Ms. Baird's Art Class

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!

KSBA Banner 2015-2016

Here is the Kentucky School Board Association banner that select students painted to represent this year’s theme: From chalkboards to whiteboards: 8 decades of serving school boards. Mr. Hawkins asked us to paint this to represent Woodford County at the KSBA 2016 annual conference. Congratulations, students, you did a fantastic job!

Kindergarten- Animal Sculptures

The kindergarten learned that Regina could overcome her mistakes to make a great jungle artwork. Now, they’ll learn that artist, Felipe Archuleta, loved to create animal sculptures. Regina’s animals were flat on paper, but Felipe’s animals are 3-D. They are not flat. Do Felipe’s animals look just like real animals? How are they the same or different?

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We will create our favorite jungle animals out of clay, just like Felipe. We will learn to form our clay into sculptures.

Landscape Artist: David Hockney

Subject Matter- Landscape

There are three types of subject matter: landscape, portrait, and still life. We’re learning that landscapes show nature, portraits show people, and still lifes show objects.

Our landscape artist is David Hockney. He’s an English artist who is known for painting landscapes and using bright colors. Here is a video showing Hockney’s artworks and he’s speaking on the importance of making art. (Studio Habit of Mind- Observe, Stretch and Explore, Express)

Student artworks: Artists drew landscapes showing distance. Then they chose warm or cool colors to create imaginative landscapes.

A Message from WCPS:

Click the download the PDF: NTI Day Parent Info Letter

3 & 4 grades Art Contest: Greetings from Kentucky

“As part of an ongoing effort to bring increased awareness of the legislature to the people of the Commonwealth, the Kentucky State Senate is sponsoring what we hope will be an annual back to school event for our youngest citizens, the first annual “Greetings from Kentucky” poster contest.”

Who: 3rd & 4th grade students
What: Poster showing Woodford County during your favorite season on 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper, parent permission form
Where: through mail-in entry
When: Now- November 24, 2015 (This is the day before Thanksgiving break.)
Why: Your artwork could be shown all across the state and online. You and our school will receive special recognition from your senator and Senate President.

This contest is not available online. Please see Ms. Baird for parent permission forms and paper, if you need it.

K-5 Art Contest: Doodle4Google

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!

PreK- Humpty Dumpty Collage

Do you have a favorite nursery rhyme? The PreK will learn the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme. What happened to him?

Glue your red wall onto your paper.
Cut out your oval for your egg.
Glue your egg on top of your wall.
Draw legs, arms, and a face for Humpty Dumpty. Color details around him.

PreK-Dinosaur Collage

Do you have a favorite dinosaur? Dinosaurs lived many, many years ago. Some lived in the land and some lived in the sea. We’re going to pretend that dinosaurs could go to school. I wonder if they’d be good students.

The PreK will create a dinosaur collage using make shapes. We’ll also practice how to use liquid glue.

Choose your shapes. Arrange them like a dinosaur.
Put glue on your shapes, flip them over, then press down. “Just a dot, not a lot!”
Finish gluing the rest of your dinosaur’s shapes.
Draw and color where your dinosaur would live.

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:

Improbable Baubles exhibit info on Facebook: