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This is where to find what we are doing for the week in class. Also stuff like links for notes, worksheets, and handouts will be posted here and eventually in the appropriate pages like "General Art Stuff". If any there questions or links don’t work, contact Ms. Schmit asap so she can fix them.

Week 32 April 12-16

4/2/2021

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Recap of Class Schedule Plan
​ (For now)

  • When A/B Day Classes are happening is the same (it's the only thing that hasn't changed all year).
  • Everyone enrolled for In-Person Learning is expected to be on campus Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
  • Remote Wednesdays continue through May 5th
  • In-Person Attendance Policy- If you can't be on campus
    • Attend Remotely AND...
    • your parents need to contact Ms. Andrews to let them know why you can't be on campus so the "Absent" can be changed to "Present Remotely". 
6th Grade
  • Tuesday: Complete Day 1 of Portrait Unit
  • Thursday: Complete Day 2 of Portrait Unit.
8th Grade:
  • Monday: Start Perspective Project day 1/3 (Slide 14)
  • Wednesday: Mini Lesson on Advanced Perspective Drawing
  • Friday: Continue Perspective Project Day 2/3 (due at the end of class Tuesday next week)
Ceramics Beginning
  • Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)- Intro Coffin Project and start PoA Part 1
  • Wednesday (B)/Thursday (A)- Start Coffin Project PoA Part 2
  • Friday(B)- Continue Coffin Project Part 2
Ceramics IPA
  • Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)- Intro Maria Pottery Unit and start PoA Part 1
  • Wednesday (B)/Thursday (A)- Start  PoA Part 2
  • Friday(B)- Continue Maria Pottery Project Part 2

Sculpture IPA
  • Tuesday- Continue Wire Unit 
  • Thursday- Weeks 1-4 should be completed and submitted on canvas for Formal Assessment by the end of class today. 
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Spring Break!

4/2/2021

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Middle School Art Show is Up!

2020-21 NWSA Student Art Show
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Seriously- take a break, we all need it. What you're missing will be waiting for you after break. With all that being said I won't be checking messages till April 12th.

If you really want to take time to work on class stuff- just scroll through previous blog entries. It will tell you what we did and when.
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Week 31 3/19-4/2

3/29/2021

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Spring Break
No school April 1st- April 9th
School starts again Monday April 12
All In-person people start being on campus Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri.
Everyone will be full remote on Wednesdays
Middle School Art Show
 Click Here to Access (link will be active starting April 2nd)

6th Grade
  • Monday: A Rotation On Campus
    • ​Review and go over expectation with Pareidolia Unit project
  • Wednesday: Everyone full Remote
    • ​Finish Pareidolia Project and turn in on Canvas
    • ​Use remaining time to catch up on class missing assignments​
8th Grade:
  • Tuesday: A Rotation On Campus
    • ​Continue working on Perspective Unit
    • Be ready to submit through Day 2 by the end of class on Canvas
    • We'll start the Perspective Project when we get back from Break.
Ceramics BIPA
  • Monday (A)/Tuesday(B)- Rotation A on Campus
  • Wednesday(A)- Everyone Full Remote
  • ​​​Work for this week:
    • Turn in Week 2 for Formal Assignment on Canvas
    • Complete Week 3 of Action Figure Unit and Submit for formal assignment by the end of the day Wednesday.
  • Full Remote Students Reminder about dropping off work to get fired:
    • Need to email/message me at least 24 hrs in advanced to drop work off
    • Work can be dropped off whenever the school building is open to teachers (usually Mon, Tues, Thus, Fri 9am-4pm)
  • All Ceramic Students Students
    • Last day to turn in work to be Bisqued fired: May 7th
    • Last day to turn in work for Glazing and Glaze Firing- May 14th
    • Last day to pick up work: May 23rd
Sculpture IPA
Monday- Rotation A people on campus
  • ​Turn-in Week 1-2 of Wire Unit by end of class Wednesday
  • Start Week 3-4; be ready to submit for Formal Assignment on Canvas April 15th (end of the week we get back from break)
Wednesday- Rotation B people on campus
  • ​Continue Week 2-3 of Wire Unit
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Week 30

3/21/2021

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Middle School Art Show
Last day for Submissions: 3/23/21 by 11:49pm (late entries will not be accepted)
Watch this video before submitting Images: Click Here​
Submission Link: Click Here
6th Grade
Tuesday: A Rotation On Campus
  1. Watch video linked above
  2. Take/Retake Pictures of Artwork
  3. Have Title of piece, and size measured in inches of the piece ready before submitting
  4. Then Submit your entries using link above. Can only submit one piece at a time. Need to have 2 but no more than 3  from list below:
  • A personal project you made in the last 6th months.
  • A Perspective Drawing
  • Another piece you completed from the class
Thursday: B Rotation On Campus
  • Complete Plan of Action part of Pareidolia Unit

