Ms. Levy's class QUICK 2-minute movement sketches

These are 2-minute movement sketches. Children will be creating a poster carrying a message about moving your body and daily fun exercise which will be hung around the school. I also wanted to encourage the kids to walk away from their pre-set recipe ideas about how a body is "drawn" and really look at what is happening with these shapes.

Mr. Welsh's Class Explores Printing

Children in Mr. Welsh's Kindergarten class explored printmaking this week. Children used blocks donated by Ms. Bogan and corks, cups and spools donated by parents to create their prints. Next week the kids will create a huge stamp using cardboard. The child's name is on the lower right hand corner. The letters KW follow it, short for "Kindergarten, Welsh".

Mattia's printmaking work

Jermaine's work


Molarin's work

ART SHOW- Save the Date!!!

Students are invited to enter their works of art to the first Murch Art Show of which the opening art reception will be on Friday, December 4th, 2009.

Children will be allowed to enter up to 2 pieces of art to the art show (more or less depending on number of applicants). The work can be a piece of art they did in art class or at home. Registration forms and more information will be going out within a few weeks.

We will also be needing volunteers in the following areas listed below. If you would like to help, please e-mail me with your contact info and volunteer preference to: Miriam.Cutelis@yahoo.com.

Art Show Volunteer Opportunities:

* Someone to play an instrument during reception (adult/child)

* Parents to donate drinks, cheese, crackers, napkins and cups

* Parents to help hang up work

* Parent to photograph kids with their families and their art for the blog

Thank You for the Pillows/ Pillow Inserts

I must thank the parents that have been dropping off pillows and pillow inserts for our pillows project in 3rd grade! You too can drop off your donations any weekday before 9am or after 3:15pm. If you need a current list of donation/trash items needed, please click here.

Painting Our Butterflies!!

Kids in 2nd grade used watercolor brushes to paint their buttlerflies. Next week, they will use detail brushes to add details on their painting.

Gesture Drawings with the 5th Graders

In their design unit, Ms. Otten's class did 3-minute gesture drawings. Each child will be creating a poster to encourage other kids to move and exercise and will be hung around the school. Children will study various font designs and will make their poster look like a traditional advertisement or billboard.

Home connections:

Here is a gesture drawing class!!. You can also cut out images of people in motion from the sport pages or magazines and draw them in your sketchbook.

5th Grade Watercolors hanging on 1st Floor

Please come see the 5th grade watercolors of DC and World landmarks. I displayed all 3 classes this afternoon in the first floor by one of the stairs closest pre-k building.

For this painting unit kids:
-learned the 2 basic techniques in watercolor, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry
-Learned to begin with large shapes first and add details later
-Learned that details should be added on with a thinner brush
-Learned that colors become more intense when you add a second coat
-Learned that some artists choose to intentionally let their colors bleed into each other for the effect.


Please note that if your child's is not hanging on the wall (1) your child either did not complete it, (2) were in the group of works I just found in Ms. Otten's folder today.

Thank You!!

THANK YOUS ARE IN ORDER!!!

I came in this morning and I am greeted by not one, but TWO parents with bedsheet donations! Thank you so much to these and all donating Murch parents for making my week! We used those sheets today in 3rd grade for our pillows.