Mrs. Johnson

Allatoona Ally Artist Autograph Party!

Please Join us for the Seventh Annual Allatoona Ally Autograph Party   The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, Cobb County Water System, and all those involved with waterSmart would like to invite you to attend the 7th Annual Allatoona Ally Artist Autograph Party!  We are so proud of Maddie Nicholas for her winning entry! Each year, fourth- and fifth-grade students from Cobb County submit illustrations for the Annual "Adventures with Allatoona Ally" coloring book. This year, more than 740 students from 20 elementary schools participated and the winning twelve are featured in the coloring book.   The party will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at the Cobb County Central Library from 5-7 p.m. The winning artists will be honored with well-deserved awards, have pictures taken and, most importantly, sign copies of the coloring book for loyal patrons. Students, teachers, family and friends are welcome to enjoy the party.   Please R.S.V.P. by Jan. 31 to Claire Lucier at (404) 266-2600, or e-mail clucier@duffey.com.   The contest winners, Mrs. Johnson and waterSmart look forward to seeing you at the party!   Visit www.waterSmart.net or www.facebook.com/waterSmartPrograms for more details.

Event Details DATE: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 TIME: 5 p.m.* LOCATION: Cobb County Central Library 266 Roswell Street, Marietta, Georgia 30060   *Winning students, please arrive by 4:45 p.m.

 

Enjoy the break!

Here is something to keep the creative juices flowing over the break. It's a cool site to decorate virtual gingerbread cookies: sprintsweets.

 

Winter holidays begin at 2:30 Thursday, December 22 and end when the students return Tuesday, January 10, 2012. 

Latest in Art!

5th grade transient nature art:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kindergarten pastel fish:

 
 

Contests!

Bus Safety Poster:

1.Include this slogan in freehand drawn letters: I See the Driver--The Driver Sees Me

2.Drawing must be original, exclusive work of student.

3.At least a part of a yellow school bus must be present in poster.

4.Accepted media for design includes: markers, color pencils, paint, crayon or oil pastel. No collage!

5.11"x17" or 12"x18" poster board (keep flat, do not roll!!)

6.No lamination of poster allowed.

Important dates:

• Last day to turn posters in to Mrs. Johnson is September 15th
• Bus safety week is October 17th-21st
• Bus driver appreciation day is October 17th

Good luck! There canbe only one winner for each of the following divisions at Eastvalley: k-2, 3-5 and Special Education. The posters are then judged by the local superintendent or transportation director to be submitted at a state level. 

The 7th Annual Allatoona Ally Artist Challenge!

Twelve winning drawings of Ally, the fish mascot for lake Allatoona, will be published into a coloring book. This contest is only open to Cobb County 4th and 5th graders!! 

1.Must use black ink to draw outlines only. Do not fill in any area completely.

2.All drawings must depict water conservation and include Ally.

3.Must use proper form to draw picture (Available from Mrs. Johnson).



Important Dates:

• Last day to submit entries to Mrs. Johnson is October 14th
• Artist party recognizing winners will be in early 2012

Good Luck!!!!

Email Mrs. Johnson

melissa.johnson@cobbk12.org

Kicking off with Creativity!

This week in art, the students are exploring the meaning of art and the materials from which it can be made. Art centers allow for discovery and freedom of self-expression. There are centers for painting, drawing, reading, sculpting and collage.

Looking forward to a wonderful school year!

It's almost here, the first day of school! I hope everyone has had a fun and refreshing summer break. Get ready to roll up your sleeves, get a little messy and unleash you imagination! I've been getting the art room ready for some artful adventures! Keep checking back for news on contests, pictures of student artwork and upcoming arts events!

 

Art News

5th graders: Enter the Bicycle Contest!

 

  
Prizes:

State winner: Schwinn bike, Planet bike light and lazer helmet

National winner: All-expense paid trip for two to the 2012 National Bike Summit

Rules:

• Contest open to 5th graders only
• The theme for the posters is that bicycling is fun, healthy and green.
• May use markers, crayons, paint or colored pencils
• Poster size must be no smaller than 8^1/2"x11" and no larger than 14"x18"
• Must include: "Bicycling is fun...and healthy too!"
• Must not include names of commercial products, companies or organizations
• Include first and last name on back, lower right-hand corner
• Entries due by March 31^st

 

New Artwork

 

Kindergarten is learning about symmertrical balance and making beautiful butterflies!

 

 

3rd grade learned about Ando Hiroshige and created scroll landscapes demonstrating foreground, middle ground and background.

 

 

Kindergarten has been doing a wonderful job learning about lines, shapes and colors! We looked at the artwork of Paul Klee and took our lines for walks on our paper. We then painted with watercolors using only the primary colors. When the colors overlapped, some exciting new colors were created! 

 

1st grade is learning about quilts! We are using hexagons, pentagons and other geometric shapes to design unique patterns.

 

2nd grade is finishing their texture creatures, creating implied textures on unusual and original creatures. We were inspired by Dr. Seuss as we read If I Ran the Circus and looked at some of his strange critters!

 

3rd grade is almost done weaving and the results are beautiful!

 

4th grade has just started making clay slab leaf bowls. We are stamping live leaves into slabs of clay creating open form sculptures.

 

5th grade is drawing beasties. Beasties are mythological creatures that cross cultures and span time, such as Chinese dragons, the Ancient Greek's pegasus, and the Australian rainbow serpent. We are inventing our own made-up beasties and using pattern and shading within the contours of them!