked together as if they've been a class for months. It surprised me to see them work so well together on day 3 that I had to take pictures. You too will be impressed!!

Young artists worked on decorating their portfolio folders using their names in block letters.
What a focused student!
So proud of their work.
Now this was fairly unusual. Four boys sitting around talking about each other's work. It was very heartwarming.

A young artist experimenting with his tools. That looks like fun.
Artists call this being "in the zone".
I just wanted to hug them all, they worked so nicely. You could have heard a pin drop.
Another very focused artist.
And another...
Look at that name!!




Once in a while the kids want to pose for me.....

Kids peacefully sharing supplies.

Welcome to Art at Murch

Dear Parents,

Welcome to art at Murch. Teachers at Murch have been very busy this week planning and preparing for the new school year. We are very excited to begin next week and cannot wait to start teaching. For those who do not know me, I am Miriam Cutelis, the art teacher at Murch. This is my 13th year teaching and my second year at Murch. To find out a little about me click here.

Please refer to the post below this one for supplies your child will need for art. Supplies are due the first week in school to the classroom teacher labeled ART.

I will be posting information about volunteer opportunities in the art classroom by Monday of next week, so please check back then for more details on how to help out in the art room. This year I will be assigning specific dates and times to specific tasks and parents or guardians would then be able to sign up for these tasks through http://www.volunteerspot.com. Like last year, for parents that would instead like to simply pop in once and assist during their child's art class, they would also be able to sign up through http://www.volunteerspot.com starting Monday.

This year each child will have a (2D) art portfolio that will remain in the art room until the end of the year at which point they will go home with your child. 3D work, such as sculptures and constructed structures will go home when done or after they are displayed. For parents that want to participate and be informed about the activities in the art room, please sign up with this blog (on the top left) so that you get e-mail reminders when I post new projects.

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, feel free to contact me at Miriam.Cutelis@yahoo.com. See you all very soon.