A Note From the Art Teacher- This website is a special site designed for the parents and is not a regular part of my teaching methods. I am providing this site for you to be able to assist your child and make sure that you have all the same knowledge that I give your student during their class time. I do post the homework on the marker board every Monday (and it stays on the board until the next Monday) and constantly change the assignment at the beginning of each week. I also give the assignment to the students at the end of the period verbally so the student has both the visual and verbal cues given to them for the homework. I also post the artist of the month on the marker board and change the name every new month. So students also have the visual of who they can write about if they are interested in doing that months artist. I am not required by the state to post the information on the website but feel that the best way to help your child is to always have a way that the parents can check up and find out information that is being given to your child. This site is a benefit to you and your child. If there are questions or concerns you have about your child I am always willing and able to discuss them through email, phone, or conference. Thank you. K. Atkison All art classes have homework every week. On the second week of class all the students will be creating a sketchbook which they will be responsible for. If they lose or destroy the sketchbook we create they will need to make or buy a new sketchbook. They have learned how to make a sketchbook in class and can use typing paper as filler if needed. If they wish they can purchase a sketchbook from several stores. They will also need to have a pocket folder to carry the sketchbooks they create so they can safely carry the book home and back to class weekly. Subject matter is assigned at the end of the class period. If your child does not remember what the homework is, please have them create a free-drawing. If your child is in second grade they are expected to draw in pencil at least half of the page. The students in third grade must draw in pencil filling the whole page. Fourth graders must draw the picture covering the whole page and color at least half of the page. Fifth graders need to draw and color the whole page. Students can color in crayons or color pencils. Plese do not use markers or paints on the homework books that the students created in class. The pages are thin and the wet materials will "bleed" through. As of the second week of school I will be listing the weekly assignments for homework on this page. The assignment topic is assigned on the week it is listed under and the work will be due to the teacher the following week. This will assist you in finding out what your child was assigned for the week in question. NEW- On the page identified as Artist challenge. I am posting artist for each month. If a student would like to try and earn extra credit for their grades in art they can decide to write a paper on one of the artists. This is not required in the class but allow the student the chance to get bonus grades in art to improve their overall grade. The paper need to have 8 interesting facts about the artist. I am looking for information like what type of art does the artist paint, what materials do they use, when they were born and died, and any interesting facts that make the artist stand out. I am NOT looking for titles of art work and when the art was painted. Homework- August 24- August 28- Homework for this week is to bring in a pocket folder. The folder does NOT need to have prongs in it or designs on the cover. It does need to have two pockets to be able to hold the homework sketchbook in when we make the book. On the cover of the book please make sure that the students first and last name and the homeroom teacher's name are printed on the front cover of the folder. August 31- September 4- Homework is to draw your family. September 7- September 11- Homework is a free draw. Students are allowed to decide what they wish to draw this week. Remember in second grade they need to fill half of the page, third grade the whole page, fourth the whole page and half of the page colored, and fifth grade need to fill the whole page and color everything. Sweptember 14- September 18- Homework is draw your favorite cartoon characters. Please include an environment that your cartoon character would be found in. September 21- September 25- Homework is a free draw. Students are allowed to decide what they wish to draw this week. September 29- October 2- Homework is your favorite animal. Please include the environment that you would find that animal October 5- October 9- Homework is to create a poster with paper that is given by the teacher for a contest. It is the "walk safe" contest. Draw a picture of what you consider walking safe around the community. "look left, look right and look left again", "walking on the sidewalk facing traffic so you can see the cars and the cars can see you. Remember to include an environment and color your project. October 12- October 16- Homework is a free draw October 19- October 23-Homework is a create a scary monster. Make up your own don't draw the classic types. October 26- October 30-Homework is a free draw November 2-November 6- Homework is my favorite sport is.... Draw yourself playing your favorite sport like football, tennis, basketball etc. Remember to include the environement that you would find that sports being played at. November 9- November 13- Homework is a free draw. November 16- November 20- Homework is what I am thankkful for. Draw a picture of something or someone you are thankful for being in your life. November 23- November 25- Homework is a free draw. Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving November 30 - December 4- Homework is to draw your favorite room. Pick one side of the room and try to draw everything you see in that space. Include the wall and floor and any details that are in that area. December 7- December 11- Homework is a free draw.