• Welcome to Fort Rucker Elementary School
  • Learning for the Future: Everyone, Every Way, Every Day
  • Proud member of the Georgia/Alabama School District
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Mailing Address

  • Fort Rucker Elementary School
  • Bldg 21037, Red Cloud Road
  • P.O. Box 620279
  • Fort Rucker, AL 36362

Principal: Ms. Barbara Doherty

Phone: (334) 598-4408

Fax: (334) 598-6784

What's Happening in ART Class pencil family portrait

Reminders

Thanks for all the brown paper sacks, paper towel tubes, and styrofoam egg cartons you've been sending in.  At this time, we do not need any plastic milk jugs, as we're running out of space to store them.

 

Look at what we're learning!

ART ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES

2nd grade-Two Projects: Paper vest and paper tube project emphasizing "shape" and "form", drawing Native American symbols,following pattern directions, and cutting, and gluing skills

3rd grade-Two Projects: Paper vest and paper tube project emphasizing "shape" and "form", drawing Native American symbols, following pattern directions, and cutting, and gluing skills

4th grade-Shoshone parfleche project emphasizing "geometric shapes","color", "form", and "balance" using our math knowledge of symmetry and flipping shapes.  This project involves sketching, enlarging a design, cutting, gluing, folding, and painting.

5th grade-Shoshone parfleche project emphasizing "geometric shapes","color", "form", and "balance" using our math knowledge of symmetry and flipping shapes.  This project involves sketching, cutting, gluing, folding, and painting.

6th grade-Three dimensional making of "forms" for papier mache' portrait project.  This project includes viewing website and powerpoint of the paper mache' process, discussion of various types of paper mache and uses, making a 3-D form using paper tubes, paper wads, and tape, covering with paper mache' and painting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Teacher Contact

  • Phone:  (334) 598-4408

ART Class Rules

  1. Attitude-Be positive and come ready to work!
  2. Respect-Give it to get it. Respect safety rules, materials, teachers, peers, and the work of others.
  3. Try your best!  Effort counts.  Take pride in your work.

Daily Schedule

  • 7:30-8:00 morning hall duty
  • 8:00-9:00 4th grade (Wed-3rd grade)
  • 9:05-10:05 5th grade
  • 10:10-11:10 6th grade
  • 11:10-11:30 planning
  • 11:30-12:00 LUNCH
  • 12:00-1:00 2nd grade
  • 1:14-2:15 3rd grade (Wed. early out)
  • 2:15-3:00 Planning

Items of Interest

DoDEA Visual Arts Curriculum and Standards

http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/visualArts.cfm

Smithsonian American Art Museum-Meet Me at Midnight Game

http://americanart.si.edu/education/insights/midnight/

Albright-Knox Art Games

http://www.kids.albrightknox.org/index_launched.html

NGA Kids (National Gallery of Art)

http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

 

 

 

 

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