October 21-25, 2019 is "Clay Week" in Encinal's art room! This is the week we work with clay, clear the "kiln closet" to make space for new projects and have lots of parent volunteers on hand to assist and carve "name & codes" on the projects. To sign up, visit https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/1942128 To volunteer in other ways in art, find "participate" on the left side of Parent Square and click "Groups". Please join the "Art Volunteer Group" for more updates and volunteering opportunities. Students are practicing with play dough the week before. Please click on the "Resource" tab https://encinalart.weebly.com/resources.html for the play dough recipe if your child is interested in making at home, with adult help. This link is not on Parent Square, but on the Encinal Art web site https://encinalart.weebly.com/ Clay projects this year are listed below: Kinder- pinch pots & beads (round, square or football -shaped beads?) 3rd- coil pot (will your child build a bowl, cup, vase?) 1st/2nd - one or two slab letters (what letter has your child chosen?) 5th- Claes Oldenburg food sculpture (what food or drink item will your child sculpt?) 4th- Incan block sculpture* (what will your child build with clay blocks?) *note: 4th graders can think of this as a clay lego project. Kids are building mini castles, containers, abstract sculptures, etc. Machu Picchu is our inspiration as we skip ahead to our next Cultural Arts Unit (Peru in Trimester 2). Why not build at home with legos, play dough, or blocks? What can you build with 4-12 blocks? Should they overlap or stack in different directions? There's exciting possibilities here and a good chance to practice our "score & slip" skills from 3rd grade. Mrs. Noon, Art Specialist https://encinalart.weebly.com/ 4th samples- Incan Block Sculpture 3rd Coil Pots and Kindergarten Pinch Pots 5th - Claes Oldenburg Food Sculpture
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