Thursday,  March 6, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 233B • 14 of 18 • School Newsletter

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a step by step Landscape Drawing using charcoal to fill the values. Look for their work at the Spring Concert and Art Show.
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• 7th Grade ART -  Janene Harry
• The 7th graders are studying about the seven Design Elements: Line, Color, Shape Form, Value, Space and Texture. They are doing a variety of projects dealing with each element. During this quarter they will also have a unit over clay. They learn about construction types and how to fire and glaze their project. Be sure to check out their projects at the Spring Concert and Art Show.

• ART I  - Janene Harry
• During this quarter they have done a lot of drawing. They used a variety of mediums and sizes of paper for the pictures. They are now starting on a Calligraphy unit. Each Thursday they have a sketchbook assignment due and this quarter they are of course doing one about the Olympics and designing their own graffiti train car and then they also have choice ones to pick their own. Each of them should have several projects on display at the Spring Concert and Art Show.

• ART II  - Janene Harry
• For the entire 3rd quarter they have been working on acrylic paintings. They will do two large paintings or some may do two small paintings and a large painting. They choose their own ideas and the pictures can be totally different or they can have similar themes. During the quarter they have nine sketchbooks to do and this quarter they will do an Olympic idea, Graffiti Train Car, Real Fish, Famous Dead Person and then choose their own for the other ones. Several projects will be displayed at the Spring Concert and Art Show.

• Art III -  Janene Harry
• These students choose the projects that they want to work on. They can continue to practice with familiar mediums or they are encouraged to try something new. They still have weekly sketchbook assignments with studies of female artists and choice ideas. Art projects will be out for you to view at the Spring Concert and Art Show.


• Student Internship - Janene Harry
• The Art Department is enjoying having Bailee Thompson as a student intern for

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