Thank you for Attending the Title 1 Event: Art Night with the Walnut Square PTO

Thank you so much for attending the Title 1 Event: Art Night with the Walnut Square PTO!

Please click on this link to complete the Title 1 Event Evaluation: https://forms.gle/WSDchpwi5RAFfTXh7

Your feedback is appreciated and helps us plan future family engagement events.

Below are family resources and activities you can complete!

-The Pentucket Lake and Walnut Square Staff

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Dear Families,

Thank you so much for attending tonight’s Title 1 and PTO Art Night! Tonight, we explored the vibrant worlds of two influential artists:

Eric Carle: Famous for his vibrant tissue-paper-like art, utilizing various textures throughout his work often depicting various animals, insects, and nature themes. As an illustrator, he said he chose to portray animals in unconventional colors to show his young readers that in art, there is no wrong color.
Yayoi Kusama: Famous for pieces showcasing her adoration of spots representing infinity, self-obliteration, and cosmic energy. She utilizes a combination of pop art and minimalism to support her mental health making her one of the most popular contemporary artists in the world.

During our creation time, students made:

Tissue-paper butterfly pieces inspired by Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Created paintings using Q-Tips to make polka-dot art, inspired by Yayoi Kusama.

Students’ art pieces have the opportunity to be displayed at our Haverhill Public Library for one month beginning April 20th. Please complete the release form if you’d like the artwork displayed, and ensure your child’s name is clearly written on the back of the artwork they left with us.

Below are some ideas to extend learning at home as well as a list of books that you can read together at home. We hope you enjoy spending time together learning about art!

Sincerely,

Walnut Square Staff and PTO

To extend the learning at home, here are some ideas:

Eric Carle Focus:

Painting with nature: Gather sticks, leaves, pinecones, rocks, etc. to use as a paintbrush.
Encourage your child to sample the various types of foods found in Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Talk about the ways that foods help us grow and transform throughout the lifespan.
Mapping Favorite Foods: Map out with your child what foods make our bodies happy (nutrient dense foods) and what foods make our brains happy (treats) to support healthy balanced eating habits.

Yayoi Kusama Focus:

Patterned Creations: Paint using different shapes of different colors and sizes to create patterned art pieces.
Polkadots and Emotions: Paint facial expressions using dots to represent different emotions (happy, sad, angry, confused, etc.).
Sculpture Art: Find various parent-approved items in your house or outside to make sculptures out of.

from GRADE 3 | MODULE 4 Wit & Wisdom Tips for Families

Books to Read

Stone Giant: Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be, Jane Sutcliffe
Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?, Roberta Edwards
The Music in George’s Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue, Suzanne Slade
Who Was Pablo Picasso?, True Kelley
Sandy’s Circus: A Story about Alexander Calder, Tanya Lee Stone
Jackson Pollock, Mike Venezia
Michelangelo, Diane Stanley
Georges Seurat, Mike Venezia
Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White, Melissa Sweet
Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist, Jan Greenberg
Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer, Robert Byrd
The Dreamer, Pam Muñoz Ryan
Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi, Rachel Rodriguez
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art, Barb Rosenstock
An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers, Natasha Wing
José! Born to Dance, Susanna Reich
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau, Michelle Markel
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, Robert Byrd
The Garden of Monsieur Monet, Giancarlo Ascari
Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance, Kristin N. Cole and Maryann Cocca-Leffler
The Artist and His Models: The Art of Rembrandt, Hanuel Ddang
Mr. Matisse and His Cutouts, Annemarie van Haeringen
Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought), Kathleen Krull
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, Jeanette Winter
Seen from a Distance: The Art of Monet, Seon-hye Jang
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, Jan Greenberg
Pippo the Fool, Tracey E. Fern
Mario’s Angels: A Story about the Artist Giotto, Mary Arrigan
Firebird, Misty Copeland
Ellington Was Not a Street, Ntozake Shange

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