Artist of the Week 5 / 30 / 2019

This student is always conscientious. They are thoughtful when speaking and when making their art. This recently revisited and finished a print making project. It was a pleasure to hear his classmates excitement when he showed them his work. Nice work EM in Mrs. Gerrish's 5th Grade Class, student artist of the week, for his first person adventurer print.

Artist of the Week 5 / 23 / 2019

 Choosing the artist of the week is always a difficult task. I try to pick the student from the previous school week after assessing all the work and their behaviors. The art piece I am choosing to recognize this week was actually made a couple of weeks ago. This student is an English language learner, meaning that during the first part of their life they spoke a different language. A lot of us have had to move to a different school or could imagine having to. Can you imagine moving to a new school where you don't speak the language that is used in the school?

This student is usually quiet, but is always listening. A few weeks ago when 3rd Graders were experimenting mixing Secondary Colors he made this amazing artwork. Most students filled in approximately an equal amount of their puzzle pieces with their Secondary Colors. I love how this student used mostly dark purple and rich red oranges, and only sparkling bits of green. This abstract work makes me feel a sense of wonder and power. Nice work GB in Ms. Levesque's 3rd Grade Class, student artist of the week!

Artist of the Week 5 / 16 / 2019

The student I am choosing to recognize today is new to FMS this year. As I write this I realize what a great addition to our school community our new students have been. Many of these students have entered our system with great attitudes both in interacting with their classmates and teachers and trying their best in their academic work. 5th Grade students have been creating a Relief Sculpture out of Ceramic Clay. A relief sculpture is sculpted, but not in the round. It has a flat back elements that pop off of that background. The faces on a coin are relief sculptures in low relief. Many students have had great success with this project and I am very excited to see them all glazed. Today I am choosing to recognize a student for their tree with one piece of fruit hanging from it’s branches, EH in Ms. Hoskins’ 5th Grade Class, Student Artist of the Week!