February 28th-March 4th

Welcome to 6th grade art! My name is Mrs. Cirjakovic and I will be your child's art teacher for the next 12 weeks. This trimester will be filled with several projects that will explore your child's creativity, teach them problem solving skills, and broaden their knowledge of art history. We will begin the trimester by designing personalized art portfolios to safely store our works of art.

Reminder: ISAT tests will be administered Monday through Thursday, which will alter our art class schedule.

February 21st-February 25th

Positive/Negative Bug Project

Note: All eighth grade art students will need a box and tissue paper to transport their clay projects home safely. All projects will fit in a shoebox or a slightly smaller box. Please send these in by next Wednesday, February 23rd. Thank you!

It is hard to believe, but this will be the final week for all eighth grade art classes. Encore classes will switch on Friday, February 25th, marking the end of the second trimester. During our last week together, students will complete their Positive/Negative Bug Project. The objective of this project is to have all students create a design using a detailed drawing, reversing positive and negative space. It also explores organic and geometric shapes.

I have truly enjoyed the time that I have spent with this eighth grade group. Their creativity, enthusiasm, and hard work has been inspiring. At some point during the next trimester, a portfolio of all of the class projects will be sent home. The displays of student work has garnered such positive feedback that I am not ready to take everything down just yet!

February 14th-February 18th

Oaxacan Animal Sculpture

The eighth grade students will begin painting their clay animals with acrylic paints. They may choose to paint their scultures in the style of Oaxacan animal sculpture, which uses bright colors and patterns, or they can paint their animal realistically. We will also begin a new project that explores the use of positive and negative space in a work of art. All students will need a picture of a bug/insect by Wednesday, February 16th.

February 7-February 11

The eighth graders are back on track after the excitement of two snow days. We will finally begin hanging our Chagall inspired stained glass windows during the week. In addition, we will begin our clay unit. Students will need to bring in a picture of an animal from a book, magazine, or the internet by Tuesday, February 8th. This picture will be the inspiration for their clay figure. The students have voiced their excitement about beginning this 3-D project.