1st Grade

2ndGrade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

What is a community?

How can I make a difference in my community and my world?

 How do communities change over time?

 What is the world

made of?

Wild Things

3-D Dolls

The first grade has been studying Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are takes the students into a fantasy world of excitement and exploration. In art class, the students will create their very own "Wild Things." Students will study the differences between 2-D and 3-D and will apply their previously learned knowledge about color relationships. They will create and draw a Wild Thing of their own, and then

make their drawing into 3-D Wild Thing Dolls. 

Wild Things

Archives:

Farm at Night - Color Study

Above and Below Art Work

Autobiography

Drawing

Drawings

Communities

Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius,

Davidson

Students in third grade began the year by studying local communities and how they changed over time. In Language Arts class, they studied different Great American Poets and created poetry about each community in the style of a particular poet.  Each local community poem also had an art project.  For example, the poem about Lake Norman included a watercolor of the lake. The poem about Davidson was highlighted by photographs of the historical town.  Students did a drawing then collaged with tissuepaper to reflect on their Charlotte poem. Finally, the Cornelius poem included a mosaic about The Tree of Knowledge. The poetry and the art will be placed in a book entitled, "Communities Have History."

Lake Norman Watercoloring

Davidson Photos

Charlotte Collage

Cornelius Mosaic

Archives:

Butterfly Mobiles

North Carolina

Watercoloring

In social studies, the students have moved their studies of North Carolina to the east coast. They have learned about the coastal region of North Carolina, and are currently researching lighthouses. This research has extended in to art, where we have discussed the seven lighthouses on the
coast of North Carolina, focusing on their structure, color, line, and surrounding landscapes. In the spirit of the coast, students will create a watercolor painting of one of the seven North Carolina lighthouses, to accompany a poem written in language arts.

Lighthouses

 Archives:

Hans Hofmann Study

Weavings

Indian Chief Portraits/ Tribe Craft

Fifth grade students are working on in integrated project in language arts, social studies, and art. In this project they will design a tribute to a chief of their choice.  There will be five parts to this project: a written element about the chief and the tribe which they represent, a written element of the arts and craft from the chief’s tribe, a photo element, a portrait element, and a craft from the tribe. Student will learn about arts and crafts specific to Native Americans. Students will also learn how to create a realistic portrait.

Archives

Installations

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