First of all, I would like to thank the G-T Board of Education and the Administrators for purchasing Adobe Creative Suite 5 for our students and staff! It is an amazing suite of software that will allow us to do some very "real world" activities, like web design, photo illustration, and graphic design. If you have never seen the program in action there are tutorials on YouTube. Watch this video to experience it!
Well, the Professional Development day was worthwhile and I learned how to "green screen", picture in picture and various other cool effects in iMovie! I also "connected" with the Art teacher from Laurens-Marathon and he reminded me of a site that would be fun to use called Artsonia. If you have time go to it and type in Laurens-Marathon to view over 1400 student works of art!
Today in the First grade class we will be tracing and cutting out our hands to make ghostly gouls, as we need fine motor skills honed in the Elementary classes. We'll check to see if they know of a "classification" name for black and white. (Neutral, is what I'm asking about...there are 6 neutral colors. Can you name the other 4?)
Tomorrow the Kindergarten will continue to work on, and hopefully finish their torn paper pumpkins. We'll see if they remember what the warm colors are as well.
In Art I the girls continue with their monochromatic (tints/shades of one color pastel drawings. Kady is using chalk pastels on her bottle and Tessa is using water based oil pastels on her "Coke can" drawing.
The Photography students are working on posted assignments as well as a challenge to take the best 10 photos of "things" around their house. They must use the 10 Steps to Better Photography and the Rule of Thirds!
The Graphic Design students should be so busy...there are so many assignments to choose from on the Wiki and I know there's something for everyone. (http://gthsgraphicdesign.wikispaces.com) If you go to the page and scroll down, you will see student pages and their work is uploaded for everyone to view.
We are also working on the 2011 yearbook and looking at various school websites to see what is "good" when we begin planning our own!
Advanced Art Students--Kady is working with the Creative Suite products and various projects. I never have to worry about her being busy! Kristi is attempting to finish her oil pastel of apple blossoms and an interesting "toast" project. We should have some very interesting entries in the Conference Art Show this year!
We'll begin planning Prom this week...
Laura Fandel, recent graduate of ELC HS is choreographing 2 dances for our "Dance Club".
There will be a Clinic to learn the dances in the afternoon on November 13 @ 2:30pm.
As a "side note"...I am looking for students like Payton, maybe a little older. I'd like to learn more about what other disabled children like him are learning and doing. What systems they are using to communicate, what curriculum they are following and how they are being prepared for life after their public education. If you know of anyone like that please let me know! Thanks!
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I would also like to thank the school board for giving our kids an opportunity to excel. What a huge advantage they can have in life if they take advantage of it.
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