Demo Night - PE ECE, K and 1st

Part 1 - Little Kids:

Part 2 - Bigger Kids:

WATCH THIS SPACE - 4th Grade plays 'Imagine' by John Lennon Middle School 'Tinikling' and More

Demo night ART ROOM - More to come!

Fourth Grade 'LED' flowers, made from up-cycled paper coffee cups,  pennies and lime juice!

Second Grade making clay bones for the 'Million Bones' project.  The bones will be fired and sent along with other many other participants from Colorado and all around the US to Washington DC.
More information on the 'Million Bones' here:  http://www.onemillionbones.org/

6th and 7th Grade PE - 'I don't speak Americano'

One Million Bones Project at DGS

DGS students are currently being given the opportunity to get involved in this social arts project - there will be clay available to make a 'bone' for the project on DEMO night in the art room.  It is a wonderful and meaningful way to contribute to your DGS community - JOIN US!

'We are collecting artwork bones for a collaborative installation of 1,000,000 bones on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. from June 8th-10th, 2013. This installation will serve as a collaborative site of conscience to remember victims and survivors, and as a visible petition to raise awareness of the issue and call upon our government to take much needed and long overdue action.'   

  
http://www.onemillionbones.org/the-project/

Free Skating at Skyline Park!!!

Did you know that Skyline Park offers FREE skate rental for ALL Colorado 4th Graders this season?

See more information here:
http://www.downtowndenver.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=gPpkDWKRxmY%3d&tabid=595

Otherwise - your skate rentals are very reasonable - lots of FUN especially with the holiday lights downtown.

Up-cycle art. You have to see these! (More info coming)

Did you happen to see these wonderful sock people made from up-cycled materials by the 6th and 7th Grade?  Each puppet was created with a background story and personality traits.  Each one unique and awesome!  

Congratulations EPIC Artists.

The Epic Arts Exhibition at RedLine Gallery featuring DGS students from 6th and 7th Grade was a huge success.     Also the opening celebration featured some 8th Grade DGS students.      Here are some of the highlights!

Band:
Zack Marshall  - DGS Student
Jack Long - DGS Student
Andy Tierney - DGS Student
Fischer Harris
Zander Velleca

Art title and student credit:

Art title and student credit:

Art title and student credit:

Art title and student credit:

Art title and student credit:

Art title and student credit:

Epic Arts Fall Exhibition - All Welcome

EPIC ARTS FALL 2012 YOUTH EXHIBITION 

Exhibition Dates: December 8 - 30, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 8, 1-4pm

The EPIC Arts Fall 2012 Youth Exhibition will feature artworks created by students participating in RedLine’s Educational Partnership Initiative for the Creative (EPIC) Arts program at Bruce Randolph High School, Annunciation School, Slavens ECE-8 School, Soar Charter School, Joliet Learning Center and Denver Green School

RedLine’s EPIC Arts program provides a platform for RedLine Resident Artists to work in collaboration with students and educators over several weeks in K-12 schools to implement an experiential curriculum that creates a body of artwork through a lens of contemporary social justice.  EPIC Arts empowers youth to become active interpreters within their own unique art practice alongside a professional artists both in and outside of the classroom.

Fencing at DGS

Recently DGS Middle School students, had the opportunity of trying 'Fencing' - courtesy of owner/coach Elaine at Cheyenne Fencing Society.

A Special Opportunity for 6th Grade - Introducing 'EPIC ARTS' by RedLine Gallery

The 6th grade class in the current specials rotation has been chosen to participate in the 'Epic Arts' program provided by RedLine Gallery.  This program partners a local artist with a class of students who collaborate to produce an art project to be exhibited at RedLine Gallery with a special focus on arts and social justice education. 

The students are working on their individual pieces which they will bring together to make a mixed-media installation in the gallery.  (Click on images to view larger)

   

Currently the 6th Graders are working with artist/designer Matt Scobey (pictured above).  You can find more information about him and his work here:        http://cargocollective.com/mattscobey  

    
 

This is a great opportunity for the students, who will have their work exhibited in a contemporary art gallery with an opening celebration December 8th - all DGS community welcome.  More details to follow!  In the mean-time here is a link to RedLine Gallery and its community projects - really worth checking out! www.redlineart.org

  

Día de los Muertos - Art Projects AND Harvest festival

Learning about Día de los Muertos - or - Day of the Dead in Art, the K and 1st Grade made paper flowers and skull pictures for the alter.

Finished Alter piece.

Sugar Skull

First Grade Tributes

The 6th Grade Harvest festival decor was enhanced by a lovely recycled tree 'forest' made by 2nd and 3rd grade in art - and gorgeous straw-people were also on display. 

Music with 3rd Grade

3rd Graders 

3rd graders beat challenge.  Object of the game to play back or mirror the beat.

Salt Dough Recipe - from Miss Chung

2 c flour
1 c salt
1 c water
(I also added liquid watercolor and a little extra flour to give the dough color but you could also use pastry dye or just paint the white dough after it dries.)

Mix the flour and salt first, then add water and mix, knead until desired consistency of dough is formed.  You can stick the dough to paper or cardboard when wet and elastic.  Dries in 48 hours but be warned, dried salt dough can be brittle and easy to break.

Have fun!   Great for use with 'perla' beads (or any kind of beads really!)

Notes to Learn! - First Grade with Mr Aranow

For music theory in First Grade this week, the class is learning the symbols for the

Quarter note, Eighth Note, Eighth Notes (connected by a 'bar') & the Quarter Rest.

The kiddo's are learning how to write the notes, and how to use Rhythm Reading Syllables to read-aloud the notes with rhythm.  For example, 1/4 note "ta" (tah) & 1/8th note "ti" (tee).

First Grader Allison with her 1/8th notes.

Cohen's 1/4 notes.

Class is working hard, what great concentration First Grade!

P.E. Focus on Safety - Be Nice - Be Safe - Have Fun!

For the first week of a new Specials Rotation the focus is on safety and team building in PE with Mr Parker, so the kiddo's learn to keep each other safe while having fun as well as learning great skills! 

Three Simple Rules.

Students having fun while also learning appropriate 'tagging' behavior,  taking care not to play too rough and hurt and each other, practicing looking where they are running and avoiding collisions.  OR in other words  it's "TAG" not "THWACK"!

Wonderful Self-portraits by Kinder!

K students get creative with their self-portraits.

Learning through observation, translation 

This Week in ART With Miss Chung!

First Graders having so much fun with 'Salt-Dough' creating fabulous under-water scenes.

*Recipe for the dough COMING SOON!

(Gabe)

Mao, Emma & Jack

(Jacob)

(Miles)

(Sienna)