Art Room News

By Lee Johnson, Art Teacher

All grade level artists leaped into the new school year by creating a frog project.  Kindergarteners made huge textured sponge painted frogs; 1^st graders painted large frogs in tempera paint; 2^nd graders’ frogs were a paper collage called in the form of zig-zag frogs; 3^rd graders used oil pastels to draw a red-eyed tree frog; 4^th graders made a unique watercolor background for their frogs using salt and 5^th graders made a frog totem similar to those of the Kwakiutl Native Americans. You better catch this exhibit soon, because these frogs are jumping off the walls!

Once again, I’m awed by the generosity and support from Marshall parents.  So many of you have granted an “Art Wish” and have brought needed supplies and recyclables for the art room.  You have also been great about helping out at home and at school.  I enjoyed meeting many of you at the Back to School nights.

I’m excited about the upcoming school year.  Your children are enthusiastic and talented art students and working with them is so much fun!