Sumi-e Ink, Weaving & Drawing!

We have had a crazy busy week in the art room! In every lesson I taught I saw so many students helping other students and complimenting them on their work. I love how kind and empathetic so many of our students are. Ask your child about their week in art and what they might have done to make someone's day a little brighter.

3rd Grade:

Third graders are continuing their Who We Are PYP unit of study. After brainstorming ideas for their Extreme Dream House last week, students are now drawing their houses BIG, on good paper, getting ready for painting! We learned about SPACE and how to draw objects that look very close, or very far away. Ask your students about FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND AND BACKGROUND, as well as the HORIZON LINE. Students had to include at least one object in the foreground, middle ground and background of their drawings. Miss Antos class was the first group to get their hands on some paint today. All other groups will be painting their projects next week! Unfortunately I did not get any photos of 3rd grade this week, so you will have to imagine!

4th Grade: Weaving continues in 4th grade! We have learned a lot of new weaving vocabulary. Most classes have WARPED their LOOMS. Ask your child if they remember what this means. Mrs. Lipani's class was the first class in the new cycle to actually start weaving! We had a "Knot Tying Boot Camp" where they practiced tying two pieces of yarn together. Weaving relies on being able to tie knots so by the end of class they were experts! After they practiced we started weaving! I didn't get many photos but you can see Mrs. Lipani's students working extra hard trying knots!

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5th Grade:

Fifth graders had the chance to try something called Sumi-e Ink Club. The main concept is COLLABORATION! Students learned how to use black Japanese ink to create a piece of art with their classmates. They also got the chance to try making their own ink using a grinding stone, a Japanese calligraphy tradition. They worked together, shared a space and materials, and created inspiring works of art without being able to erase. They were confident risk-takers, and very empathetic toward their classmates. I kept hearing compliments left and right from student to student. Our 5th graders rocked it, so much, that I had time to take plenty of photos because they were being so independent! That is the art teacher's dream! If you want to know more about Sumi-e Ink Club, check out the video below!