8th Grade: pick 2
Monday: Rotation On Campus
  1. Watch video linked above
  2. Take/Retake Pictures of Artwork
  3. Have Title of piece, and size measured in inches of the piece ready before submitting
  4. Then Submit your entries using link above. Can only submit one piece at a time. Need to have 2 but no more than 3  from list below:
  • A personal project you made in the last 6th months.
  • Another piece you completed from the class
  • A Perspective Drawing
Wednesday: Everyone Full Remote
  • Start Day of Perspective Unit - turn in progress (even if unfinished) to daily work assignment on canvas.
Friday: B Rotation On Campus
  • Complete Day 1 of Perspective Unit - turn in progress (even if unfinished) to daily work assignment on canvas.

Ceramics BIPA
Full Remote Students Reminder about dropping off work to get fired:
  • Need to email/message me at least 24 hrs in advanced to drop work off
  • Work can be dropped off whenever the school building is open to teachers (usually Mon, Tues, Thus, Fri 9am-4pm)
All Ceramic Students Students
  • Last day to turn in work to be Bisqued fired: May 7th
  • Last day to turn in work for Glazing and Glaze Firing- May 14th
  • Last day to pick up work: May 23rd
Monday (B)/Tuesday(A)- Rotation A on Campus
  • Turn in Formal Assignment for Week 1 Content- remember to label what is what so it's easy to identify things.
  • Start working on Week 2 of Action Figure Unit.
Wednesday(B)/Thursday (A)- Rotation B on Campus
  • Start working on Week 2
Friday (B)- Rotation B on Campus
  • ​Start working on Week 2


​Sculpture IPA
Tuesday-Rotation A people on campus
  • ​Continue Week 1-2 of Wire Unit
Thursday-Rotation B people on campus
  • ​Continue Week 1-2 Wire Unit
  • Be ready to submit a pdf of your Google Doc that documents all your progress so far at the beginning of next class.
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Week 29 3/15-19

3/14/2021

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New Bell Schedule for Remote Wednesdays - click the button to see it.
(Buttons are at the bottom if you are looking on a phone or tablet)

6th Grade Art
  • Perspective Unit Link
  • Monday- A rotation on campus
    • Intro to Big Perspective Project and start
  • Wednesday- Everyone Full Remote
    • Continue working on Big Perspective Project. Work Day 2/3
  • Friday- B Rotation on campus
    • Review How to photograph your artwork
    • Remaining time in class will be to complete the Big Perspective Project. Have project ready to turn in at the beginning of next class (March 23rd) 

8th Grade Art
  • Tuesday - Rotation A on Campus  
    • Intro and Start Pareidolia Unit
  • Thursday-  Rotation B on Campus
    • Last Work Day in class for Pareidolia Project- Have ready to turn in at the beginning next class period (March 22).
    • Reminder: Middle School Art Show Entries also need to be ready to submit at the beginning of class March 22!

Ceramics BIPA
  • Monday (A)/Tuesday(B)- Rotation A on Campus
    • Start working on Week 1 of Action Figure Unit.
  • Wednesday(A) - Everyone Full Remote
    • ​Continue Working on Week 1
  • Thursday(B)/ Friday(A)- Rotation B on Campus
    • Last Work day For Week 1 (A-people be ready to upload work Friday)
Sculpture IPA
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday-  Rotation A people on campus
    • Review how to document Artwork Video and Practices
    • Turn in Big Repousse Project - Formal Assignment on Campus
    • Remainder of class- start building "wire sculpting morgue" to start to get some ideas for wire sculpting projects- collect these images in a Google Doc of your choice and submit a PDF of it for today's Daily Work Assignment on Canvas.
  • Wednesday-Everyone Full Remote
    • ​Explore Wire Sculpture- explore what's possible to do by using white as a medium.
    • Class Critique of a Repousse Project- if you participated in class the score will be posted on the daily assignment for canvas for today.
  • Friday-Rotation B people on campus
    • ​Start Wire Unit
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Week 28 - Last Week of 3rd Quarter

3/8/2021

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All classes this week:
Tuesday 11:49 is last day all late/regrade 3rd Quarter work
  • Monday/Tuesday: Fix Your Grade Day
    • CLICK HERE for directions​ for what you need to do today.
  • Wednesday/Thursday: Self Reflection Day
    • Complete this Survey- CLICK HERE

