Click Here to see my 6th grade students at work. I will update the finished pattern pages as they complete their design. be sure to look at all of their beautiful work. If you click on the thumbnail, you can view a larger picture and you can also save the images on your own computer!
I said goodbye to my 1st trimester students yesterday and welcome my 2nd trimester students today. Click here for an easy acces to the M.M.S. Art show online
Masssabesic Middle School students had the opportunity to participate in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
Our Local Lions Clubs offered cash prizes.1st Place $25,2nd Place $15 and 3 runner-ups places of $10 each. The first place winner’s poster will go on to the Lion’s District level for the next round of judging.
Congratulation to the following Students:
1st Place Mikaela Callahan
2nd place Kerrigan Goudreau
3 runner-ups Allyssa Morin, Zoe Matthews and Nadine Koehan
Your picture will be taken on Monday morning and you will receive your cash prizes from Mrs. Kustron from the Lions Club.
The Art Rooms have been very busy since school started.
High School Pottery I – Please go to High School Pottery 1 webpage. We have been working on pinchs pots with slip decorations. We learned how to load the kiln and glaze our pots with a clear glaze.
Next the class worked on a ”Ball Construction with a Mold“” Students brought in a bowl from home, then they laid a piece of tulle in the bowl as a release agent. They rolled small balls of clay and started layering them in their bowls. The clay balls were attached together using their fingers or a modeling tool. Most students did 2 of these bowls and after releasing the clay from the bowl they are put together by scoring and using slip (score and slip). A neck is added using coil or slab.
Each students created a “Kiln God ” to watch over the kiln . All Ball Construction with a Mold Vases made it.!
Students are now working on a coil pot.
We are learning all the different aspects of pottery, from different building techniques, glazes, loading and firing the kiln and also intertwine our lessons with Art History and the Elements and Principles of Design.
6th Grade Art Our first major project: In this painting unit 6th grade students learned about drawing a face using the right proportion. They also reviewed the color wheel and identified 6 different color harmonies or schemes. When they started painting, they had to choose their harmonies from: cool, warm, complementary, split complementary, monochromatic and analogous colors. They did a lot of mixing with tones to make their painting more interesting. They learned a lot about colors. And most of all that PAINTING IS FUN!
Our 2nd project: 6th grade students learned about Art History through shoes. From sandals in ancient Egypt, poulaines in superstitious Medieval times, scarpines with King Henry VIII, platform shoes in Europe, boots with heels with cowboys , wood shoes or sabot in France, to modern times . After learning basic paper construction: scoring and making tabs , using white glue the proper way, they designed their own shoes.
We are now working on creating a marionette and drawing cartoons. The cartoons will become animated. More info to come on this exciting project!
The Massabesic High School Sports MVP’s up to date. It took me a little longer than usual but there it is! Enjoy and spread the word.
It’s fun to look back at some of the old pictures from 1971.
To commemorate the 10th year anniversary of Massabesic Football Team State Championship, I am republishing all the post season games. Times have changed in technology in 10 years. I was quite happy at that time with my $625 Kodak 1.5 megapixel. I was just learning about web pages that year. I am happy to share these with you again
After three days, we’re off to a good start.
High School Pottery I – I am happy to be at the high school teaching some of my former middle school students. This trimester we will be learning about the three basic hand-building techniques (pinch pots, slab work, and coil).
6th Grade Art – This semester I am teaching three large classes of six grade students, revamping the program at the middle school as 7th and 8th grade art is no longer offered. Our first project is dropped pattern design (example).
The school year 2010-11 will be starting soon. The 7th and 8th grade pages will not be there much longer and will be replaced with 6th grade Art and High School Pottery. I am looking forward to see some of my former students in High School pottery class and meeting all the incoming M.M.S. 6th grade.
Once again, the Massabesic students and staff were treated to a GREAT Talentent Show on the last day of school. A special “Thanks” to all that made this possible.
Click here to see the Slide Show
Massabesic Middle School Talent Show 2010
Order of Performances
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES TO FOLLOW…..