Thank you Volunteers and PTA for making this tradition happen!
Chalk Walk 2024
Chalk Walk
Week of April 29, 2024
TK: Shape Monsters
Text: Leonardo the Terrible Monster, by Mo Willems
Media and materials: White paper, markers, and Crayola Color Sticks
Ms. Hataishi’s class: Shape Collage
Artist Study: Don and Ryan Clark
Media and materials: Printed template with shapes, colored pencils, scissors, and glue.
Mrs. White’s Class and Mrs. Simmon’s Class: Public Art (Painted Basketball courts)
Media and materials: white cardstock, Mrs. Sketch Markers, and Crayola Color Sticks
2nd Grade: Abstract art with chalk pastels and oil pastels
Artist Study: Santos Arellano
Media and materials: pencils. white construction paper, chalk pastel, and black oil pastel
6th Grade: Building drawings with shapes and analogous colors
Media and materials: pencils, white paper, rulers, and colored pencils
1st grade: Overlapping shapes drawing
Artist Study: Reggie Larent and Takashi Murakami
Media and materials: White paper and color pencils
Kindergarten: Still life color mixing
Artist study: Salli Swindell
Media and materials: crayons, pencils, and cardstock
April 15, 2024
TK- TK costume pieces for the End of the Year Performance
Mrs. Bruckner: Flowers
Mrs. Martinico: Apples trees
Ms. Sturr: Cactus
Mrs. White’s class and 2nd grade: Still life art lesson with Ms. Schellinger (Student teacher)
Mrs. Simmon’s class: One Point perspective aquarium
Connection: Measurement and geometry (lines)
Media and Materials: permanent marker, rulers, and color sticks
Ms. Hataishi’s class, kindergarten and 1st grade: Name art (for portfolio cover)
Media and materials: Name grid, permanent marker, gel pens, and color sticks
April 8, 2024
Happy Eclipse Viewing!
Tk: If the Dinosaurs Came Back (session 3)
Ms. Hataishi’s class: Piet Mondrian inspired art
and Kindergarten (Session 2)
Media and Materials: white construction paper, black paper strips, Tempera paint sticks, glue, and scissors.
Mrs. White’s class: Surrealist art with Ms. Schellinger (student teacher)
Mrs. Simmon’s class: Radial Symmetry Paper Relief Sculpture (session 1)
Cultural Connection: Islamic art
Math Connection: Radial Symmetry
Media and materials: square colored paper, black paper, and glue.
4th grade: Weaving project (session 2)
5th grade: one point perspective aquarium art (session 2)
3rd Grade: Foil embossing (session 2) and art portfolio cover
Welcome to the 4th quarter April 2, 2024
2nd grade: Color Monster (session 1)
Art Movement: expressionism
Artist Study: Pablo Picasso
Media and Materials: white cardstock, pencils, black oil pastel, scissors, watercolor
6th Grade: Paper Relief Sculpture (session 2)
1st Grade: Lesson with Ms. Schellinger (Student teacher)
Surrealist Art
Media and materials: construction paper, pencils, color sticks, and black marker
Kindergarten: Piet Mondrian inspired art (session 1)
Media and materials: Tempera paint sticks, white paper, black construction paper strips, glue, and scissors
Art Exhibit
Week of February 5, 2024
TK: Jim Dine stenciled heart
Artist Study: Jim Dine
Media and materials: paint daubers/dot markers, heart stencil, and white construction paper
Ms. Hataishi (session 2) Paul Cezanne inspired still life painting:
Mrs. Simmons: Japanese Landscape of Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms (session 1)
Media and materials: origami paper, oil pastels, pink construction paper, and white construction paper
2nd Grade and Mrs. White’s class: Symmetrical Tiger Prints
Cultural Study: Tigers in Asian art
Media and materials: Tempera paint, pencil, and construction paper
6th Grade (session 1) Value Mapping:
Artist Study: Elizabeth Catlett
Media and materials: black and white photograph, pencil, and white construction paper
Week of January 29, 2024
TK: Session 2 Mixed Media Ferry Boat
This was the first painting project of the school year! The TK’ers did great!
Ms. Hataishi: Paul Cezanne Tulip Still life (Session 1)
Artist Study: Paul Cezanne
Media and Materials: Black Oil Pastel, construction paper, and watercolor paint.
Mrs. White and 3rd grade: Yayoi Kusama inspired polka dot assemblage on canvas (session 2)
Mrs. Simmons’: Metal Repousse (session 2)
4th grade: Optical cones (session 1)
Artist Study: Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley
Media and materials: white construction paper, black Sharpie, ruler, white colored pencil, and black colored pencil
5th grade: Masks (session 2)
Kindergarten: James Rizzi Buildings (session 1)
Week of January 22, 2024
Ms. Hataishi’s class and TK: James Rizzi inspired ferry boats
Artist study: James Rizzi
Media and Materials: white construction paper, crayons, tempera paint
TK pictures below:
Ms. Hataishi’s class pictures below:
Mrs. White’s class: Yayoi Kusama dots on canvas (session 1)
Artist Study: Yayoi Kusama
Media and Materials: canvases, tempera paint, circle tracers, bottle caps, buttons, paint bottles, and other round objects.
Mrs. Simmons’ class: Metal Repousse art
Media and Materials: metal tiles, popsicle sticks, chopsticks, foam mat, blue painter’s tape, and black construction paper
2nd Grade: Paul Cezanne inspired still life painting
Artist study: Paul Cezanne
Media and materials: Wax, black oil pastel, watercolor paper, and watercolor paint
1st Grade: (Session 2) Jim Dine Painted Heart
Kindergarten: The Love Monster (Printmaking)
Text connection: The Love Monster by Rachel Bright
Media and Materials: cardboard, black paint, construction paper, oil pastels, scissors, and glue.
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