Holiday Spirit

It sure is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the art room. We have stockings hung and snowflakes on the windows. Our preschoolers have created beautiful Christmas wreaths to decorate with. We sure have been having a festive time.

Our Collaborative Masterpiece

Thanks to Mr. E and Gallery 2404 for this great mural idea. I thought that this quaint village would look wonderful in the artroom, so here is the results. The pre-k class did a beautiful job on the boarder and the 1st grade made the grass with light snow on it. The 2nd grade made the wonderful sky and the 3rd worked on the moving vehicles. All of the houses and other buildings were made by our very creative 5th grade class. A couple of the 8th graders added some finishing touches. I am so proud of every student that participated in this masterpiece. It looks fantastic. Great job!

Our eighth grade class has studied the works of Max Ernst, Salvidor Dali and Rene Magritte. We looked at the philosophy of the surrealist movement. Each student then used their own dream imagery and automatic drawings to create a sculpture. They are really very interesting and extremely creative. Good job grade eight!

Fall Extravaganza Art Projects

Here are some of the projects that will be auctioned off this Saturday at our annual fundraiser. Each class worked together to create one wonderful work of art.
Pictured are:
grade 5 - mirror framed with embossed copper
grade 3 - fruit and veggie print
grade 6 - tissue paper painting
grade 4 - handmade paper weaving
grade 1 - painting with glass beads
grade 7 - gold and black leaf print

These are just some of the projects....join us on Saturday at the LaMalfa party center for a wonderful evening of festivities.

Delaunay Designs

Our 5th grade class studied the artist Sonia Delaunay. We loved how she took geometric shapes and overlapped them to create interesting designs.
Each student worked very hard and created their own abstract work of art.

Coming Soon to St. Helen School

Don't forget our annual tradition of Halloween face painting. Next Monday we will have face painting stations set up in the cafeteria, primary hall, next to the gym, and in the 6th grade. Our wonderful 8th graders will be painting pumpkins, ghosts, and all sorts of Halloween designs at the cost of 50 cents a piece or 3 for one dollar. All proceeds will go to charity.

Things are starting to look a little spooooky around St. Helen School. I think that everyone is excited for our big Halloween party on Oct. 28th. The second grade class is getting in the spirit of the season by creating spiderwebs and next week we will be adding spiders!!!!