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June 3, 2008

Ms. Renvwick stands with her advisees and the paintings they successly bid on and acquired during the recent Art 9 art auction town meeting event.

 

May 21, 2008: The Middle School Spring art show is spectacular!

Pen and ink drawing by a sixth grade studen in Mr. Myer's class.

Giacometti inspired wax figures created by seventh grader in Mr. Myer's class.

Tribal mask created by an eighth grade student in Mr. Myer's class.

Enviornmental art installation created by a sixth grade student in Mr. Myer's class.

Wooden lamp design created by a seventh grader in mr. Krause's woodshop class.

Balsa wood bridge design created by a sisth grader in mr. Krause's woodshop class.

May 20, 2008: Ms. Benter takes the fourth graders to visit the American Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.

A group of fourth graders stand in front of the museum entrance.

Three fourth graders work together on a computer animation activity while visiting the mueum.

Three fourth graders and their teacher have fun dancing in front of a camera for their video flip book.

A view of the consession stand inside of "King Tut's Theater" at The American Museum of the Moving Image.

May 2, 2008: Mr. Krause's Photo/Media class visits a Japanese Stroll Garden.

Two students sit during a tea ceremony performed at the Stroll Garden.

A photograph of a water fall taken at the Japenese Stroll Garden.

May 9, 2008

The Lower School Art Show and Grandparent's Day are a huge success!

A visiting grandparent takes a moment to enjoy the fifth grade art installation.

Visiting grandparents take a look at the art work created by our lower school students.

May 6, 2008

Fifth Grade hosts the opening reception of the "Dinner Party Project" for parents.

A plate, goblet and table runner design honoring Susan B. Anthony is on display.

A plate, goblet and table runner design honoring Susan B. Anthony is on display.

April 11, 2008

Fifth Grade travels to Claytime in Huntington

Fifth graders use glazes to decorate there ceramic plates and goblets.

A fifth grader carefully applies glazes onto his ceramic plate.

April 10, 2008

The Third graders travel to the Nassau County Museum of Art.

A third grader examines a photograph taken by the artist and writer, Walter Wick.

A three dimensional model created by the artist, Walter Wick is on display at the Nassau County Museum of Art.

February 26,2208

Visual & Performing Arts Week: Our Middle School students participated in a variety of art and music related activities in honor of Visual and Performing Arts Week in the Middle School.

Seventh graders get an introduction to the working style of the artist: Jackson Pollack

February 8, 2008

Pre-Kindergarten and First grade travel to the Tilles Center to see a performance of

"Frog & Toad".

Teachers and students stand outside of the Tilles Center prior to the

performance of "Frog & Toad".

January 17, 2008

Mr. Greene's Art 9 students hold their biannual mock art auction.

A ninth grade student presents a painting dressed as the

artist Franz Marc.

Two ninth graders present an overview of the Impressionist art

movement while another student dressed as the artist:

Vincent Van Gogh presents a painting.

January 15, 2008 - First and Pre-Kindergarten students particpate in Art Partnership workshops through the Tilles Center.

Teaching Artist: Lyn Varialle demonstrates different sounds

made by frogs and toads to a first grade class.

Teaching Artist: Lyn Varialle uses a puppet to demonstrate

how frogs and toads catch their food to a pre-kindergarten class.

December 5, 2007 - The first and Eighth graders travel together

to the Brooklyn Museum with Ms. Benter, Mr. Myers and Mr.Greene

First and eighth grade students stand together in front of the

Brooklyn Museum, December 5th, 2007.

Students get to know each other during a

preliminary visit before attending the Brooklyn Museum

together.

First and eighth graders discuss

a watercolor picture together during their recent visit

to the Brooklyn Museum.

November 9, 2007 - The Third Grade travels to

Storm King Art Center with Ms. Benter

The Students pose in front of a large scale outdoor sculpture at

Sorm King Art Center in Mountainville New York.

The students took a tram ride through the sculpture park.

These large sculptures reminded the students of boulders.

It was hard to miss this pair of sculptured eyes on the landscape.

A first grader takes a moment to sketch a picture of one of the sculptures on

view during the walking tour of the sculpture park.

October 26, 2007 - The First and Pre-Kindergarten students traveled

Ms. Benter to the Tilles Center to view a performance of puppeteer:

Jim West's production of "Dinosaurs".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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