Imagination....inspiration.....determination....experimentation...
Below is a video created by Ms. Dubis about embracing the unique artistic qualities inside each of us...
'Cameras to Camp' .... art inspired by environmental camp
5th Grade goes to Ferry Beach Ecology camp each October and, thanks to the RPEF, they receive a disposable camera and an art assignment to take picture with that camera. Upon returning, Ms.Dubis prints the pictures and students do three projects thorughout the duration of this unit on shadow and value. Here, the work is on display at the Rowley Public Library.
'Trees of Life' on display at Rowley Public Library
These trees were created by 4th grade students at Pine Grove School. We discussed shape and form as we looked at the oldest living tree for inspiration.
"Methuselah was 4,789 years old when sampled (likely in 1957) by Edmund Schulman and Tom Harlan, with an estimated germination date of 2832 BC. Methuselah was the world's oldest known living non-clonal organism, until superseded by the discovery of another bristlecone pine in the same area with an age of 5062–5063 years. The tree is named after Methuselah, a Biblical figure having the longest mentioned lifespan in the Bible of 969 years." from Wikipedia
Students also read Shel Silverstein's poem "The Giving Tree" and had a class discussion about memories and personalities of trees and nature. From these two sources, students used paper bags to form the trunk and branches before adding his/her own story to the trees. Each has such personality and, when combined into a display, form a forest of vitality and spirit.
These were on display at the Rowley Public Library
"Methuselah was 4,789 years old when sampled (likely in 1957) by Edmund Schulman and Tom Harlan, with an estimated germination date of 2832 BC. Methuselah was the world's oldest known living non-clonal organism, until superseded by the discovery of another bristlecone pine in the same area with an age of 5062–5063 years. The tree is named after Methuselah, a Biblical figure having the longest mentioned lifespan in the Bible of 969 years." from Wikipedia
Students also read Shel Silverstein's poem "The Giving Tree" and had a class discussion about memories and personalities of trees and nature. From these two sources, students used paper bags to form the trunk and branches before adding his/her own story to the trees. Each has such personality and, when combined into a display, form a forest of vitality and spirit.
These were on display at the Rowley Public Library
Disrict Arts Festival
Each year Triton has a District Arts Festival with Visual and Performaing Arts being celebrated across all grade levels, K-12.
Here is the setup of the K-6 display in the halls of Triton High School.
Here is the setup of the K-6 display in the halls of Triton High School.