CTMS ArtNewsFlash

Art Parents & Students,
Each week I communicate upcoming events, current units of study, classroom concerns and needs through the CTMS Art NewsFlash. Please sign-up if you are not receiving this information by selecting the email button at the bottom of this web page.


General Announcements: 
 
Artyouth

Continues this week --- check the Artyouth board outside Mrs. Kutz's class for updated information and a calendar.

Grades
We encourage parents to use the Home Access Center option of Gradespeed to check your child’s progress in not only our classes, but all their others at CTMS as well! Call the school at 464.2500 if you have questions on this monitoring option for parents.
 
Third six weeks has begun!

Online Lesson Plans
We are working campus-wide to put our lessons online for our community to see what is happening day-by-day in our classrooms. Check out the lesson plan link to the left for plans in visual art. Plans for each course are posted online weekly.

Curriculum Focus for the week of Nov. 16-27, 2009

Advanced Art 8
This week we being another altered book project.  Be sure to check the altered book page at left for details.  On Tuesday, we will begin our painting uint in acrylics.  Students will begin self-portraits and continue to explore color in a new medium.  They will also practice the Durer Technique as they work towards realism in their portraits.  Don't forget that Thanksgiving holidays are Nov. 25-27 with no school.   Please let me know if you have any questions.  Mr. Lowke

Have a GREAT week! Live art.

If you have questions or concerns please give me a call or email at:

Tim Lowke
428.2586