Dot Day 2013

At NMES, we are getting ready for "International Dot Day" on September 15th. In Art we are all reading the book "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds. A story about a young girl who finds her voice and passion by making a little dot. Inspiring and endearing, the book is loved by all. Look for dots coming home and when you come to visit NMES!

Also, here is a link to read an article about Peter H. Reynolds when visiting Boston. He was interviewed on "Chronicle" .

Visit Peter H. Reynolds' website Fable Vision Learning for ideas and more information about "The Dot and International Dot Day.

Plymouth Village

Student's in Mrs. Wilson's first grade class created a map of the area around Nathaniel Morton Elementary School. Student's worked together to replicate the buildings, streets, boats, stores, statues and more! Great job!!!

NMES 2nd Grade Arcade

This past June students in Mrs. Hughes 2nd grade class watched "Caine's Arcade" and were inspired to make their own cardboard games! 2nd graders study engineering and used their knowledge in art to create amazing arcade style games. This long creative process started with brainstorming, creating, critiquing, revising and finally: playing!

The creating process:

 The Four C's of 21st Century Learning:
Creativity
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Communication

The moment of truth! The fun begins...

Great job!!!

visit our inspiration: Caine's Arcade Click here!

Spring and early Summer in the NMES Art Studio!

Getting outside and drawing from observation on these beautiful days!

Finishing up our clay sharks with our winner of the Art Show Scavenger Hunt!

Fantastic Sunglasses: What will you be doing this summer?

 

 

Puffy Fish!!! Always a favorite!!

Shhh, quietly working.

Creating Art with the lucky Scavenger Hunt winner!

Today was a great day! I got to spend some time working with the art scavenger hunt winner from the NMES 1-5 art show in April!

John was our winner! It couldn't have happened to a better kid! John got to bring a friend and we got to work creating an awesome clay shark!

They guys did a great job and learned some new techniques such as rolling out a slab, scoring and slipping and adding texture. Below are some pictures below of the projects in progress.

Now we wait for the sharks to dry and paint! Stay tuned for more pictures of the completed projects!

Will's Fish

 John's Fish!

Great Art Show!

The NMES Art Show was a huge success! Lots of families and lots of fun. I hope that everyone enjoyed all the beautiful art work. The students worked really hard and put their all into their work!
It was great to meet new families and see old friends.

We have a winner of our Art Scavenger Hunt! Second grader, John Enos! Congratulations, he was our lucky winner and answered all the questions right! Yay, John!!!

Art Show: April 24th 5-7!

Just a reminder!!
See teacher artwork and participate in our scavenger hunt to win an art lesson with Ms. McCarthy!
Hope to see you there!
Ms. McCarthy