January Artwork of the Month
By Allen Davis, 5th Grade
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Visit to the FRIST Art Museum
Wonderful 3rd Grade Art Field Trip to the FRIST Art Museum!
We had a wonderful time viewing the work of author/illustrator Eric Carle as he celebrates the 50th year of his famous picture book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. We got an up close look at his creative thought process behind the developing and making of his beautiful books.
Friday, January 17, 2020
Hatch Show Print
Hatch Show Print
We had a wonderful experience with Nashville’s Hatch Show Print! This was a unique opportunity to get a first-hand look at the craft of letterpress printing. The Hatch Show Print is a print shop that owns and uses one of the oldest working letterpresses in America.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
S.T.E.A.M.
We are striving and thriving toward S.T.E.A.M. here at Bethpage Elementary School!
In first grade we discussed how roller coasters run without engines. A roller coaster builds potential energy as it is lifted up a hill. As the coaster falls it accelerates and builds kinetic energy to propel itself through the rest of the ride. We simulated our own roller coaster through designing a marble roll. Students worked together in small groups and created unique coasters, being sure their design allowed marbles to flow freely and smoothly throughout their travel:
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Artwork for the Month of August
August Artwork of the Month
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| Lion with Lines by Grady McGaughey 1st Grade |
Ish by Peter Reynolds
Many of us get too wrapped up in believing the art we create has to be perfect, but there is no right way and no wrong way of creating art. Art is about the process of making things that make us happy. This is the idea behind the book ish by Peter Reynolds. The main character, Ramon, is discouraged because he does not think his drawings are “just right” enough. He would draw something on a piece of paper only to throw it away out of frustration. Later he finds that his sister is his biggest fan, keeping all of his thrown away artwork. His sister tells Ramon that his artwork is related to what he has drawn, for instance, a fish Ramon drew looks “fish-ish”, thus ish.
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