1 Month DOWN

It has been a month since school started. I feel like I am just in the eye of the storm.
It has been such a whirl-wind!!!

I feel like I literally do not have enough time to even recap everything!!!

I teach:
3 Comprehensive Art I classes (mix of 9th-12th grade)
1 Ceramics & Sculpture class (mix of 10th-12th grade)
1 Drawing & Painting class (mix of 10th-12th grade)
1 Select Studio class (11th & 12th grade)
1 AP Studio Art class (11th & 12th grade)

We have already done several projects in these classes, I will begin to post images of artwork from my students, when I can.

Projects have included: 
Zentangle Animals, Zentangle Designs, Elements & Principles of Art Concertina Book, Scratch Art Still Life, Assemblage, Altered Books, and Impromptu Art.

My upper level students have explore graphite and charcoal through expressing the topics of "Freedom," "Agony," "Aging," and "Sanctuary."

I have not had any major issues with students yet, other than not turning in their work and completing finished assignments. I have had several detentions for talking and failure to turn in signed paperwork. I've only written students up for failure to show up for detention. I just have a bunch of chatty-cathys. I have had to move seating arrangements several times. (And that is so sad to me, they are high schoolers - just keep your mouth shut!)

I have only had one accident, but in all fairest I warned the students. My Ceramics & Sculpture class are working on their altered book projects with box cutters and Xacto knives and I had a student cut the tip of his finger off. I thought they were going to give him stitches, but I think they just used foam glue. But he did have to leave school and go to the ER that day.

It has taken me FOREVER to order supplies. It is a very daunting task; figuring out what I need, pricing it from different vendors, and then ORDERING all while staying in budget! Hopefully, I will still have money left over at the end of this semester so that I can order more supplies for next semester!

We have also been introduced to new measures of assessment called SLO - Student Learning Objectives. They are for classes that do not have an EOCT or standardized tests. They are in a pilot year/learning curve... and in Art, they are HORRIBLE. Hopefully, there will be changes in the near future.

Other than all of this... lesson plans, unit plans, grade, grade, grade....

OH... and cheerleading tryouts occurred, we picked a team, AND started practice today!

-Mrs. Brown (the Art Teacher)