WHAT'S NEW AND CURRENT?
Annual District 67 Student Art Show & Reception for Grades 3 and 4 at Gallery 300
Please join us at Gallery 300 on Thursday, March 10th for our Art Show Reception. This special reception runs from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM and celebrates the creative expressions of every third and fourth grade student in District 67 with a featured work of art. All forms of art, including pottery, paintings, printmaking, and multimedia art will be exhibited. Families, friends, and community members are all invited; light refreshments will be served. Please support the talents of our young artists and join us March 10th. The exhibit will run thru the Month of March.
Click on the following link to learn more about Gallery 300: Gallery 300 Art Shows
Click on the following links to view current updates to this site:
Updated November 17, 2010: Second Grade Home; The Thoune Gallery
Updated November 17, 2010: Third Grade Home; The Loughrin Gallery; The Weaver Gallery
Updated November 18, 2010: The Donoval Gallery; The Maines Gallery
WELCOME to the HOME Page for Art Classes at Sheridan School!
The Sheridan Young Artists and I hope you will visit this site often, and view the many galleries of fine art created by students at Sheridan School. Each grade level, K-4, has its own Home Page with Overview and Lesson Descriptions. Then, scrolling down from the grade level Home Page, you will find each classroom gallery where every child's artwork is displayed in celebration.
You are invited to share a comment, question, and/or contact me by visiting the Contact/About Ms. T page. Thank you for visiting this site--we hope you enjoyed your stay! Come back and visit us soon! Miss Cathy Tkachuk, NBCT Early and Middle Childhood Art Sheridan Elementary School |  |
    | WHAT IS ART?This timeless question has been asked and answered across cultures and throughout generations. I am most inspired, however, by the following compiled responses from Fourth Grade Artists, September 2010.
Art is an expression of yourself.
It is imagination spun into symbols. Art shows what you feel inside. It is nature expressing itself. Art is a good way to calm down when you are stressed out. It is a fun way to relax. Art is a big story told in pictures. It is a community. Art is a sunset waiting to burst out with color, happiness, adventure, and chance. Art is inspiring. It sometimes speaks to you. Art is peaceful; a wonder; a fantasy; a dream. |
Each year, students are re-introduced to the book, Ish by Peter H. Reynolds; its lesson places value on the self-expressive nature of art. Art classes at Sheridan School encourage individual expression, imagination, problem solving, and intelligent risk-taking. Mistakes are invited and expected as students engage in the creative process.
Students receive instruction in the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. These art elements and design principles are introduced in appropriate developmental stages, and reflect Illinois State Standards. A variety of tools, medium, and processes are used to create expressive artworks in 2-D and 3-D at each grade level. Content is often inspired by works of various Master Artists, multicultural studies, integration of classroom studies, personal experience, and the talents of one another.
Students receive instruction in the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. These art elements and design principles are introduced in appropriate developmental stages, and reflect Illinois State Standards. A variety of tools, medium, and processes are used to create expressive artworks in 2-D and 3-D at each grade level. Content is often inspired by works of various Master Artists, multicultural studies, integration of classroom studies, personal experience, and the talents of one another.
ART SCHEDULE 2010-2011Students in Grades 1-4, as well as our Full-day Kindergarten, receive sixty minutes of art instruction each week; Half-day Kindergarten receives thirty minutes each week. Smocks are available for students in the art room; however, please note the day of the week when your child has art class so that a favorite outfit or new team jersey is not subjected to the permanence of purple paint :-)
MON: Grades 3 and 4* TUE: 2T; 1M; and PMKindergarten WED: Full-day Kindergarten; 2D; 1V THU: 2M; 1E; Grades 3 and 4* FRI: AMKindergarten; Full-day Kindergarten; Grades 3 and 4* * Which particular class meets for Grades 3 and 4 will depend on our new 3-week rotation schedule. | ASSESSMENTS AND REPORT CARDS Informal assessments are encouraged with each studio experience. Artists are invited to "take a gallery tour" during class for purposes of gaining inspiration, asking questions, and sharing compliments. All pieces are celebrated as a class when complete; artists share a 'well-done' about their own artwork, or that of a classmate.
Report Cards are completed for Grades 1–4 and criteria reflect State Standards. Individual performance of these standards is assessed as follows: 4=Shows Strength; 3=Is Acceptable; 2=Is Improving; 1=Needs Improvement Individual EFFORT is a valuable tool in one’s success, and is recorded as follows: (+) Excellent; (=) Satisfactory; (-) Needs Improvement |
