Category: Kindergarten

Kindergarten- Paul Klee Neighborhood Collages

Kindergarten has been learning that patterns repeat.  Can you find patterns hiding in Paul Klee’s painting, Castle and Sun? Does this city look crowded with so many buildings so close together?  Does this city look like your neighborhood?  We will create our own city collages with patterned papers.

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  1. Write your name and class. Draw a line for the land.
  2. Choose two pieces of paper. Find more like your two pieces to finish your pattern.
  3. Glue your pieces in a row, these will be your buildings.
  4. Draw details on your buildings, like windows, doors, and roofs.
  5. Color in your sky and the ground. Don’t forget- this is a neighborhood.

“Celebrating Art” Art Contest

We are excited to announce an upcoming art contest! 

Celebrating Art Contest

Any student grades K-12 can enter for free.  Contest divisions are K-3, 4-6, 7-9,and 10-12.  You can enter any artwork that can have a still digital image, like painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, not photography.  More information is available at: http://www.celebratingart.com/

Deadlines:

If you would like Ms. Baird to enter your artwork online, please have it to her by Wednesday, November 19, 2014.

If parents would like to enter students’ artwork online, it is due by Wednesday, December 3, 2014.WATKINS ART FLYER 8.5 X 11

Welcome back!

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Welcome to a new school year!

We have some exciting things coming up in the art room this year.  Last year was a successful year with plenty of new experiences: Improbable Baubles art exhibition at the Headley-Whitney Museum, the National Gallery of Art with the 5th grade in D.C., and the first Fine Arts Field Trip to UK with Mrs. Bowmer.  I am excited to see how students will grow from these opportunities again this year.  I am ready to create a memorable year in the art room!

We rely on donations to supplement our creative projects, please feel free to send in any of the following supplies:

  • Crayola Markers
  • Elmer’s Glue
  • Pencils
  • Baby Wipes
  • Tissues/Kleenex
  • Band-Aid bandages
  • Q-Tips

These are the same supplies listed on the Simmons School- Wide Supply List.  If you have already donated, THANK YOU for your generosity.  Our art program wouldn’t be the same without your help.

We collect the following supplies all year long:

  • Styrofoam (meat) trays- please clean before sending in
  • Egg cartons- please clean before sending in

I look forward to a wonderful year at Simmons!

Governor’s Mansion Centennial Visual Art and Essay Contest

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2014) – Kentucky public, private and home school students are invited to submit original artwork and/or essays in the Governor’s Mansion Centennial Visual Art and Essay Contest sponsored by First Lady Jane Beshear, the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion Centennial Committee and the Kentucky Department of Education.  The contest is part of a yearlong series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the current Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, also known as the “People’s House.”
 
“The yearlong Centennial Celebration is an exceptional opportunity for Kentucky students of all ages to learn about the architectural, political and social history of the Governor’s mansion,” said Mrs. Beshear.  “These contests are a perfect way to get students involved in the Celebration, and winners will be honored at a special ceremony and have their works displayed at the Mansion alongside historical Centennial exhibits.”
 
The visual art contest is open to students in grades K-12. Students may use any medium to create a two- or three-dimensional artwork that reflects one of the visual art contest’s themes. First, second and third place winners will be named for students in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12.  Students must submit digital images of their work for judging.
 
The essay contest is open to students in grades 4-12 who must choose one of three writing prompts for the theme of their essay.  First, second and third place winners will be selected at the following award levels:  grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. 
 
First place winners in each age group will receive a $100 prize, join the First Lady for lunch at the mansion and have their work publicly displayed at the mansion.  Prize-winning student art work and essays will become sole property of the mansion as part of the mansion’s permanent collection. 
 
Complete contest information, rules, judging criteria and an official entry form are available online at http://governorsmansion.ky.gov/centennial/contest/.  Only electronic entries submitted via e-mail will be accepted.   The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 14.  Questions may be directed to maryann.miller@education.ky.gov or rebecca.blessing@education.ky.gov.
 
All Centennial events and exhibits are sponsored through private donations to the Kentucky Executive Mansions Foundation, Inc. (KEMFI).  KEMFI is a 501(c)(3) organization established to undertake, promote and assist financially and otherwise support the modification to the restoration, maintenance and preservation of public buildings, sites, structures, places and objects of historic significance owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
 

Fall 2013- Kindergarten

The kindergarten has been learning about different types of lines, shapes, and colors.  They have been learning how to create and use different lines, identify and draw geometric and organic shapes, and how the primary colors mix together to create the secondary colors.

Students learned that geometric shapes have names and straight sides, except for circles and ovals.  We learned that some types of artwork can be used, like quilts.  We painted our own quilt designs with geometric shapes.

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Students glued squares onto an artwork to create a collage.

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Art Contests!

We are excited to announce three upcoming art contests!

 

Celebrating Art Contest

Any student grades K-12 can enter for free.  Contest divisions are K-3, 4-6, 7-9,and 10-12.  You can enter any artwork that can have a still digital image, like painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, not photography.  More information is available at: http://www.celebratingart.com/

 

Deadlines:

If you would like Ms. Baird to enter your artwork online, please have it to her by Monday, April 8th.

If parents would like to enter work online, it is due by Tuesday, April 9th.  THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 18th, 2013. 

 

 

Save the Frogs 2013 Contest

Any student can enter this contest to encourage awareness to “Save the Frogs”.  The artwork must be original and not traced.  Full contest rules available on:  http://www.savethefrogs.com/art/index.html

 

Deadlines:

If you would like Ms.Baird to photograph and enter your artwork please turn it in by Friday, May 3rd, 2013.

If parents would like to enter work online, the deadline is October 15th, 2013.

 

 

There are more contests available at: http://www.art-made-easy.com/art-contests-for-kids.html, including Doodle 4 Google.

 

Please let Ms. Baird know if you have interest in any other contests.

Patterns & Texture

The kindergarten has been learning about patterns.  They looked at Monet’s garden paintings and identified colors.  We learned that patterns can use repeating colors.

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The kindergarten has been learning about texture.  We learned that texture shows how something feels in an artwork.  We created mixed-up chameleons with texture like Eric Carle’s book: The Mixed-Up Chameleon.

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