Wishing For Spring

So much snow, snow, snow. We are ready for it to go! In the photographs below you can see the beautiful flower fields in the Netherlands. From far above the land and on the ground the Dutch grow the most breathtaking flowers ever seen. We looked at the flowers fields of the Netherlands in an online slideshow made by the Dutch flower farmers showing their beautifully patterned fields.

The flower fields are so bright and vibrant they don't even look real! There were so many patterns to see bright colors and types of flowers. The pictures are just a sample of what we looked at.

Flower Garden Park

From high above

With all this inspiration and despite the snow falling outside our classroom window, the students in grades 2-4th began their flower pot drawings, first in pencil, then in the most vibrant oil pastels they could dig up in their bins.

Here are some examples of our colorful oil pastel flowers.

Working Hard

TADA! Spring at last

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I wish I could stay and I've met amazing students and friends along the way. Unfortunately, though it's time for me to go. I will definitely miss the amazing students doing great work. I have felt welcomed by my colleagues I had the pleasure of working with and could only hope to work in such a lovely school community again.

Welcome Back !

Welcome Parents Dear Curley Families, Welcome back to school! I hope everyone had a great summer vacation and is ready for a fantastic school year. I am looking forward to a year filled with creativity, exploration and exciting art! This year we are planning some interesting activities and projects in the Visual Arts Program. Along with practicing our basic skills with a variety of different two and three dimensional materials and techniques, students will learn about famous artist and the elements and principles of art and design. In addition Fine Art students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades will have the option of selecting visual art courses as an area of concentration for their electives, attending art class two days a week. In the Spring usually the Thursday before April break we will have our Visual Arts showcase Please visit the classroom webpage here where you will find pictures of past projects and this year’s new projects and activities. Also, be on the lookout for t...

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Art On Centre

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