The end of the school year is coming fast! The image above gives a brief summary of the projects each grade is finishing up inspired by the Elements of Art. Kindergarten - LINE 1st Grade - COLOR 2nd Grade - SHAPE & FORM 3rd Grade - SPACE 4th Grade - VALUE 5th Grade - TEXTURE After completing the SECOND to last class meetings for each grade, it was time to average their DAILY POINTS scores to see who would be crowned our 4th quarter winner! So far this year, Mrs. Veeser's 3rd Grade class has won EVERY OTHER quarter! Average scores are as follows (as seen on the photo of our agenda below) Kindergarten - 90.8 4th Grade - 94 1st Grade & 3rd Grade E - 94.2 5th Grade - 94.5 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade V - 97 So... Mrs. Dubord's 2nd Grade & Mrs. Veeser's
3rd Grade tied with an average score of 97 through the quarter, which is EXCELLENT! These classes will be rewarded during their last class meeting of the year! Congrats to everyone for a great year!
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I decided to update my classroom management plan this year. I have used the Art Room Chutes & Ladders game the last few years, and it was time for a change. I now use a Daily Points score sheet every time a class comes to the art room. Overall scores will be tallied and compared amongst all of the classes. The top overall score from each quarter will earn an art party with a yummy treat, recognition, and a special art project to complete for their class! So far, it has been going well, and we have a tie for first place after the first round of art class for the year!
Congrats to Mrs. Veeser's 2nd grade class for winning our behavioral challenge between classes: Art Room Chutes & Ladders! They are the winners for the 1st marking period. Click on the images from our celebratory class period below to enlarge. Students earned a reward day complete with some group pictures, a yummy treat, and a special project day complete with some fun craft sticks! See what they started to create below (click on the image to enlarge). I made one of my favorite treats - Rainbow Jell-o Cups as their treat for the day!
I have started a new classroom management system in the art room this year - CHUTES AND LADDERS!
So far, it has been going well! The idea is fairly simple, but a mouthful to explain. Every time a class comes to the art room their goal is the keep the JET in the GREEN on the vertical chart. Yellow is a warning. Orange is the final warning. Red means we put materials away and discuss different choices we could have made. Once the JET is down it can move up from orange or yellow, but not red. If the JET is in the green by the end of clean-up, they get to play Chutes and Ladders that week. No green - no playing. I chose a student to play by pulling a popsicle stick out of a cup that has a number on it. Every desk has a name tag including a number. If I pull their number, they get to ROLL. Students roll two dice in hopes of moving closer to the FINISH which is 100! If they hit a ladder (vertical lines) they go UP! If they hit a chute, they go DOWN. As a bonus, if they happen to stay in the green for the entire class period, they get TWO ROLLS. What do they win you ask? Well, bragging rights a bit... and the opportunity to complete a CLAY PROJECT. Normally I only do a clay project with 6th grade. I do not have a kiln at the elementary building, so it is a lot of extra work hauling things to the high school and back. They were very excited about this. If the 6th graders win, they either get TWO clay projects, or a special project of their choosing (within reason of course). SO far, the 6th graders are in second place only by one space to the FOURTH GRADERS. We'll see what happens next week! Special thanks to an amazing Art Teachers group I am a part of for the basic idea. I love it. |
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