Happy New Year and Welcome Back!!!

Dear Archway Arete Families,

I am excited to welcome you back after our Winter Break! I hope everyone is feeling safe and healthy, and I hope you enjoyed your break and holidays and are refreshed and ready for a new year! 

Fine art, especially the visual arts, is a great passion of mine, and I am looking forward to sharing  that passion with your students as the year continues. This semester, I hope to see students continue to expand their visual vocabulary and curiosity, and flourish in their creativity as we continue our art education with safety, encouragement and enthusiasm.

If you have any questions, whether it be about curriculum, class, or even if you would like to know if there are ways you can help, please feel free to contact me. My email is listed below if you have any questions in particular, so please feel free to use it! Here’s to a fantastic New Year!

With sincerity,

Ms. Arce-Lindsay

carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org  

http://cal-archwayareteart.blogspot.com      

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

Hello Lovely Students! I hope you enjoyed the long weekend! I just wanted to say hello and celebrate some of the beautiful artwork I've been seeing! Here is a sample of Alec Palafox's beautiful project. He used himalayan salt, dried bacon, oregano, blue frootloops, coffee, bee pollen and pink embroidery floss to color his image. What lovely work!

Keep up the good work my wonderful students!!!

A Lil Update: Plant Babies and Reading Ideas!

Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing well! I miss seeing all your smiling faces! As I mentioned in the video above, here is the link to Grimm's Fairy Tales online: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52521 

Please keep in mind this is not homework, just a fun suggestion if you have a spare bit of time to use creatively in the coming days!

Make sure you get permission from your parents if you decide to try my suggestion, and if you create an artwork based on it,  please email it to me at carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org so I can see your beautiful work! Who knows, I might even post some,  with your permission of course!😊

Happy reading! And drawing!

- Ms. Arce-Lindsay 

Extended Break: Greeting and Update!

Hello Wonderful Archway Families!!!

I hope everyone is keeping healthy and safe and doing well! I miss seeing all of your beautiful faces but I am sure you are making excellent use of the lovely weather!

If anyone wants to write me a letter or send a picture of your adventures and your artworks you've made in your extended spring break, my email is carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org !

I am keeping busy and I'll keep popping in (mostly on Mondays) with updates on my blog, so feel free to drop in and see what's going on!

Grade level packets were sent out and I hope everyone is enjoying working through them! If anyone has any questions regarding them, please feel free to e mail me as well.

Stay safe and stay encouraged my wonderful students and families!!!

Keep creating,

Ms. Arce-Lindsay

Welcome Back for the 2019-20 School Year!

Dear Archway Arete Families,

I am so excited to welcome you, whether you be new or returning, to Archway Arete as the academic year begins. I hope you have enjoyed your summer and are refreshed and ready for a new year of learning! My name is Ms. Arce-Lindsay, and I will be teaching art for 2nd-5th grade. This will be my sixth year working as a Visual Arts teacher for Great Hearts Academies. I received a degree in Studio Arts from Biola University, and graduated from the Torrey Honors Institute, a program which specializes in Socratic dialogue centered around classic works of literature, poetry, theology and philosophy. Additionally, I have been working with children in an academic setting for over seven years. These qualifications uniquely outfit me to teach your children about art and to help them see the goodness, truth and beauty in it as well! 

Fine art, especially the visual arts, is a great passion of mine. I am so excited to have the opportunity to share that passion with your students. This year, we will delve into great works of art as we learn how to view them in the light of their historical context. We will learn how to identify the various elements of art used in these works, and how to interact with them with wonder and reason. This year, I hope to see students continue to expand their visual vocabulary and curiosity, and flourish in their creativity.

If you have any questions, whether it be about curriculum, class, or even if you would like to know if there are ways you can help, please feel free to contact me. My email is listed below if you have any questions in particular, so please feel free to use it! I have great hopes for this class, and I am eager to work with you to make it a success for you and your students. Here’s to a fantastic year!

With sincerity,

Ms. Arce-Lindsay

carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org  

http://cal-archwayareteart.blogspot.com      

Curious to know what your students are learning this year?

Then take a peek at the the Scope and Sequences underneath this post! Please keep in mind that these lists are subject to change as the year progresses. If you have any questions regarding the information provided, please don't hesitate to email me!

-Ms. Arce-Lindsay

2nd Grade Scope and Sequence 2019-20

2^nd Grade Curriculum Map for Visual Arts

Quarter 1:

Ø  August 6^th -October 5^th

This quarter, students will be reintroduced to the art elements, with a focus on line and perspective. They will begin by studying how line can be used in artwork by observing simple line drawings and more complex works by Pablo Picasso. Students will also study Japanese prints, with an emphasis on the artist Hokusai, and observe/discuss how he uses size to create the illusion of distance in his work.

Projects to be completed this quarter are the Picasso Rooster reproduction and Hokusai’s Great Wave watercolor project.

Quarter Two:

Ø  October 15^th-December 19^th  

This quarter, students will focus on the art elements of form and texture, and will discuss the particular art form of landscape. Students will learn about the tradition of landscape painting and how it developed from highly realistic representation to the impressionistic expression of Van Gogh. We will talk about how texture in painting and drawing can also communicate the illusion of movement.

Project to be completed this quarter is Van Gogh Starry Night pastel project .

Quarter Three:

Ø  January 7^th-March 8^th

This quarter, students will go over the concept of abstract art and compare it to realism in art. They will learn how to differentiate between these two artistic styles by looking at examples of both realistic and abstract art by Durer and Picasso, who both often used animals as a subject for their artwork. Students will also talk about the advent and popularization of abstract art in history and look at works by Kandinsky and Paul Klee. Elements of art in focus will be color and composition.

Projects to be completed this quarter are Durer Hare project and Klee’s Cat and Bird chalk pastel reproduction.

Quarter Four:

Ø  March 19^th -May 24^th

The quarter, students will continue to study abstract art and will learn about how some artists marry the two traditions of representational art and abstract art to create semi abstract works; they will focus on works by Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Marc Chagall and practice using the art elements of color and perspective.

Projects to be completed this quarter are Marc Chagall pastel project and Paul Klee Old Man Portrait.