Middle School Bulletin Boards

I like to get my bulletin boards done at the end of the school year. I cover them with newspaper for the summer so they stay nice for September. I've totally switched over to fabric for my backgrounds. Can be used over and over again, doesn't fade and is easy to handle. Last year my colors were purple and orange so to make things easier I kept the purple and added blue. I love the combo together.

 

These three posters were all pinterest finds. Love the way the word artist is used to base art room rules off of.

This will be my elements of art board. Not quite finished but close. Today was our last day so I will return next Monday to hopefully finish all my boards.

The Art Show

I have always wanted to have an art show where I teach and felt this past year I was finally ready to do this. There was no way I could do this alone. So thankful for all the work a small group of parents and teachers did to make this a success.

I scoured teacher blogs, pinterest and images on google to get ideas. Thankfully the panels you see were available from our high school which made displaying the work so much easier.

We didn't have a lot of expenses but were happy that a few family businesses helped out with the materials we needed.

Our cafe featured coffee, tea, water, cookies and rice krispie treats.
Tables for enjoying the treats were my art room tables covered in black paper.
Fresh tulips from the grocery store added color and a wonderful group of students served.  

Activities included sticky note answers, photo op area, painting part of a mural and sewing cards and puzzles.

Students volunteered to play background music. We had piano, clarinet and violin.

We used the panels, music stands, the walls and tables to display the artwork. Hoping to make "walls" with pvc for next year.

Overall I was thrilled with all aspects of the show and especially with how many people came out to support the arts. We ran our show for one evening and the next morning me, the principal and the dean started to take artwork down and the 7th/8th grade chorus helped out halfway through their practice. I put all artwork in piles according to homeroom and sent students out with carts. It only took about 45 minuted to take down. Putting it up probably took 4 hours plus all of the mounting on black paper and labels. Every student was represented at least once and projects from other classes besides art were also on display.

I'm looking forward to being able to improve this show next year and have people more aware of how important the arts are.

Hallway Bulletin Boards

 I made this canvas over the summer to hang outside of the middle school art room.  Just wanted something more personal than the usual "Welcome" sign.

At the middle school I am in charge of the general bulletin boards.  These are the ones that are up for September.  I now will have a bulletin board team of students to help me out.  Can't wait to meet with them and see what ideas they have!

By front office

Middle hallway...these are our core values which students will be adding to.

Sorry these are not the best pics!  The lighting in our hallways is flourescent and the sun wasn't shining.

5th Grade Shading

I will be teaching my students how to use colored pencils to create their drawings from the photographs they took last week.  There will be a handout available for those who like to work independently and a mini-lesson available for those who need more instruction.  This is a new way of teaching for me.  My students have been given their rubric and an activity sheet.  They will choose what activities they need in order to meet the expectations on the rubric.  

Color

Have been saving bottle caps at school this year.  Will be making a mural with students in the fall.  Just love all the colors after they were sorted.  Michelle Stitzlein has a great site for ideas.  http://www.artgrange.com/michelleworkshop.html