1st Grade Love Bugs are Done!

Aren't they great?!

First grade has been busy working on drawing and cutting out hearts.  After they decided on the placement of their hearts, they drew details such as; arm, legs, eyes, nose, and mouth.  After that was complete the used metallic oil crayons to color parts of their bugs.  Then, finally they added Little blades of grass to their pictures.

Check these out in the halls soon! 

They'll be home in time for Valentines :)

Kindergarten Fish

They are just about done!

Today Kindergarten worked on cutting out their fish, gluing them onto a turquoise (water) background, and adding seaweed!

Look for them in the halls soon!

Kindergarten Fish

Today kindergarten used "stations" and painted their fish that we have been working on "free-hand drawing".

Check them out in the halls soon!

1st Grade Love Bugs!

First grade has been busy working on drawing, cutting, and arranging hearts to create the beginning steps to making "Love bugs"!

Check back soon to see their progress!

Believe In Yourself!

Click HERE to watch a cute little video about believing in yourself!

These little animations were created by a teacher, Tony Dusko, who makes an animated little cartoon for each of his students.  Some have even been show on Sesame Street!

This one is called "Stick Up For Your Friends!"


Above is a little sample of the these little animations. 

First Grade POPCORN Party!!

Mrs. Bordewick's 1st grade class earned a POPCORN party in Art today!!  They have been working very hard for it all year!

If you child has Mrs. Bordewick's class, ask them about art today!  

We ended the day by playing different online art games on the Smartboard! 

Check out the left hand side of the blog to play!  

Winter Landscapes Are Up!

Stop by the halls of Halverson soon!  We have added new, colorful art to our halls!

I will upload images soon :)

Happy Tuesday!

Kindergarten | Snowmen Are Being Built!

Today in Kindergarten we got a great start on building our snowmen!  We were able to draw the bodies, cut them out, and glue them to our winter backgrounds!  We also started the carrot noeses.

Next class we will be adding a mouth and starting the scarf!

ALC | Finishing Weavings

The ALC Art students have been hard at work on their weavings.  They are just now in the finishing stages.  Look for them soon in the halls of the ALC and then in the upcoming "Spring Art Show."

First Grade| Winter Landscape

First Grade is busy working away on their "Winter Landscapes"!  Today we talked about distance and how things that are closer to you appear larger, things that are further away appear smaller.  We discussed the shapes of different parts of a house.  First grade was able get all their house "built" and started to add items such as windows and doors.   Look for these works of art in the halls of Halverson soon!

Welcome Back!

I am so excited to see everyone after Christmas break! 

We are jumping into several new lessons that are winter themed!

First grade started a "Winter Landscape Scene" right before break.  They will look something like this when they are completed:

 

Kindergarten will be starting a new lesson sticking with their snowmen theme!  Check back to see their Snowmen Looking Up!

Hope everyone had an EXCELLENT break!