Art

Pre-Primary students have enjoyed a busy springtime filled with nature-related activities. These projects have included a lesson on primary colors As winter changed into spring, students used bright-colored pastel tempera paint and geometric-shaped sponges to stamp on construction paper They learned about shapes in art April was a month filled with family, friends, and faces While observing their reflection in a mirror, students drew facial expressions on mural paper They were free to explore different faces; including a dinosaur face. The murals were on class display for everyone to see!

Students completed a butterfly activity while reading the book, “A Place for Butterflies” by Melissa Stewart They will finish the school year with a lesson on dry chalk drawings as the school prepares for the I Madonnari Festival at Mission Santa Barbara.

Pre-Primary Primary

Primary students began the year with a lesson on the Line family. While tracing their overlapping hands, students learned about straight, oblique and curved lines Students engaged in lessons about famous artists and were provided with small booklets of the masters They chose their favorite painting and copied the masterpieces using colored markers on mixed media paper February was the month of color. They learned about the color wheel, primary and secondary colors and warm and cool colors They compiled all of these lessons into a book titled, “Color ”

In March, we discussed art and the environment Students painted colorful leaves using watercolors on heavy watercolor paper These leaves were laminated and floated in the wind as they hung from a large branch on the art patio. Primary also made trees using liquid starch and tissue paper In April, students worked on kites for the SB Kite Festival They continued learning about the Seven Elements of Art In May, Primary students studied the works of Georgia O’Keeffe

As we finish the school year, students will continue to work on projects related to art ecology and work on chalk designs for the I Madonnari Festival held at Mission Santa Barbara.