Middle School  Art Show: submit 2 pieces for Middle School Art Show. May submit no more than 3. At least 1 pieces will be selected for the show.
Submissions Due Tue 3/23 Submission instructions will be posted next week (Week 29)
6th Grade: pick 2
  • A Perspective Drawing
  • Another piece you completed from the class
  • A personal project you made in the last 6th months.
8th Grade: pick 2
  • A Pareidolia project
  • Another piece you completed from the class
  • A personal project you made in the last 6th months.
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Week 27

3/1/2021

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General Announcements 
  • Rotation B Starts this week. Check what we're working on in class so you know what supplies you'll need to bring with you...
6th Grade Art
  • Perspective Unit Link
  • Tuesday- Complete Day 2 stuff (slides 8-10) by the end of class, and submit for today's Daily Work Assignment
  • Thursday- Complete Day 3 stuff (slides TBD) by the end of class, and submit for today's Daily Work Assignment

8th Grade Art
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday-  Big Repousse Project Work Day 5 of 7
    • Today's Daily Work Assignment counts as a formal Progress check on your project. Must have Linework completed on your project. Bonus points if you are working on forming. 
  • Wednesday-  Big Repousse Project Work Day 6 of 7
  • Friday- Big Repousse Project Work Day 7 of 7 -Have project ready to formally photograph and turn in Tuesday.

Ceramics BIPA
3-D Tile Skill Recap Video 1 (transfering image into clay)  and Video 2 (Full process)- if you need the other links, scroll down to last week's entry.
  • Monday (B)/Tuesday(A)- 3D Tile Project Work Day 5 of 7 (finish blocking in main shapes)
  • Wednesday(B)/Thursday(A)- 3D Tile Project Work Day 6 of 7 (start refining details)
  • Friday(B)/Monday(A)- 3D Tile Project Work Day 7 of 7 (finish Details) Have project ready to formally photograph and turn in Tuesday.
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Sculpture IPA
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Tuesday-  Big Repousse Project Work Day 5 of 8
    • Today's Daily Work Assignment counts as a formal Progress check on your project. Must have Linework completed on your project. Bonus points if you are working on forming. 
  • Thursday-  Big Repousse Project Work Day 6 of 8
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Week 26

2/22/2021

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General Announcements 
  • Rotation A Starts this week. Check what we're working on in class so you know what supplies you'll need to bring with you...
  • 2-23 is ACT exam so only People taking exam and Middle School are on campus that day. Everyone else is full remote.
6th Grade Art
Full Dragon Eye Project Instructions 
 Remember- links will work if you are logged into your school account on chrome. 
  • Monday-
    • Finish Dragon Eye Project
  • Wednesday-
    • Submit Dragon Eye Project by end of class- there will be a formal assignment on canvas you need to turn it for. 
    • Remaining time: work on personal artwork and turn in on the daily work assignment for extra credit
  • Friday-
    • Perspective Unit
    • Complete Day 1 stuff (slides 1-6) by the end of class

8th Grade Art
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Tuesday-  Big Repousse Project Work Day 3 of 7
    • If you don't have your drawing submitted before class, you must use this image: 9x12 Image. You have had 2 weeks to get a drawing done and you already lost 2 full work days. Next time meet the deadline given. 
  • Thursday-  Big Repousse Project Work Day 4 of 7- today will be a formal progress check on your project. You should have all basic linework traced into your work before the end of class to earn all points for the formal check. Just turn in your image with the Daily Image assignment and I'll do the formal grade from there ;-)

Ceramics BIPA
Links: 3-D Tile PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday (A)- 3D Tile Project Work Day 2 of 7 (block in main shapes)
  • Tuesday(B)/ Wednesday(A)- 3D Tile Project Work Day 3 of 7 (block in main shapes)
    • If you haven't submitted a final drawing you must use this one: 3D Tile Image You have had 2 weeks to get a drawing done and you already lost 2 full work days. Next time meet the deadline given. 
  • Thursday (B)/Friday (A)- 3D Tile Project Work Day 4 of 7 (block in main shapes) today will be a formal progress check on your project. You should have all basic linework traced into your work before the end of class to earn all points for the formal check. Just turn in your image with the Daily Image assignment and I'll do the formal grade from there ;-)
    • Skill Recap Video for what you need to have done for the Formal Progress Check
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Sculpture IPA
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday- Big Repousse Project Work Day 2 of 7
  • Wednesday- Big Repousse Project Work Day 3 of 7.
    • If you don't have a final drawing submitted before class you need to use what you have or this one: 9x12 Image. Experiment with repetition to fill the 12x18 sheet of Tooling Foil. You have had 2 weeks to get a drawing done and you already lost 2 full work days. Next time meet the deadline given. 
  • Friday- Big Repousse Project Work Day 4 of 7- today will be a formal progress check on your project. You should have all basic linework traced into your work before the end of class to earn all points for the formal check. Just turn in your image with the Daily Image assignment and I'll do the formal grade from there ;-)​
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Week 25 Feb 15-19

