Mistakes

My students are terrified to make a mistake. I find lots of white paper with one or two lines in the recycling bin. A book that I find very helpful to teach about making mistakes is Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg.

Chicago Institute of Art and Design

The AIC has an excellent show on Picasso and Chicago. The show was well worth the trip to Chicago. I left the show with a wealth of information about Picasso and his connections to Chicago.

Almost Summer

How do you plan to create art this summer?

Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday is Parent Teacher Conferences. Feel free to schedule a conference or stop by the art room (121). I am looking forward to seeing all the Hoover community members.

Art Reminder

Hello Hoover Parents,

Please ensure student(s) come to art class with appropriate clothing. Art smocks are always provided in art class. The smocks are located to the left of the sink and students are allowed to pick up a smock when entering the room. Students are alway encouraged to wear a smock until they are walking out of the room. Please encourage the art students to wear a smock the ENTIRE art class. Below is an art schedule by team. Please contact myself or the classroom teacher for the specific art day.

Team Wonder: Monday - Tuesday
Team Intellect: Wednesday - Friday
Team Inspire: Monday - Friday
Team Shine: Monday - Tuesday
Team Shine on - Tuesday
Team Soar: Tuesday - Wednesday
Team Reach: Monday - Friday

It is my goal to keep students as clean as possible. However, the art making process is messy.

Spring Break

Enjoy your spring break. Take time to create art. The Milwaukee Art Museum is alway a place to spend the afternoon. 

A fun way to apply math skills, cooking skills, and art skills is to create art dough. The following website has an excellent receipt. 

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,174,152177-224204,00.html

High Interest Day - Art Room

Hoover is celebrating high interest day. Students are taking part in four different activities lead by community volunteers.