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This week in Visual Arts we have been celebrating gratitude as the Native Americans have been doing since the beginning of time.

The “Thanksgiving Address,” (the Ohen:ton Karihwatehkwen) is the invocation for the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations — Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora). It reflects their relationship of giving thanks for life and the world around them.

The “Thanksgiving Address” teaches mutual respect, conservation, love, generosity, and the responsibility to understand that what is done to one part of the “Circle of Life,” we do to ourselves.

Students from every grade level contributed to our celebration by creating artwork to reflect a section of the text.

You can read the “Thanksgiving Address” by clicking the attachment below, then view the finished artwork in the subsequent photos. You can also come view the panels in person, currently on display in the cafeteria/gymnasium of Longview Elementary.

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To the Stars, Grandmother Moon, and the Plants… (Artwork created by Kindergarten and 5th grade students at both Parkside and Longview Elementary.)

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The People, the Sun, the Animals and the Four Winds. (By 1st and 2nd graders at Longview.)

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Acrostic poems about gratitude, created using Adobe Express in 6th Grade at Longview. 

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For the last two weeks 6th graders at both Longview and Parkside Elementary schools have been learning about the principles of design and gaining real-world computer literacy skills.

Using the desktop publishing program  Adobe Express, my objective is to teach students to use digital tools to create art.

Last week I gave students an assignment in gratitude. They were to write an acrostic poem with the aforementioned theme. Once drafted, students could turn their attention to designing the visual presentation of their poems with Adobe Express.

Check out some examples of these gratitude poems and their digital designs and media in the photo above, or stop by the cafeteria/gymnasium at Longview to see the work in person. Great job 6th grade!

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Are you an artist? Do you work in an artistic profession? Do you have a passion for the arts, or do you enjoy making art?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, we NEED your help!

We are looking for adult volunteers from our community that want to support the visual arts program in our school and can offer expertise and/or donate  an hour or two to help in arts-related initiatives and other special events planned throughout the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

If you are interested in helping or contributing to this effort in any capacity, please let us know by completing the attached interest form.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Jessica Benson, Visual Arts Specialist
Longview, Parkside Elementary Schools

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This club is open to any patron of our PKS community with an interest in supporting the visual arts program, with a collective goal of fostering an art-centered environment here at Parkside. If you are interested, please enter your information. This visual arts team may be called upon for special projects and schoolwide initiatives.

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This club is open to any patron of our LGV community with an interest in supporting the visual arts program, with a collective goal of fostering an art-centered environment here at Longview. If you are interested, please enter your information. This visual arts team may be called upon for special projects and schoolwide initiatives.

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Highly engaged 3rd graders respond during our “Introduction to Filmmaking” workshop, presented by William King of the Utah Film Center.

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“Intro to Filmmaking,” Workshop w/ Utah Film Center 

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“Intro to Filmmaking,” Workshop w/ Utah Film Center 

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“Introduction to Filmmaking” workshop, presented by William King of the Utah Film Center.

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Stop-Motion Animation Workshop for Fifth Graders

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Stop-Motion Animation Workshop for Fifth Graders

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Featured presenter Emily Low Nichols of the Utah Film Center.

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Film produced using work made by Fifth Grade students of Longview Elementary.

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The results of the efforts following our first animation workshop with visiting teaching artist Emily Low Nichols of the Utah Film Center.

Stay tuned as the students continue exploring the art of storytelling and the using digital media tools as the medium to construct and create art.

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A learning extravaganza, organized by 3rd Grade teachers, (Jelly Fish Cove contribution from Visual Arts.)

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Parkside Elementary’s Cooper-Enke vstudents meticulously play with  watercolor texture boards. 

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Fourth Grade Skill Development: Watercolor

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Fourth Grade Skill Development: Watercolor

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Over the last month Fourth Grade students have been learning about the geography and history of the land we call “Utah,” while at the same time developing critical art skills like use of colored pencil to master depth, value, proportion, color and texture with an emphasis on capturing the landscapes and landforms of Southern Utah, red rock desert and all the unique land features it brings to the table.

On the heels of our unit on  Artist Trading Cards, we have now launched into watercolor painting.  Having just completed texture boards in all 4th Grade classes this week, we will begin painting landscapes of a different nature after the break, building on the Robert Frost poem the students will “unpack” during ELA following Thanksgiving break.

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4th Grade Students from Longview Elementary.

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Fourth Grade Artistry and Watercolor Texture Boards

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Fourth Grade Artistry and Watercolor Texture Boards