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Week 31 4/8-15 Welcome Back from Break!

3/28/2024

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Announcements

NASA Solar Eclipse Live Stream 4/6 starting at 1pm

Classwork

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning

Tuesday: Sea Life Project work day 1/5
Thursday: Sea Life Project work day 2/5 (due @ end of next week)

A3 Sculpture IPA

Tuesday: Practice Wire Project 2: make Wire Person by end of Class
Thursday: Practice Wire Project 3: make something that demonstrates ALL techniques in this image

B1 AP Art History

Monday: Unit 10 Lecture 3/8
Wednesdays: Unit 10 Lecture 4/8
Friday: Mr. Sennette is visiting to go over AP Exam Stuff, Please be present and ontime today! Unit 10 Lecture 5/8

B2 8th Grade Art- Unit 10 (10 Class periods to Exam Day: May 6th 12pm)

Free AP Prep resources for ALL AP Classes
Monday: Main Repousse Project Work Day 1/4- Linework traced and refined by end of class
Wednesdays: Main Repousse Project Work Day 2/4- turning shapes into forms
Friday: Main Repousse Project Work Day 3/4 - adding textures to forms. Note: be ready to turn in on Canvas at end of NEXT class.

B4 Ceramics IPA

Monday: Sea Life Project work day 1/5
Wednesdays: Sea Life Project work day 2/5
Friday: Sea Life Project work day 3/5 (due @ end of next week)

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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Week 30

3/25/2024

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Announcments

Student Art Show Opening: Tuesday 3/26 6:30-8:30 in the Auditorium Gallery.
End of Quarter is Thursday- Last Friday was the last day for late/regrade work.
Grading will be updated in Canvas Monday and Tuesday. If scores are not matching between Canvas and PowerSchool by Wednesday, let Ms. Schmit know which scores specifically and for which class/section ;-)
Friday No School for Students and next week is spring break! See you on April 8th!

Classwork

Create something inspired by your favorite song.
A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Planning for Sea Life Project

Tuesday: Finish setting up for Art Show, Remaining time create a Practice Sea Life Project- we'll start the official project when we get back from break.
Thursday: Complete Practice Sea Life Project

A3 Sculpture IPA

Tuesday: Create Practice Chain Project - 10+ links
Thursday: Finish Chain Project

B1 AP Art History- Reminder 219-220 due this week.

Monday: Continue Unit 9-10; Unit 10 lecture part 1
Tuesday: Unit 10 lecture part 2

B2 8th Grade Art- Repousse Unit

Monday: Start Planning for Main Repousse Project
Wednesday: Finish Planning for Main Repousse Project - we'll start working with the metal when we get back from break.

B4 Ceramics IPA Planning for Sea Life Project

Tuesday: Finish setting up for Art Show, Remaining time create a Practice Sea Life Project- we'll start the official project when we get back from break.
Thursday: Complete Practice Sea Life Project

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Working Wednesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection/Reset-Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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Wednesday 3/21 Ms. Schmit is Absent...

3/20/2024

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Work time for todya

Everyone needs to stay in assigned seats today.
Everyone must submit an image of whatever you worked on today the last 10 minutes of class. Otherwise you'll receive a "0" and will need to make it up by coming in during Homeroom.
Remember if you choose to make up work for my class instead of working on your project...
1. Submit an image/description of what you accomplished
2. You will need to make up missed sculpting time during Homeroom. (no extra days will be added)
If you need links to anything scroll down to last weeks info. Everything you need is there.

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Week 28 3/11-15

3/8/2024

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Credit Recovery
- If you have more than 10 absences for any class you will need to make up missing seat time
- More than 10 absences result in an "FF", even if you have a passing grade that means you have to make up the seat time otherwise you will automatically fail the course - it's a state rule, not mine:-(
- If you need to make up time see me for options.
Student Art Show
- Entries due Friday March 15th
- Everyone is required to submit at least 1 piece made during my class but may submit up to 3.
- Show Opening March 26th 6:30-8:30 in the Auditorium Gallery

Classwork

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Pinch Pot Unit (Alternative measuring techniques, fractions, and hand-building)

Tuesday: Glazing Artwork for Art Show, Submit Pinch Pot Unit Planning, Start Main Pinch Pot Project and start Planning for Sea Life Project (make a copy of the document to be able to edit it)
Thursday: Complete anything unfinished from Tuesday's list

A3 Sculpture IPA

Tuesday: Finalize Shout! letters Unit (math and Cardboard Sculpture)
- Wrap letters in Masking tape to seal surface
Thursday: Fiber Arts Final Critique and Upload image of Project

B1 AP Art History- Reminder Cards 181-190 due this week.

Monday: Continue Unit Asia Art History 7-8; Finish last of Japan Videos
Wednesday: Unit 7-8 review
Thursday: Unit 7-8 Exam ( 2 Short FRQ's 1 FRQ Long form-just an outline! and ~40 MCQ's- 10 of which will be from previous units)

B2 8th Grade Art- Repousse Unit

Monday: Finish Critiques and submit Hand Lettering Project (recomend submitting this for the student art show ;-) Critique Hand lettering Project
Wednesday: Intro to Repousse and start practice project
Friday: Complete Practice Repousse Project (could also submit this for the Student art show if it's done ;-)

B4 Ceramics IPA Pinch Pot Unit

Monday: Finish Nesting Bowls and Glazing
Wednesday: Glazing, prioritize work you want to submit to the Student Art Show.
Friday: Intro Main Pinch Pot Project and start Planning

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Working Wednesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection/Reset-Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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Week 27 3/4-3/8

3/1/2024

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Announcements

No School for Students Tuesday March 5th (for voting day)
- APAH- need to complete Video Lectures For China/Korea to stay on schedule for AP Exam even though we're not in class that day ;
Latino Night Art Showcase Contest entries due 4/1 (click on link for more info)
NWSA Student Art Show Coming up
- Artwork due to teacher by March 15th.
- Show opening will be Mar 26th 6:30-8:30 in the Auditorium Gallery.

Classwork

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Pinch Pot Unit (Alternative measuring techniques, fractions, and hand-building)

Monday: Improve Pinch Pot Precision- Make a set of pinch-pot nesting bowls using Calipers and rulers to measure diameters. Specifics on slide #6 in the unit link.
Wednesday: Complete Pinch Pot Practice #2 (have bowls stack inside of each other and in the kiln room by end of class (names on the bottom of all of them!)
Friday: Complete Cup Critique, any time left over can be used to glaze work.

A3 Sculpture IPA

Tuesday-Thursday: Shout! letters Unit (math and Cardboard Sculpture)
- Have Cardboard assembled for all letters by end of class today!
- Next class we'll spackle and sand, class after that we'll prime them

B1 AP Art History- Reminder Cards 181-190 due this week.

Tuesday-Thursday: Continue Unit Asia Art History 7-8; Video's 6-7 are due this week - Reminder Next Tuesday is now a "no school for students day" however to stay on track need to complete Lecture video #6 as homework.

B2 8th Grade Art- Anatomy of a Portrait (Anatomy and portraiture)

Tuesday: no school for students
Thursday: Critique Hand lettering Project
- Read the following documents in the "Critique" Link
  - Reflective Questions to Spur Self Reflection
  - Questioning Protocol
  - Snap Points

B4 Ceramics IPA Pinch Pot Unit

Tuesday: No School
Tuesday: Improve Pinch Pot Precision- Make a set of pinch-pot nesting bowls using Calipers and rulers to measure diameters. Specifics on slide #6 in the unit link - due at end of next class.

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Working Wednesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection/Reset-Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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