ALL GRADES

Students have been working hard on creating cards for Citymeals on Wheels.

We are volunteering our time to put a little joy and happiness into the lives of the elderly and the less fortunate.

Here are some samples of work:

2nd & 3rd GRADE WORK

Here are some examples of our second and third graders work!

They did amazing work with difficult words!

Have your child pick theirs out and show you what they've done.

Enjoy...

Melissa Sawicki-Mallien

4th GRADE WORD ART PROJECTS

SO, as I promised, here is some of the artwork the 4th graders have been working on for the past 2 or 3 classes...


The word art project is when you pick a word, then create an image of that word, using only that word. They drew out 3 sketches in their art journals for ideas, picked one, drew silhouettes on one paper, filled their words in on another and then traced in appropriate colors. I LOVE the way they came out and so do they!!!

Enjoy....

Melissa Sawicki-Mallien

OFF AND RUNNING!!!!!

So, here we go...
We have hit that art road running...
Some updates for your child and their art class....

FOR GRADES 2, 3 & 4 STUDENTS:

• EVERY CHILD MUST HAVE AN ART JOURNAL
• Each child should also have a set of markers, crayons, colored pencils, glue sticks, eraser & regular pencils.
• Please check back regularly to see any updated info regarding your child's class and supplies, if any, that are needed.

For grades 1 and 2 we are currently focusing on Jasper Johns and here is a great link you can use to help your child learn more about Jasper Johns and his artwork:

www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/johns_j.html

For those children focusing on cave art and Gottlieb here is an incredible link to the caves at Lascaux:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

There have been quite a number of questions as far as where the artwork goes once the children complete it. Any artwork created here in school is going to be photographed and uploaded to this site first, then given to the teacher. Sometimes the teacher hangs them up, sometimes they are sent home immediately. Also, over the course of the school year, I collect artwork that is going to be hung up at our year end International Dinner Party that is held in our Gymnasium in June.

Remember, if you have any questions or anything you would like to share, please do not hesitate to email me at MSawicki@schools.nyc.gov

Thanks for all of your help and support!!!

Melissa Sawicki-Mallien

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a happy and healthy summer!
I look forward to an awesome new school year !
Keep an eye out for new posts about upcoming art shows and projects in your child's class.

Something new this year----we will be participating in an online, year round fundraiser, benefiting the art department, where you can purchase items with your child's artwork on it. More info on that to come.....

Hope everyone is well and I'll see you all around : )!

Mrs. Sawicki-Mallien

Well all, we have come to the end of another awesome here at PS101Q!

The arts have enjoyed quite a center stage this year with events such as the KidsARtFair, raising $1600 for the art department!!

We have also been lucky enough to enjoy many wonderful assemblies as well as field trips to museums.

I hope your summer will be a great one and here are some websites to keep those little artists busy...

ENJOY!

See you all in September!

http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter

www.nga.gov/kids

http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/kids.html

http://www.scholastic.com/play/states.htm

http://www.tuxpaint.org/

CREATE YOUR OWN BOOKS!!!!

http://www.lulu.com/

SOME UPDATES

Hi All!

Hope you are all doing well and gearing up for summer vacation!

Just wanted to update you with what is going on during art class...

First things first, our Art/Technology Show

has been set for the

evening of Tuesday, June 9th.

As of right now,

the time is 6:30pm- 8:00pm.

Here you will be able to see your children's artwork that will remain hung up from the International Dinner plus some more work from classes as well.

I think they have changed to name of the International Dinner to something else...

I remember something about Cuisines of the World... Either way, hope you can make it there!

It's a FABULOUS mix of artwork, food, fun and dancing!!

A quick update on what we are working on across the grades:

K is going to be starting their final portfolios...

Grade 1 is working on a variety of projects including observational drawing, junk sculpture, bookmaking as well as clay.

**The first grade art field day will be on Monday, June 8th.**

Grade 2 & 4 are focusing on portraiture & aboriginal art

Grade 6 is involved in an artistic/social experiment in which 75 people all need to interpret the same word (chair). Their presentations are due Tuesday May, 12th and final projects will be on display at both the International Dinner as well as the art/technology fair.

Following this project they will be focusing on their final unit, which will be glass artist Chihuly. Unfortunately we do not have facilities to accommodate a glass studio, but we have the next best thing...a creative art teacher's mind : )

Many of you have asked me about your children's artwork and why it hasn't come home. Decorating the gym is a HUGE task and I keep the artwork so that I can do that.

After the art/technology fair, I will be sending home all of the artwork.

They are then all yours! :)

Hope everyone has a wonderful mother's day and I look forward to seeing you all during the rest of the school year!