Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
Join the Yarn Yodelers
Come relax on a comfy couch, chat about life, and try knitting, crochet, weaving, sewing or another creative project. All are welcome; no experience necessary. Bring supplies (or come arrange to borrow). Community Service Opportunity: help us knit warm headbands to be donated to homeless shelters.
4th-5th Grade students during Lunch Recess
Middle School during Lunch (bring a sack lunch)
Wednesdays in Ms. Jenner’s office, Room 423
Annual Juried Art Show
Six Villa Academy student art submissions were judged winners in the Archbishop Murphy High School 6th Annual Juried Art Show last Sunday. Artwork was submitted by students at nineteen local grade schools and fell into five categories: drawing, painting, sculpture, sacred art, and photography.
The objective of the show is to celebrate the artistic accomplishments of each participant. The AMHS Fine Arts Council sponsors this show that has become an important tradition for many of the K-8 schools.
The Seattle Art Museum has provided a family pass to each K-8 student who participated in the show, and sixty pieces, from various categories, will be displayed at the Seattle Art Museum this summer, August 3rd through September 4th.
From Villa Academy
Shelly (1st place) – Sacred Art
Logan (2nd place) – Painting
Gabi (3rd place) – Drawing
Francesca (Honorable Mention) – Cultural Art
Sydney
Eleanor
P4 Dragon Parade
Ms. Holloway’s P4 dragon dancers paraded from their classroom, on the first floor of the convent, to the library on the 4th floor of Villa’s main building. The preschoolers made a quick stop in Ms. Purn’s 2nd grade classroom to perform their dragon puppet dance. The 2nd grade has also been studying Chinese New Year and was happy to be part of the audience.
Villa Student pushes for community partnership with APL
As part of a service learning project, Villa Academy third grade students have partnered with students at the Academy for Precision Learning (APL), an independent K-8 school, serving students both typically developing and those across the Autism Spectrum.
During their first visit, Villa students read aloud and shared an art lesson with their APL buddies. This was a special experience for both schools, but especially for one family with students enrolled at both schools.
The idea for this buddy program comes from Cate, a Villa Academy student in Ms. Nichols’ third grade class. Cate’s older sister, Morgan, is a student at APL and on the autism spectrum. Her family was active in founding APL four years ago and now Cate is the driving force in the new partnership between her school and her older sister’s school.
Villa Academy third grade teachers, Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Furman, are excited to participate in a learning experience mutually beneficial to both groups of students. The learning goals for their classes are inclusiveness, understanding, embracing differences and caring for others – attributes they believe are best learned through personal experience.
Villa 4th Grader Honored for Religious Artwork
Michael L. is one of 24 winners in last year’s Holy Childhood Association’s Christmas Artwork Contest. On Saturday, Dec. 11, Michael will be honored at a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., where the artwork will be displayed during Advent and Christmas.
See the article in the Catholic NW Progress.
Join us for Knitting!
4th-5th Grade Students:
Wednesdays at Lunch Recess in Ms. Jenner’s office, Room 320
Come relax on a comfy couch, chat about life, and KNIT! All students are welcome; no experience necessary. Just bring your own needles and yarn (or arrange to borrow some).
Community Service Opportunity: Come help us knit warm headbands to be donated to homeless shelters. We also welcome donations of machine washable yarn and any kind of knitting needles!
16 Cups of Tea
Ms. Cassario’s 4th graders have the unique opportunity to present an illustrated book to Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea. The class has appropriately titled their book Sixteen Cups of Tea.
Mr. Mortenson’s book is a true story of his mission to build a school for a poor village in Pakistan. He was motivated by a desire to repay the people of the Village for their kindness and assistance when his group became lost while climbing K2.
The book was chosen as a “read aloud” book for 4B because it allows the class to work, as a group, with a novel that may be beyond their reading level. The reading operates much like a book club, with frequent opportunities for class discussion.
After finishing a read aloud novel, students typically draw pictures, discuss the book, and write about their favorite part. Many of the students enjoyed the interview at the end of the book, with Greg Mortenson’s daughter Amira. She talks about what it’s like to share her father, now a philanthropic leader, with the world.
After learning about the reading assignment, one 4th grade parent, a friend of Greg Mortenson, suggested that Mr. Mortenson and his daughter Amira would enjoy seeing the student illustrations. She graciously arranged for a bound compilation of the students illustrations to be sent to Mr. Mortenson.
