Castles in Belton

Watch out castles are beginning construction here in Belton.

Pumpkin paradise

Yesterday I was greeted by two little ones who had visions of painted pumpkins. So we did...as we talked about light source and colors blending we created giant pumpkins! (Don't tell Charlie Brown)

Thank you Caroline Brice and Elizabeth Knight for joining me for a pumpkin painting party! 

One school, one book, many different solutions

At Belton El we are wrapping up our one school one book program with Art projects that reflect the theme and message on The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Each grade had s different visual problem to solve. Peek into our studio and see the artists at work 

Over Belton

First graders are flying over Bekton this week with their Belton cityscapes.

Book Fair Fun!

Time for the book fair guys! At Belton this means lunch with TDawg

At Wright it's Open House Thursday night for with PTO, books and their best friends -YOU!

Join the fun! And if you're looking for a good gift I recommend this one:

Labor Day Swings

This amazing piece of artwork just came my way. Swings are one of my favorite subjects to use in art! Way to go Jake!

What's in store for your day?

Ideal students sign up for reminders

https://www.remind.com/join/artide

Superheroes do the Wright thing

Learning is our superpower at Wright and as you can see learning, art and Legos go hand and hand with this superhero! 

Superheroes do the Wright thing

Learning is our superpower at Wright and as you can see learning, art and Legos go hand and hand with this superhero! 

TDog

This is T Dog, the library turtle back from his summer adventure. He loves books!

Super Art from Wright

This "marvel"ous art piece comes from Dylan Lawter in our Third grade! Excellent  work Dill Pickle!

Super Art

From the studio of Sam Morrison comes this awesome summer artwork:

Awesome art on Thursday!

This amazing piece comes from rising kindergartener Jake Moody! I just love his figures! I can not wait to get him and his fellow classmates into the Wright Studio! What beautiful messes we will create!

Summer Time Blues and Greens and Paint

 The highlight of my summer thus far is following this guy

to the High Museum in Atlanta where Mo Williams (author of the Pigeon books and so many others) had an exhibit. I love work in progress so that I can see all the steps an artist does. In addition to loving the original sketches, I loved the the work was hung at the eye level of children. 

There was also lots of other art in the perm any collection. Olivia enjoyed her first Rothko.

And of course Abrum couldn't resist a moment to be silly with thousand year old art

There are so many things I can't wait to share with you when school begins! So be prepared! AND for all the ones who know even art teachers get in trouble-I was not fussed at for getting to close to the art this time.

Another summer piece

Another art treasure showed up today. Thank you Shanna Fields for this treasure! Keep up the good work.

Summer Art

I was very excited and honored to receive these dinosaurs in my inbox today!

Shout out to Kinsley and Kade Black for these amazing pictures! I love a brother sister team that can create two personal and unique pieces of art using the same subject. Thank you!

Third grade Coffee House

Enjoying the third grade Coffee House today. They are reciting poems dealing with social studies, math and other areas of study in Mrs Ivester's third grade! Hmmm I'm gonna have to skip her an art one to add in for next year.

Second Grade Visual Problem

Create a good effective design using an animal of choice, their habitat and a boarder that contains a pattern.

Bryson Tench's current solution in progress! Awesome sauce Bryson!

Studio Assistants

The group of students who join the Ideals students to come and work with WES kindergarten Merit Academy students have named themselves, Studio Assistants. They are an amazing group of 4-6 students who create alongside these darlins. Today we completed our Lego printing by using primary colors to paint them.

Paper mâché with first grade

First graders embarked on the journey of paper mâché. Paired with their science unit on the moon, we begin creating moons using paper mâché. Next week we will add craters.

Lego printing

Art ideals and tutors teamed up with kindergarteners from Merit academy to create Lego prints after looking at Piet Mondrian.

The Adventures of Bear

To kick off Younf Authors Month kindergarteners created a character, Bear and began illustrating his adventures. In class they will be writing a journal entry for Bear that will go together as a class book.

Phase One: still life

Students auditioning for Art Ideals were challenged to draw this still life in part or whole, beginning with line in a 30 minute time limit. 

How would you do? 

WES-School Board Appreciation Art Piece

There are many purposes for creating Art. We create Art to define ourselves, our world, and our hopes for the future. The artists of Wright Elementary would like to share this work to show a "piece" of who we are. Each student from Kindergarten to Sixth Grade has created a unique puzzle piece to be included into this assemblage of pieces representing our school and it's talented, and special students. This mosaic is an illustration of who we are and who we are becoming thanks to the support of our parents, our teachers, administrators, staff and the school board of Anderson District Two.

School board appreciation

Using puzzle pieces and a limited color palette, the students at Wright collaborated and created a piece of work for the Anderson District 2 School Board.

Puzzling Pieces

This week the pandas at Wright will get a special treat and there will be two days of Art so that we can create our special gift honoring our school board members. Each student will decorate a puzzle piece any way they want within a limited palette, and selected items for their grade level.