Dempsey's Designs

Simpson School Play

Simpson Middle School presents Craig Sodaro’s Tune Into Murder:

Please join us Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. or Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. in the Simpson auditorium. You may prepurchase general seating tickets during the mornings of November 4 - 6 from 8:45 - 9:10 a.m. in the atrium. Tickets will also be on sale at the door before each of the performances. Tickets are $4 each.

11-2-09

6th: Students have started their paper city projects. These projects will be due 11-12-09.

 

7^th: Students are working on their Van Gogh reproductions. These projects will be due 11-12-09.

 

8^th: Students are completing their animal spirits! Animal Spirits are due 11-9-09.

 

Educational Excellence Expertise: Not everyone likes every type of art! Experiment with many different styles and techniques until you find one that fits you!

10-28

7th: Students glazed their clay monsters this week. All monsters will be sent home by friday! We are starting our Vincent Van Gogh unit. Today we created a KWL chart and watched a short movie about the artist.

8th: Students are working on glazing their pumpkins! All pumpkins will be sent home by the end of next week. We are working on animal spirits. Students spent two days this week learning about an animal of their choice. We are using scientific research in art!

6th: Students are glazing their clay monsters! All clay monsters will be sent home by the end of next week. Students are finishing up their symmetrical masks this week.

Educational Excellence: Mix medias! If you create a water color painting- try using crayon on top of it! If you create a collage of different pictures- try drawing with a pen or marker on top of that! Be creative and do not worry about making mistakes. Every work of art you create is a learning experience.

10-19

7th: Students are working on their optical Illusion drawings.We will glaze our clay later on in the week!

8th: Students are working on their zero gravity rooms. We will spend Thursday and Friday doing research for our animal spirit project.

6th: Students start clay today! We will work on this project earlier in the week and then spend the last few days working on our mask project.

Educational Excellence: The art room is open mornings for any student who feels like they are falling behind. Please let me know a day in advance and I will write you a pass!

10-12

The new quarter started today!

7th grade students have started their clay project. We will work on this for most of the week.

8th grade students have started their clay project. We will work on this for most of the week.

6th grade students started their anchor projects for the quarter. Tuesday we will start our Mask projects. Students will begin their clay project on monday!

Educational Excellence expertise: Crayon can be used as a fine arts medium! Try layering different colors of crayon to get the colors you want!

The following was given to each student today in class:

ART

Syllabus

2009-2010

Simpson

Middle School

“Educational Excellence for All”

 Kerri L. Waller

Kerri.Dempsey@cobbk12.org

770-971-4711 ext. 450

Assessment:

Each project has a maximum of 75 points. Each class will complete a journal worth 75 points and a reading/writing project worth 50 points.

Georgia Visual Arts Standards:

The four topics breaking up the 20-21 Visual Arts Standards in each grade are:

1. Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating Performing, Producing

2. Connections

3. Critical Analysis and Aesthetic Understanding

4. Historical and Cultural Context

Class Materials:

The following must be brought to class every day:

Pencil (with eraser)

Agenda                                                                        Art Donations:

The art room needs donations of the following items:

Tissues

Gallon plastic bags with seal

Hand Sanitizer

Clorox Wipes

Plastic grocery bags

Student Publicity Release:

Students in art class and in the art club may create artworks as entries for art contests. Entering such contests may result in photographs of student art or the piece itself being put on display in public places and in newspapers, magazines, ect. These publications may be local, state, regional, or national.  Please note that unless a note is sent to the art teacher stating otherwise, all work will be considered as entries.

10-5-09

7th: All students have been given their clay projects to take home.  7th grade students are working on finishing up their still life drawing and optical illusions. All projects are due by the end of class on thursday. Our end of the quarter celebration is on Friday. Please ask your child if they volunteered to bring in any supplies.

8th: All students will take their clay projects home by Wednesday. Students are working on finishing up their hand drawing and zero gravity rooms. Some students have not finished their sun face drawings and they will be given time to come in Wednesday and Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon to finish. OUr end of the quarter celebration is on Friday. Please ask your child if they volunteered to bring in any supplies.

6th: The kiln is fixed and all clay projects will be sent home by friday. Students are working on finishing their still life drawings and their peanut butter lovers month contest. Some students have not finished their shirt drawings and will be given time to come in on Wednesday and Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon to finish. OUr end of the quarter celebration is on Friday. Please ask your child if they volunteered to bring in any supplies.

Educational Excellence Expertise: #2 wooden pencils work better then mechanical pencils for shading. Make sure you always bring a #2 wooden pencil to class.

9-28

6th: Sixth grade students are finishing their Shirt drawings and starting their new project this week.

7th : Seventh grade students have finished their perspective drawings. We are now going to work on Still Life drawings for the rest of the quarter. Students must have their Optical Illusions finished by the end of the quarter.

8th: Students are working on finishing up their Sun Face drawings. They have been given their Animal Spirits to take home and will have their Pumpkins by the end of the week. Students will be given the intro to the new project today. Zero Gravity Room's will be due by the end of the quarter.

Educational Excellence Expertise: All artwowrk has an ugly stage. Do not be discouraged if something you do starts to become an ugly duckling. If you stick with it, the swan will come out in the end.

9-16

6th: Students have finished their clay work and have started a shirt drawing.

7th: Students are glazing their clay monsters this week! Students are also working on their perspective city drawings.

8th: Students are glazing their clay pumpkins this week! We are also working on our sunface drawings.

Educational Excellence Expertise: If you are feeling behind in a project feel free to come in for a morning work session. Sometimes it just takes that little bit of extra time to catch up!

8-31

6th: Students are working on their bus safety contest posters!

7th: Today is the last day to work on the Van Gogh reproductions in class. Students will be given days they can come in early to work if needed.

8th: Today is the last day to work on the Animal Spirit drawings in class. Students will be given days they can come in early to work if needed.

Educational Excellence Expertise: When you talk about an art work, saying "I like it" or "I don't like it" is not enough. Give at least two reasons why you do or do not like the art work.

8-26

6th: Sixth Grade has started their Symmetrical Mask project! Students are using 7 patterns to fill in the mask and then will color using color-pencils.

7th: Students are finishing up their Van Gogh Reproductions! Students will start their clay project Tuesday.

8th: Our Animal Spirit Drawings are almost finished! We are using water-color pencils to complete the project.

Educational Excellence Expertise: Start a portfolio! This is an excellent way to watch yourself grow as an artist!