Welcome Back!

I am so excited to be starting the school year with students back in the art studio! 

It was very challenging offering choice in art via zoom last year and most of the time I wasn't even able to see what the students were working on. It has been such a pleasure to watch and observe their creative process in class, even when they aren't ready to talk to me about what they are making. 

My goal this school year is to get back to Teaching for Artistic Behaviors (TAB) and allowing the students to be artists and create art that is meaningful to them. (Click here to learn more about TAB.) 

I adapted the Irving School "affirmations" and the students I and say them out loud at the beginning of each class.

• I will grow as an artist.
• I will exceed expectations.
• I belong in the art studio.

I try to stress to students that they are ALL artists and everyone's art is unique to them. I want them to feel ownership over what they create and try not to compare or compete with other artists. 

Take a look at the tabs above to see what each grade level has been working on in class. Also make sure to check out our school page on Artsonia to see all the amazing art the students have made. 

Artsonia is a great tool for students to keep a record of the art they make throughout their time at Irving. We also use it for writing artist statements and sharing art with families. If you register your email address, you will receive an email each time your child publishes a new work of art. Feel free to email me with any questions!

Ms. Tague

etague@op97.org

Art E-Learning

Hi Everyone!

Here are art lessons for each grade level to work on while we're home during the next few weeks. I'm really going to miss seeing everyone at school but I'm looking forward to seeing what art you make at home.

Feel free to email me photos of what you make, or upload directly to Artsonia by clicking here. This is our school access code: KSMF-WNRD

See you all in a few weeks!

5th grade
4th grade
3rd grade
2nd grade
1st grade
Kindergarten

I will be available by email in the mornings from 8-9am and in the afternoons from 2-3pm. Feel free to contact me with any questions. etague@op97.org

YOUTH ART MONTH

Visit the IDEA BOX at the Oak Park Main Library to see the D97 Elementary Art Show and Celebrate Youth Art Month

Also join us for an Artist Reception

Wednesday, April 1st

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Wednesday Journal Design an Ad Contest

Students will receive a form with the name of a local business and will need to create an advertisement for that business.

In the advertising industry, designers do not often get to choose which businesses they will work with. 

The ads must be done in black & white- using black pen. Ads in pencil or colored markers won't reproduce well in the paper.

The ads will be judged according to neatness, creative and/or funny, and that they make people feel good and want to shop at the business.

All entries should be finished and ready for pick up Monday, MARCH 2ND

Please make sure all business information is clearly and correctly present inside the drawing space on each entry form. Also, any text should be as clear and big as possible. The ad should clearly state the name, address and phone number.

During the weeks of March 9th and 16th, advertisers will review the ads and decide which, if any, they would like to run in the newspaper. We will also have an internal judging contest and publish our favorite designs.

Contests entries should NOT include special offers or discounts (i.e. Buy One, Get One Free), as these make the ad unlikely to be chosen for publication by the business.

We will publish the name, grade, and school of each artist published. Therefore, please make sure students write their names clearly on the entry forms.

The "Design An Ad" section will be published March 25th.

Elf Dice Game

Embrace your Mistakes!

In art we teach that mistakes are just a part of learning and growing. Students are often pushed to try new materials and explore different ways of making art. Mistakes can be thought of as creative opportunities!

El Dia de los Muertos