Category: 5th grade

5th grade: Bibelots at Headley-Whitney Museum

All 5th grade students who created bibelots, will have their artist statements and bibelot photographs on display.
From the Headley-Whitney Museum:

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Join us Saturday, November 19th from 12pm to 4pm for an afternoon of fun for all ages.

Two Exhibits are opening! Lots of Entertainment! Family Fun Raffle!

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Our eighth annual Improbable Baubles exhibition, showcases the work of more than 1000 Central Kentucky students from ten area schools, and artwork by local artists, inspired by fairy tales from far and wide. Improbable Baubles is an innovative program that provides students with a professional art-making experience; they learn about bibelots—exquisite objects whose purpose is to delight the eye—then are challenged to create their own. The students vote which of their pieces will be put on display at the Museum. 150 pieces are on display and all of the participating students artist statements are available for viewing.

K-5 Collaborative “Team” project

Have you ever been part of a team? A family is a type of small team, while a company is a large team. You can be on a sports team, an academic team, or a team just for a board game.

This year, your class is your team. Your class will work and play together all year. You’ll create a pennant to represent what you bring to your class team.

What are you good at doing? Are you hard-working, smart, strong, opinionated? Are you patient, thoughtful, a good listener? Are you good at reading, working together, drawing? What skills do you have that could help your team?

How would you show those skills on your pennant?

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2016 All-State Art Show

Great news! Southside has five 4th grade students whose artwork will be shown at the 2016 All-State Elementary & Middle School Art Show. Artworks will be on display from May 9-27 in Nicholasville. Come check out all the talented artists from across Kentucky. More information below:

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Art to Remember 2016- Ordering

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Students have completed their Art to Remember artworks. They look fantastic! I can’t wait!

Important dates:

  • Thursday, April 7th– Order forms sent home
  • Friday, April 15th– Online/phone orders due

Please make sure your Art to Remember order form has your student’s name and artwork on it. Each form is personalized, so it is very important that you have your student’s order form. *If you have another student’s order form, please return it to me (Ms. Baird) and I will get you a new one. 

This year, Southside is using online or phone orders only. Directions on how to order are on the back of your order form. Please do not send completed orders, checks, or money to school.

If you have any questions, please contact me at: sara.baird@woodford.kyschools.us

Thank you!

K-5 Art Contest: Doodle4Google

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Google is holding its annual Doodle4Google art contest. This year’s theme is: What Makes Me…Me. Click on the image for more information. The basic information:

  • Who: Kindergarten- 5th grade (and all the way up through 12th!)
  • What: Doodle4Google artwork ON the official entry form and 50 word description of your artwork
  • Where: Online or through mail-in entry
  • When: October 19- December 7, 2015
  • Why: Your design could be the Google logo for a day! Additional prizes: a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 Google for Education grant for our school, a trip to Google headquarters in California.

Need some inspiration? Here are videos sharing the creative process of Google’s Doodlers, the artists who create Google’s special logos.

Step 1: Imagine

Step 2: Create

Step 3: Share and Collaborate

Please see Ms. Baird if you’re interested in this awesome art opportunity!

5th gr.-Improbable Baubles with the Headley-Whitney Museum

Please join us anytime on Saturday, November 14th from 1:00-3:00 at the Headley-Whitney Museum. The museum is a short drive from Versailles and is showcasing our 5th graders’ bibelot sculptures. ALL 5th grade students will have their artist statements and photographs of their bibelots at the museum. The Improbable Baubles exhibit will be from Nov. 14- Dec. 20.

Improbable Baubles opening reception info on Facebook:

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Improbable Baubles exhibit info on Facebook:

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2015 Superintendent’s Holiday Card Contest

Our Superintendent, Mr. Hawkins, is inviting you to participate in his 2015 Holiday Card Contest. Each year, Mr. Hawkins sends holiday cards to people all over Woodford County. Your artwork could be on the cards! Here are the contest rules:

2015 contest infoThis contest is optional and to be done at home. Please see Ms. Baird if you need a sheet of copy paper or a paper copy of the rules.

5th grade- Improbable Baubles! Bibelots with the Headley-Whitney Museum

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The fifth grade will work on a collaborative project with the Headley-Whitney Museum to create sculptures, write artist statements, and participate in a museum exhibition!

The Headley-Whitney Museum is home to a collection of bibelots. A bibelot (pronounced bee-bah-low) is a small, decorative object. The artist, George Headley, made his bibelots using precious materials, like gold and gemstones. Sometimes he took items he found, like coral, and surrounded it with precious materials to make it look like a treasure.

Like George Headley, we will create bibelots. However, our bibelots will use recycled materials instead of gold and gemstones. You are welcome to bring items from home, but please don’t buy new items. We want to turn your “trash” into “treasures.” Some ideas: cereal boxes, yogurt lids, plastic baby food containers, ribbon, sequins, shells, plastic toy pieces. Keep in mind: all bibelots must be less than 12″x 12″.

So what are we doing?  Here’s a link to our rubric. Below are our level 4 requirements, examples, and steps to create your bibelot.

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This is a BIG project.  Here are all of our steps:

  1. Students will create bibelot sculptures in art.
  2. We will photograph our bibelots.
  3. Students will write their artist statements.  We will attach the photographs to the artist statements.
  4. Students will vote to select artworks to be sent to the Museum.
  5. Nov. 14- Dec. 20: Our bibelots will be on display at the Headley-Whitney! All participating students will have their artist statement and photograph exhibited.  Opening reception is Nov. 14 1:00-3:00pm for students and families, please join us!

The theme this year is mythology. Want to know more? Here are some resources:

K-5: Big, back to school, collaborative project

I’m so excited about our first project of the school year.  The whole school will participate in one big, back to school, collaborative project.

What’s a collaborative project?  It’s when you work with other people to create an artwork.  For this project, each student will create one artwork that we’ll put together to create one large artwork.

Here is an example of a collaborative artwork.  Each student made one heart, then all the hearts were combined to make one large artwork.  What types of lines and colors do you see?  Do you have a favorite square?

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We’re going to take inspiration from our school’s theme of superheroes.  What better way to remind us that we’re all superheroes than by creating an artwork together?

Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade: If you were a superhero what would your shield look like?  What types of lines, shapes, and colors would you use?  How would it show who you are?

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3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade: What is your real-life superpower?  Are you a kind friend?  Great at math?  Wonderful at helping others?  A fantastic teammate?  How would you depict your best qualities on a cape?

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