Week of November 6, 2023

TK: Pizza Collage

Music Connection: “I am a Pizza” song

Media and Materials: Manila paper, pre cut construction paper for “toppings”, red tempera paint stick, scissors, and glue.

Ms. Hataishi’s class: Mariposa (Symmetrical Butterflies)

Math Connection: Symmetry

Media and Materials: Black oil pastels, white construction paper, and watercolor paint.

Mrs. White’s class: Session 2 Painted Pumpkin

Mrs. Simmon’s class: Session 2 Dia De Los Muertos Skulls on foil

4th grade: Session 1 3D Sculptures of a hero or yourself

Element of art: Form

Media and Materials: Twistees wire, popsicle sticks, construction paper, fabric, glue, and scissors

Here are photos from the Dia de Los Muertos art on foil completed last art session

5th Grade: Realistic Eyes

Artist Study: Jordan Casteel

Media and Materials: Watercolor paints, white construction paper, and black oil pastels.

Tim Burton Cartoon Self Portraits from last art class

3rd Grade: Roller Coaster sculptures (With substitute teacher)

Media and Materials: construction paper, paper strips, scissors, and glue.

Week of October 30, 2023

TK: Henri Matisse inspired cuttings

Artist Study: Henri Matisse

Element of art: Lines and Shapes

Media and Materials: Colored Construction paper, scissors, and glue

Kindergarten:

Poppy Field Art

Element of art: Space (Near and Far)

Artist Study: John Ottis Adams

Media and Material: White construction paper, tempera paint, and chalk pastel

Ms. Hataishi’s Class: Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers

Artist Study: Vincent Van Gogh

Media and Materials: Tempera Paint Sticks, pencils, scissors, glue, and construction paper

First Grade:

Cubism Tree (with substitute teacher)

Second Grade: We finalized the Jasper Jones inspired art and Painted pumpkins by gluing on the painted pieces. Since it was Halloween, the 2nd graders had fun designing their own pumpkin.

Mrs. White’s class also painted their value pumpkins this week.

Mrs. Simmon’s class: Dia de los Muertos art on foil

Cultural Study: Mexico

Media and Materials: Cardstock, aluminum foil, scotch tape, pencils, and colored Sharpies.

(Pictures to come next week)

Week of October 16, 2023

Tk: Dia de los Muertos skulls

Cultural Study: Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos

Media and Materials: paper plate, colored tissues, and cut paper with facial features

Ms. Hataishi’s Class: Pointillism Pumpkin

Artist Study: George Seurat

Art process: Pointillism

Materials and Media: Black construction paper, pencil for painting, tempera paint

Mrs. White’s class: Japanese Notan Art (session 1)

Mrs. Simmon’s class: We finished the Japanese Pagoda Art

2nd Grade: Painted pumpkins

Element of art: value

Media and materials: white construction paper, tempera paint, black construction paper, metallic Sharpie

6th Grade: Mummy drawings (with visiting sub teacher)

1st grade: Georgia O’Keeffe up close flowers

Artist Study: Georgia O’Keeffe

Element of art: Space

Media and Materials: construction paper, Tempera paint sticks, and pencils.

Kindergarten: Vincent Van Gogh inspired sunflowers

Artist Study: Vincent Van Gogh

Media and Materials: White paper, Tempera paint sticks, and pencils.

Congratulations to our PTA Reflections Awardees

Primary Division (Grades TK-2^nd)

Visual Arts Category

**1^st Place: Harley Mae DeGuzman “Mommy and Harley Painting”

Intermediate Division (Grades 3^rd-5^th)

Visual Arts Category

**1^st Place: Troy Lee “Magical Flower”

**2^nd Place: Madison Blitz “Looking into the Light”

3^rd Place: Kylie Barrie “I am Hopeful for a Complete Family”

Literature Category:

**1^st Place: Ivy Tagulao “Hopeful”

** 2^nd Place: Madison Martin “I Have Hope”

Middle School Division (Grade 6)

Visual Arts Category

**1^st Place: Kamryn Legaspi “Kind Words”

**2^nd Place: Kara Santos “The Changing Planet”

3^rd place: Zoe Cota-Pena “Dynasty”

Literature Category:

1^st Place: Kaitlyn Hall “Kind Words”

Photography Category:

1^st place: Brendan Grim “Sequoias”

** All 1^st and 2^nd place winners will be moving onto the next stage of judging at Chula Vista Council.