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Week 34 April 29 - May 3rd

5/2/2024

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Announcements

  • Complete survey linked on your Canvas Home Page ASAP!
  • Last Day for Q4 Late/Regrade work and take ALL your work home: Friday May 17th ( 2 weeks out)
    • Any work left after 6/7 is assumed to be abandoned and will be thrown out to make room for next years work
  • Last day for Greenware (ceramics): project must be IN kiln room by end of day Friday May 10th or won't have time to glaze fire.
  • Last day for Glazing(ceramics): project must be IN kiln room by end of day Friday May 17th or won't have time to be fired before last day of regular classes.
  • Reviews for End of Year/Grade Exams will be May 20-22 and practice exams May 23 (A) and May 24th (B)

Classwork

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Gnome Project Due May 10th, Glazed by May 15th, Critique May 17th
  • Links Lawn Gnome Packet.pdf  Word Doc  Presentation   R.A.F.T. Writing
  • Monday: Gnome Work Day 1/5
  • Wednesday: Gnome Work Day 2/5
  • Friday: Gnome Work Day 3/5 (due by end of next week
A3 Sculpture IPA
  • Main Metal Project Due May 15th, Critique May 17th
  • Tuesday: Main Metal Project Work Day 1/5
  • Thursday: Main Metal Project Work Day 2/5
B1 AP Art History 
  • Schmit's AP Art History Review 
  • Exam Day: May 6th 12pm)
  • Free AP Prep resources for ALL AP Classes
  • AP Art History Architecture Review - Christian and Islamic
B2 8th Grade Art- 
  • Tuesday: Paper Sculpting Practice Project Due at end of class! 
    • Requirements:
      • Create Box Base (demo in class)
      • Add a Slits-Slot Tree (trace)
      • Add Basic House (Trace)
      • Embellish with all the other basic techniques seen in the link above.
      • Creative Challenge: Create a theme and/or decorate the box interior
  • Thursday: Finish African Masks with Clay works - brainstorm designs for warm up and then Underglaze. Submit images of your mask and warm up to the African Mask Project assignment on Canvas by end of class.

B4 Ceramics IPA
  • Gnome Project Due May 10th, Glazed by May 15th, Critique May 17th
  • Links Lawn Gnome Packet.pdf  Word Doc  Presentation   R.A.F.T. Writing
  • Tuesday: Gnome Work Day 2/5
  • Thursday: Gnome Work Day 3/5
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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