Thanks to my parent volunteers

I wanted to show my parent volunteers how appreciative I am of them. They have done so much for me this year! Here is a bag with seeds inside and a "Thank you for helping us grow this year with your volunteering!" slip with ribbon.

Summer Reading Packet

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Spice up STUDENT PORTFOLIO's for the end of the year!!
Georgia O'Keeffe spring flower watercolor.
Art lesson plan for the end of the year portfolio is $1.50.
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Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers

It's spring so I had my students paint some sunflowers. I actually got some on mother's day and brought them in for them to look at.
Here is what they created!

 This is a very different interpretation! But still expressionistic!

Teacher Appreciation

I loved this drawing that I got from one of my students so I have to share.

A parent was so amazing to do this for me this week for teacher appreciation. Tried to decode. The students held it up and recited it to me. I love these guys so much!

They said, "From your students"

Paul Klee Self Portraits

I loved these Paul Klee self portraits. Paul Klee was an artist that used expressionism, cubism and realism in his works. He did portraits of people with a cubist style so the students made their own. They used pastel chalk and then I laminated them so they are nice in their end of year portfolios.
Here they are...