Welcome back to all our little budding artists and a warm welcome to our new students and Year 1 classes.

All students are required to have an A3 display folder to store their artworks in. You can find these at most Big W and K Mart stores as well as Office works. If you haven’t brought one in yet, please do so as soon as possible – Thank you!

Students will also need an art shirt to protect their uniform during art classes. A massive 'Thank you' to Miss Amanda Rudd and Marvic Packaging Australia who have generously donated a huge amount of plastic aprons to the art room. These aprons are adult size so students may be more comfortable with one that fits them more appropriately.

Monday classes will have the wonderful Ms Liz Agar taking the lesson. I know Rooms 7 and 21 have already been having tons of fun mixing paint and learning about Primary and Secondary Colours with Ms Agar.

Activities and Experiences

Visual Art classes run once a fortnight as a double session, enabling the students to have an extended period of time in which to design and create their artworks.

Students will have opportunities to explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination to create visual artworks that will be displayed within the school.  They will use the elements and principles of art design while experimenting with different materials, techniques and processes. 

Students will also be provided with opportunities to participate in community art events and competitions throughout the year.

Visual Art class awards will be presented each assembly. The most deserving class will be awarded a certificate and hold the trophy in their class until the next assembly.

Lunchtime Art

Lunchtime Art will be held on Wednesday and Friday lunchtime this year. Students are more than welcome to come in and finish off things from Visual Art class, create their own artworks or work collaboratively on larger projects.

It has been fantastic to see we have already had multiple students come in and get creative at ‘Lunchtime Art’.

Parent Help

It is wonderful to have parents involved with the children’s learning.  You are very welcome to come and join in the fun during Visual Art lessons.  Please fill out the appropriate paper work at the front office if you wish to help out.  Please also come and see me as to a suitable session for you to come along to.

I know that within Wattle Grove we have many talented community members. If any family member has a passion for a particular art technique, I would love you to share your experience and knowledge with our students. This may simply be a one-off lesson or a project over several weeks. It may be with your child’s class exclusively or with several classes of an appropriate level. If you are interested, please come and see me and we can discuss and organise something that suits.

We are also always looking for recyclable things you find around the house to use in the art room or to upcycle and create new artworks from. We would greatly appreciate any donations such as;

• Cereal boxes
• Plastic cutlery
• Plastic lids (all sizes)
• Nuts and bolts, buttons and beads
• Material and wool scraps
• Any craft materials you no longer need
• Anything else you think we may be able to use – just come and ask if you’re not sure.

The Arts are an excellent medium for children to express themselves creatively and I look forward to assisting them develop their skills and create some amazing masterpieces.

                                                        Warm regards,

                                                                                    Miss Carly Randall