6th grade CAD/3D printing

My 6th grade tech ed students have been working with Google SketchUp and our new 3D printer in the library this quarter to create unique key chains & cookie cutters!  Here are a few key chain samples from the week before vacation.

Why art?

Giving thanks...

8th grade has been learning about human form and proportion... and what better way than to study the artful beauty of Cirque du Soleil acrobats (still in progress).

7th graders and their personalized playing cards.

6th graders will be, once again, donating their art to Concord Hospital for Thanksgiving!  Patients who will be staying at the hospital during the Thanksgiving holiday will receive these handcrafted placemats with their meal.  An annual tradition for RMS 6th graders!

Start of Q2

Some of my favorite 7th graders made these posters for my room last week... I'm so proud of their growth last quarter and will miss them.

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8th grade piggy banks

7th grade haunted houses

Fall Harvest

Here are some beautiful 8th grade Indian corn drawings...  Fall sure brings out the color!

Looks like a hallowen elf left this for me... Yum?

Seasonal art

October is one of my favorite times of the year for art... So many inspiring images around us!  We have 2 projects (each grade) we are working on right now, check out our progress...

6th grade spooky house silhouettes (in progress)

8th grade observational drawings of Indian corn (in progress)

7th grade haunted houses awaiting a surface treatment

7th grade stained glass (in progress)

8th grade piggy banks, also awaiting a surface...

A belated "welcome back"!

My apologies for the delay on my first blog for the new school year... We now all have our new iPads and the world is good!  My blog will be updated weelkly, stay tuned for more student work.

Welcome back, middle schoolers!  Already, lots of new and amazing talents displayed in my room.  Check out a few highlights from the first half of the quarter.  

8th grade Gallery Hop

7th grade Pinwheels

                             

                          

6th grade Cave Art

Our 8th grade legacy...

8th graders collaborated on this mural for our favorite wing and have sculptures of their images to take home!  Check out more on the our inspiration for our mural at http://haringkids.com

Where clay and music collide

8th grade students made clay whistles and came together to form a musical trio.

7th Animal Zooms