Grade 3 Kente Cloth

Kente cloth is a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akanethnic group of South Ghana. Here is a super colorful example of the intricate patterns and colors.

 Third graders used strips of interwoven paper to give the impression of a Kente cloth. They had to use two colors that had a personal meaning. Examples could be the color of their house, their parent's favorite color, or their sports jersey color. Then, they used either white or black paint to paint a pattern using LINE and SHAPE. Below are some excellent examples of weaving and painting! 

 

 

These were a great success and something I will definitely do again next year! Check back soon for more photos of the awesome art happening at our school:D

Some lessons have been taught to multiple grade levels. Not all schools participate in the same lessons due to budget, materials, student needs, etc. Please leave a comment with praise, questions, or ways to polish.

Youth Art Month

We celebrated Youth Art Month throughout March with students representing our school at both the Central Administration Showcase at the high school and at Fidelity in Smithfield! I was so pleased to see so many students at the show at Fidelity!! If you weren't able to make it here are some photos of the displays before the crowd arrived. There are also some photos of Central Administration display below. Enjoy!

Fidelity

Kacey Lyons

Alina Maryanov

Madison Murray

Delia Hagopian-Clancy

Lillyana Arruda

Brianna Landry

Summer Sartini

Namish Verda

Madalyn Rodgers

Andrew Tomlinson

Silvia Juarez

Mackenzie Norton

Shea Murphy

Central Admin

Rylie Tessier

Jayda Domenich

Lauren Lagor

Emily Gendron

Leah Kilby

Stasia Todd

Jocelyn Brushett

George Threats

Matthew Collette

Anna Kalafut

Angel Mena

Ayden Goldstein

Casey Snow

Olivia Lundin

Dylan Balczunas

Our next big show will be the CELEBRATION OF LEARNING in MAY! Before that happens keep checking out the blog to see what we've been up to!

Some lessons have been taught to multiple grade levels. Not all schools participate in the same lessons due to budget, materials, student needs, etc. Please leave a comment with praise, questions, or ways to polish.

Kindergarten Pinch Pots

Kinders got their first try with clay to make a pinch pot. They had a great time using this new material (and getting a little messy!) Here are the steps that they followed to make the pot.

 A week later the water in the clay had evaporated so the clay was hard and ready to be painted. Students were able to paint them any way they chose. Here are just a few of the many great pinch pots from kindergarten this year

Emmaline's pinch pot

Joey's pinch pot

Bella's pinch pot

Luci's pinch pot

Thank you for stopping by! Keep scrolling for more or come back soon to see what we're up to next!

Some lessons have been taught to multiple grade levels. Not all schools participate in the same lessons due to budget, materials, student needs, etc. Please leave a comment with praise, questions, or ways to polish.

Mural Makers 4-5

Thank you so much for coming to check out our mural! This took 6 weeks and all drawing and painting was done by our 4th and 5th grade Mural Makers. Thank you for helping beautify the teacher's room!

 

 

 

SHOUT OUT TO OUR PHOTOGRAPHER ALLISON FOR ALL OF THESE PICTURES!

Come back soon for more photos of what's going on in Miss Fletcher's art classes!