Art

Welcome to a new year in the art room! It is always exciting to start a new school year creating with the talented and unique students, old and new. 

Before I begin, I would like to apologize for my infrequent presence this first month at school. In the first week of August, I was diagnosed with stage 1 Breast Cancer. It’s been the most challenging obstacle I’ve ever faced in my life! I was scheduled for my first surgery to remove tumor on September 13th. It was successful and the recovery time was restful and speedy, considering!  They tested a few lymph nodes they removed and cancer was not present so I’m grateful to announce that I will not have to endure Chemo. However, I have another surgery scheduled this month, on the 11th, for the doctor to remove a little bit more tissue for safe measure. I will have to take off some more time off to allow myself the proper time to heal, again.  I will be back in the classroom for Leadership on the 19th!! Hopefully, I’ll be back at work in full swing because there’s nothing more I enjoy than making art with your kids. I want to thank the teachers and subs for the support during my time in need. Thank you for letting me share. Know that all is well and I’ll be back in the classroom stronger and more inspired than ever!

That being said, I have little to share this first month in the Art room. The first day we discussed guidelines and took a tour of the classroom.  We also got the creative juices flowing by illustrating a favorite memory from summer vacation. 

Last Monday I was able to come teach for the day, which I was grateful for so I was scheduled to start on a later date! I was so happy to return to start helping with the Harvest Festival planning. The kids created fabulous drawings using colored pencils, microns, oil pastels and chalk pastels of root vegetables growing in the soil as well as other plant life growing above ground. These came out great and will be displayed at the Harvest Festival this week.

 I must say, it is so nice to have the 2nd graders all to myself again. Don’t get me wrong, we had a great time sharing art space with the Kindergarteners last year, it’s just nice to have a small and focused class. We enjoy a story before starting our art project for the day. It’s a nice way to transition from lunch>recess>back to class. We’re going to have a fantastic year!