S1A orders have been sent home...

On Monday December 12th the Square 1 Art orders were sent home. Please let the Art department know if you did not receive your order. If you received someone's order other than your own please send it back to school asap. Thank you for supporting the BES art department. 

S1A Orders are almost HERE!

If you ordered from Square 1 Art the orders are almost here! Woohoo! All items will be sent home (unless you emailed me to hold your items) on Monday, Dec 12th. 

Got Clay?

We LOVE working with clay at BES! This year we will be adding more clay projects to each grade level. 2nd grade started their clay study off with a "Clay Animal Bowl" project.

THANK YOU FAMILIES!

Dear Brownsville Families,
Thank you for participating in the Square 1 Art fundraiser! We had 45.22% participation this year and we are very thankful to all the families who participated in helping supply our school with art supplies, guest artists and much more. Thank you!
As a reminder... anyone may order from Square 1 Art at anytime, you can even order past years artwork.
Thank you again for your support, Mrs. Horridge and Mrs. Wittkowski

Online ordering has been extended!

You may still order your Square 1 Art online until midnight on November 23rd! If you order by the 23rd you will receive free shipping and orders will be delivered to Brownsville before winter break. Otherwise you may order products at anytime during the year.
Thank you for supporting the BES Art program! 

Thank you to those who have placed an order

Square 1 Art is due this Thursday, November 17th. Please place your orders today!

5 days left to order S1A!

Please consider supporting our art program by purchasing your student's artwork on a special keepsake. Go to www.square1art.com Thank you!

Square 1 Art orders due November 17th

Please place your Square 1 Art orders by November 17th! We will get a bonus if we have 50% participation so please, please, PLEASE pass the word along to your family and friends. Help support the Arts program at BES! www.square1art.com 

Square 1 Art order forms are in your student's BACKPACK!

There is something very special in your student's backpack! I know you probably don't empty it until the following week because that's just how it is but you will want to at least find their Square 1 Art in there right now! You can leave the lunch box and stinky socks but get your order form NOW! See the awesome art work your student created and go online and order today! If needed you can send in your order to school but it is VERY easy to just go online (www.square1art.com) or you can even call the company and place your order over the phone (888-332-3294) Don't Delay! Get your orders in today! Deadline for free shipping and orders to arrive before winter break is November 17th! There is some great gifts to buy and keepsakes to keep! We are looking for 50% participation so please spread the word! Thank you for support the Arts Program at Brownsville! We need your help in making our program successful! Thank you!

Check out what we have been creating...

This is the time of year when we really start settling into our art work at Brownsville. We have finished the projects for Square 1 Art and we are getting into the core of our program. Building foundations and skills for life long learners in art. Being creative helps make learning fun and interesting.
Pre-K molded and formed owls out of clay after reading the book Owl Babies
In Kindergarten students are creating "Wild Things" after listening to the book Where the Wild Things Are
1st graders learn to create figures and horses with shapes. When you put certain shapes together you can create anything.
2nd looked at movements of figures and made a "Community Dancer" collage
3rd, 4th and 5th graders use Art journals provided by the Art Department to take notes, design and free draw
3rd grade gets to use their imagination and design their very own "Secret Place" which is totally their own.
4th grade has begun the 1st drawing lesson using contour lines. We will now draw a still life and color with oil pastels.
5th grade goes into Drawing 102 and adds to their knowledge from 4th grade Drawing 101. This year they will do an observational drawing of bones using shading to create form. 

Kindergarten creates portraits with found objects

1st grade shape people

4th grade Still Life

Kindergarten Wild Things

2nd grade "Community Dancer" project

3rd grade "Secret Place" drawing in Art Journals

2nd grade writes about their "Community Dancer"

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The Square 1 Art projects are on the way...

All the completed and turned in projects we use for Square 1 Art have been shipped! We will expect the order forms and stickers back on November 4th. So be on the look out...

The art work for getting ready for Square 1 Art

Our students have been working hard to complete their art work that will be used for Square 1 Art. They have spent many hours making their work amazing. The order forms and stickers will arrive here on November 3rd and will be sent home Friday November 4th.

We are in full swing...

The Art Room at BES is in full swing... all the students are working hard on their projects which we will use for Square 1 Art (our Art fundraiser).
Preschool is learning the steps to creating their printing project
Kindergarten is glueing their backgrounds for their hand print trees
1st grade is making their Coral Reef backgrounds for their fish hand prints
2nd grade is drawing pictures of their community
3rd grade has begun learning about Self Portraits and how to draw themselves
4th grade has begun the Matisse Paper Cut-Outs
5th grade has discussed radial designs and has been planing their design