This Thursday October 3rd from 5:00-7:00 pm, Grasso Tech is hosting our annual Parent's Night! Although it is called "Parent's Night", it is a night designed for those of you who love and take care of our students to come into school and meet everyone, teachers and administrators. It also gives you a chance to come to meet all of the academic teachers your student has this year and to reconnect with their trade instructors.
If your student has me for an art class, I'd like to offer you, their parents/guardians/loved ones, a chance for YOU to earn a free extra credit project grade for THEM. Just stop in to my art room, room 411, and take a few minutes to complete an art project. Don't worry, I don't expect you to have any prior art background or experiences since you were in school. It will only take a few minutes, I promise!
I started this practice my first year here as a way for me to meet parents and talk to everyone, as Parent's Night is not for one-on-one conferences about your student. Not that I wouldn't love to sit and talk to everyone about their student, but it's just not possible. If you would like a one-on-one conference about your student, I urge you to contact me via email, phone or even during Parent's Night and we can try and work something out that would fit both of our schedules.
paula.roswell@ct.gov or 860-445-3858
Parent's Night gives us a chance to meet in person, make some art together and you a chance to earn your student an extra credit project grade!!
Make sure to stop in...can't find my room...just ask someone! See you Thursday!
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Welcome to Academics ......Sophomores and Juniors!!
It's an exciting time in art class, B cycle in Academics begins tomorrow!!
For those of you in my Elements of Art class and Drawing I class, you are going to need to obtain a sketchbook. If you have gotten yours already, great! If not, we have a long 12 day cycle, so try and get one as soon as you can.
Haven't had art class since Middle School and not sure what to expect the first day?
Well, for one, we will go over my class rules, they are pretty straight forward. Respect the materials, respect your own artwork and that of your classmates. Clean up after yourself, learn something new and of course have some fun! After we go over the rules, we will spend some time completing an art game, and then decorating folders.
Every student will be expected to sign an art contract, which you can bring home to show your parents/guardians and then return to me. It's your first homework assignment.
The rest of the cycle we will begin our exploration into the Elements of Art!!
Drawing I students, I have a lot of things planned for our first day. After spending sometime reviewing the rules, or getting to know them if you haven't had me. We will start learning about Shading & Modeling. Shading & Modeling is one of the most important skills you will develop and refine throughout your time in Drawing class. This cycle you will also be introduced to the plastic fruit! While I was in Maine over the summer on vacation, I went into a store that had, well giant plastic fruit. Well not giant really, but about 8 inches tall! I could only buy a couple, one pear and one apple, but I can't wait to show you them!
See you soon!
For those of you in my Elements of Art class and Drawing I class, you are going to need to obtain a sketchbook. If you have gotten yours already, great! If not, we have a long 12 day cycle, so try and get one as soon as you can.
Haven't had art class since Middle School and not sure what to expect the first day?
Well, for one, we will go over my class rules, they are pretty straight forward. Respect the materials, respect your own artwork and that of your classmates. Clean up after yourself, learn something new and of course have some fun! After we go over the rules, we will spend some time completing an art game, and then decorating folders.
Every student will be expected to sign an art contract, which you can bring home to show your parents/guardians and then return to me. It's your first homework assignment.
The rest of the cycle we will begin our exploration into the Elements of Art!!
Drawing I students, I have a lot of things planned for our first day. After spending sometime reviewing the rules, or getting to know them if you haven't had me. We will start learning about Shading & Modeling. Shading & Modeling is one of the most important skills you will develop and refine throughout your time in Drawing class. This cycle you will also be introduced to the plastic fruit! While I was in Maine over the summer on vacation, I went into a store that had, well giant plastic fruit. Well not giant really, but about 8 inches tall! I could only buy a couple, one pear and one apple, but I can't wait to show you them!
See you soon!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Young Artist's Society
Young Artist's Society...............
Our first meeting of the year will be Friday September 20th, 7th period in room 411.
To help make scheduling meetings easier this year, the third Friday of every month
we will have a meeting during 7th period.
If you are unable to attend our first or actually any of our meetings, that doesn't mean that you still can't participate! Especially if you are signing up for Band, which meets Wed and Friday during 7th period, under no circumstances are you to miss band or any regularly scheduled class other than academic access. It's also helpful to your academic access teacher's if you show up with a pass already signed by me.
Drop by, or ask me in the hallway for a pass before the meeting dates if you can. If not, please make sure you arrive with a pass written by your teacher. I realize it is very hard to miss valuable shop time, so don't give your teacher a hard time, you can make the next meeting.
See you soon!
Our first meeting of the year will be Friday September 20th, 7th period in room 411.
To help make scheduling meetings easier this year, the third Friday of every month
we will have a meeting during 7th period.
If you are unable to attend our first or actually any of our meetings, that doesn't mean that you still can't participate! Especially if you are signing up for Band, which meets Wed and Friday during 7th period, under no circumstances are you to miss band or any regularly scheduled class other than academic access. It's also helpful to your academic access teacher's if you show up with a pass already signed by me.
Drop by, or ask me in the hallway for a pass before the meeting dates if you can. If not, please make sure you arrive with a pass written by your teacher. I realize it is very hard to miss valuable shop time, so don't give your teacher a hard time, you can make the next meeting.
See you soon!
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