More Andy Warhol Art

This week we took our Andy Warhol projects and changed our medium- We used oil pastels! What bright and vibrant colors for our pictures!

We're so lucky to have the art program this year! It has been very enjoyable and educational!

They turned out great! Well done 2nd graders!

Reminder: No school Monday! Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend!

Art Show Thanks and a few more photos

Thank you to all students and families who attended the art show! Miss Longton and Miss Snyder did a fantastic job organizing all of the student art projects. It was wonderful to see the students share their work with you!

Poet-Tree from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades

2nd Grade artwork

The year is not over yet... This past week we learned about Andy Warhol and his art styles. I showed the kids a couple of pictures I made in his style, along with some photos on the internet, and then they set to work. Some still need to finish next week!

Miss Foyle's "Andy Warhol" music notes

Miss Foyle's footballs

Finally, you may have seen a recent math project come home in your child's folder. We learned about shape transformations, more specifically, translations, rotations, and reflections.

This visual, along with another activity on Friday helped us remember these big vocabulary terms:

Translation = slide (hexagon with paper clip)
Rotation = turn (pentagon with brad)
Reflection = flip (triangle with tape)

zoo field trip and art project

We lucked out with beautiful weather for our field trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Here are a few photos from the day. If any parent chaperones have pictures to share, please email me (foyleolu@gmail.com), and I will gladly add them to this blog. Thank you!

Posing with the lion statue

the hogs

lots of birds- and some fascinating facts to read

How tall are you compared to a polar bear?

On Friday, we enjoyed some extra time in art to work on a special project for our moms...

We reviewed mixing colors too!

We hope you enjoy your frames with your children's pictures!

Finished product - they came out great!

Happy Mothers' Day!

Art and the Art Institute

Unfortunately, this year we were not able to attend the Art Institute of Chicago for a field trip, however, we brought the Art museum to us today with a video (courtesy of the First Grade teacher):

After the video, the students spent some time coloring Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night":

They used a template, and I projected the picture up on the Promethean Board.

Here's how they turned out:

Art Project and Special Visitors

We had a fabulous Friday. The second graders were on their best behavior at Mass. They knew all of the answers to the questions Fr. Felipe asked them about First Reconciliation (Saturday at 6:30pm). They sculpted animals out of clay during Art class. Also, they were on their best behavior for our school's guests from the University of Notre Dame.

You can watch a short informational video about the bus tour visits at the link below. Additionally, please enjoy some photos from the art projects:

Have a great weekend. Looking forward to seeing many families on Saturday night!