All students in grades 1-5 participate
in art class one time per week for 50 minutes. Kindergarten students have art class 40 minutes per week.
The elementary art program is a visual program, hands on
and creative, introducing artistic knowledge to all children. The
art classes contribute to an understanding of the world the
student lives in; reacting to the things we see and feel, and
interpreting emotions, thoughts, and insights through a variety of
visual materials.
In each grade level, we work in the following areas: art
history, art criticism, art production, and aesthetics. These are
all integrated through a hands on approach.
Each year we have a different theme we work with dealing with a
country, an artist, or a type of art work. Each class level works
in an area, doing a different art form. This works out well
because the students get to see different things being made and
yet they all aren't making the same thing. These are all being
made using many different kinds of art media.
Each spring, we have an art show displayed in the hallways at
Albany Elementary. During the year, we participate in
"Albany Christmas" decorating a tree for the town. We
also help teachers with special art projects they're doing in
their classes, plus we integrate art with the subject areas in
their classrooms.
Grade 3 -Vincent Van Gogh's
Starry Night
Grade 2 - Mosaic Hearts
Grade 5 - Paper Mache Masks
Grade 1 - Self Portraits
Grade 4 - Paul Cezanne's Still Life Paintings
