An Incredible Night!
30 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
Inman Art Expo Slide Show (click)
Last Friday night, April 27th, was Inman Primary’s Art Expo. We had an excellent turn-out! Friday morning was the 1st Grade Grandparent’s Day, which gave a huge crowd an opportunity to view the student’s artwork. The evening expo brought even more guests. Along with the hundreds of pieces of art on exhibit, visitors were able to view the new home of the “Starry Nights Over Chautauqua” bottle cap mural, which is now in the front hallway of the school.
During the Art Expo, the Relay For Life held a very successful bake sale to raise funds for Team ABC’s fight against cancer.
The Red Oak PTO also had carnival basket tickets for sale and did some pre-carnival fund-raising. The PTO Carnival will be held May 11th at IPS.
Friday also happened to be my birthday, which made the day just that much more exciting for me. I must say that this had to be one of the best birthdays I have ever had due to the art show. I loved every minute of it! I am truly blessed to have a job I love going to each and every day. Thank you!
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A HUGE Success! Way To Go!
18 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
in Students Artwork Tags: Art, art lessons, Art show, art teacher, children's art, dislpay art, elementary art, Red Oak
Last week Washington Intermediate School completed their first art show! It was a huge success and I couldn’t be more proud of the students and their accomplishments. Please take a moment to look at the slide show of their event!
Washington Art Show 2012 (click)
Don’t forget to come to Inman Primary next week for their first art show. It runs Monday, April 23rd- Friday the 27th. There will be an evening Art Expo on Friday evening from 5-8! Don’t forget your cameras!
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Starry Nights Over Chautauqua is Completed
17 Apr 2012 1 Comment
in Students Artwork Tags: Art, art lessons, art teacher, bottle cap art, Chautauqua, children's art, elementary art, recycled art, Red Oak, water tower
After lots of hard work, the K-3 students at Inman Primary have completed their bottle cap project. it is titled “Starry Nights Over Chautauqua.” We have been studying Vincent Van Gogh and his Starry Nights painting and the students decided it would be pretty cool to incorporate it into their own town of Red Oak.
I am very proud of the work these kids have done and the enthusiasm they have shown. They are a great group of kids. I want to thank everybody that helped to save the hundreds of bottle caps we were able to use and recycle into this work of art also. Nice job Red Oak!
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It’s FINALLY Here!!! Woo Hoo!!!
10 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
in Students Artwork Tags: Art, Art show, art teacher, children's art, dislpay art, elementary, elementary art, Grant Wood, Red Oak
I can’t believe it is finally here! Yes, I am talking about our 1st annual art show!! It is this week from 8-4 at Washington Intermediate School and on Thursday it runs from 5-8 PM. The kids are very excited.
There will be DVDs of the students artwork that can be preordered during the art show for only $5. You will also want to bring your camera. Hope to see you there!
Reminder: The Inman art show is the week of April 23-27 from 8-4 with an evening Art Expo on the 27th from 5-8 PM.
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A Sneak Peek at the Art Expo
30 Mar 2012 1 Comment
in Students Artwork Tags: Art show, children's art, dislpay art, elementary, elementary art, Red Oak
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This is just a sneak peek at the great artwork you will see if you attend the upcoming art expos in Red Oak! The kids are looking forward to this event and they can’t wait to share all of their hard work and talent with you. See you there!
Washington School = April 10 - 13th during the day with an evening show on April 12th from 5-8.
Inman Primary = April 23 – 27th during the day with an evening show on April 27th from 5 – 8.
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Bottle Cap Projects: One Done, One To Go!!
27 Mar 2012 2 Comments
in Students Artwork Tags: bottle cap art, elementary art, recycled art, Tiger
Washington Bottle Cap Project
Well, thanks to the help from our wonderful community and the hard work of the Washington students, our first bottle cap recycling project is complete. This has been an ongoing project and it has proven to be absolutely outstanding! The Bottle Cap Tiger is on display outside the art room at Washington Intermediate School. This will be its permanent home for everybody to admire and enjoy! Be sure to take a look during our upcoming art show, the week of April 10th. Inman’s mural is nearing completion so be sure to check back in a few weeks to see how it turns out also.
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Nearing Completion!
09 Mar 2012 6 Comments
in Students Artwork Tags: bottle cap art, recycled art
Our bottle cap projects are almost complete! This has been a great project for our students and a very beneficial recycling project. Bottle caps are surprisingly difficult to recycle. Some recycling machines are easily jammed by plastic shards and tiny lids.
Did you know that plastic bottle caps are often made from a different kind of plastic than the bottles they are attached to? These different types of plastic have to be recycled separately. If the bottle and the cap were recycled in the same batch of plastic, the two different plastics would melt unevenly and the whole batch would be ruined.
This has been a fun project. Please be sure to check back again in a few days to see our finished masterpieces! Thanks for visiting.
Art Teacher’s Workshop
01 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Students Artwork Tags: Art, Art workshop, elementary art
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Last Friday the Red Oak art teachers tracked through the ice-covered roads and had a fun-filled day of learning in Council Bluffs at Hoover Elementary. Thanks to our fabulous hostess, Pat Stevens. We met with art teachers from all over southwest and south central Iowa.
Just a few of the things we took part in included learning the art of Viking knitting, pouring pewter into plaster cast molds, and making button rings. We also shared lessons and came home with numerous new ideas we can share with our students.
(Photos in the above slide show were from Pat Stevens blog page)
Dates Set For 1st Annual Red Oak Art Expo
10 Feb 2012 2 Comments
in Students Artwork Tags: Art show, elementary art
I am very excited about our upcoming, 1st Annual Red Oak Art Expo! This is something I have dreamt of doing for years and it is really going to happen! The kids are just as excited as I am too.
Washington Elementary will be holding a daytime exhibit the entire week of April 10th. They will also have an evening Art Expo on April 12th from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M..
Inman Primary will be holding their daytime exhibit the entire week of April 23rd with an evening Art Expo on Friday, April 27th from 5:00 until 8:00.
We can’t wait to see you there! Please be sure to mark your calendars and invite all of your friends and family!