2/15/2021

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2/17 Early Release Program Links
​Announcements for All Classes
  • Wednesday is Early Release Schedule
  • Reminder Rotation A people start in-person Monday Feb 22nd!
​
6th Grade Art
Full Dragon Eye Project Instructions 
 Remember- links will work if you are logged into your school account on chrome.
  • Tuesday-
    • Continue Dragon Eye Project
  • Thursday-
    • Go over In person Protocols for class 
    • Finish Dragon Eye and Submit to Canvas Formal Assignment
      • Since we spent most of the class going over In-Person Protocols, we'll finish up the Dragon Eye on Monday and turn it in Wednesday.
​
8th Grade Art
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday- Turn in Repousse PoA on Canvas. Any remainder of class time to work on personal artwork and upload to today’s daily work assignment. It will be counted as extra credit! It will remain open all week ;-)
  • Wednesday-
    • Go over In-Person Protocols for class
    • Big Repousse Project Work Day 1 of 7. There will be a Formal Progress check for it Feb 25th.
  • Friday- Big Repousse Project Work Day 2 of 7. 

Ceramics BIPA
Links: 3-D Tile PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday (B)/ Tuesday (A)- urn in 3D Tiel PoA on Canvas. Any remainder of class time to work on personal artwork and upload to today’s daily work assignment. It will be counted as extra credit! It will remain open all week ;-)
  • Wednesday(B)/ Thursday(A)-​
    • Go over In-Person Protocols for class
    • 3D Tile Project Work Day 1 of 7 (make tile and trace image)
    • There will be a Formal Progress check for it Feb 25/26.
  • Friday(B)-
    • 3D Tile Project Work Day 2 of 7 (block in main shapes)

Sculpture IPA
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Tuesday- Turn in Repousse PoA on Canvas. Any remainder of class time to work on personal artwork and upload to today’s daily work assignment. It will be counted as extra credit! It will remain open all week ;-)
  • Thursday-
    • Big Repousse Project Work Day 1 of 7 (trace image).
    • There will be a Formal Progress check for it Feb 25th.
    • Go over In-Person Protocols for class
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Week 24 Feb. 8-12

2/8/2021

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LAST WEEK to enter the Mural Contest
  • ​CLICK HERE for more specific information if you're interested in entering
6th Grade Art
  • Monday- Complete activities on Dragon Eye Day 1 Slides, take picture of progress and upload to today's canvas assignment OR show Ms. Schmit at end of Zoom class
  • Wednesday-Complete activities on Dragon Eye Day 2 Slides, take picture of progress and upload to today's canvas assignment OR show Ms. Schmit at end of Zoom class
  • Friday- Start activities on Dragon Eye Day 2 Slides, take picture of progress and upload to today's canvas assignment OR show Ms. Schmit at end of Zoom class

8th Grade Art
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Tuesday- Continue PoA Part 3: Sketches (turn in pdf of progress for daily work assignment in canvas by the end of class)
  • Thursday- Complete PoA Part 3: Sketches (turn in pdf of progress for daily work assignment in canvas by the end of class)

Ceramics BIPA
Links: 3-D Tile PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday (A)- Start PoA Part 3: Sketches (turn in pdf of progress for daily work assignment in canvas by the end of class)
  • Tuesday (B) / Wednesday(A)- Continue/Complete Part 3 Sketches(turn in pdf of progress for daily work assignment in canvas by the end of class)
  • Thursday (B) / Friday (A)- Go over final project requirements, start project

Sculpture IPA
Links: Repousse PoA Template Note- links will work if you are logged into Chrome using your school account.
  • Monday- Start PoA Part 3: Sketches (turn in pdf of progress for daily work assignment in canvas by the end of class)
  • Wednesday- Continue PoA Part 3: Sketches (turn in pdf of progress for daily work assignment in canvas by the end of class)
  • Friday- Complete PoA Part 3: Sketches (turn in pdf of progress for daily work assignment in canvas by the end of class)- If making a moquette, have assembled by end of class to be on schedule to complete project on time.
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