Ellis Elementary Art
Art News from our Colorful Class!
African Masaai People--by Josie
Third graders studied the Masaai tribes in Kenya and Tanzania, Africa and created an artwork incorporating the Masaai love of pattern and jewelry.
Ask your favorite 3rd grader about the Masaai hairstyles and way of dancing!
Artsonia.com
Our school is a member of Artsonia.com, an online art museum. Artsonia manages school art galleries in a safe and educational manner, developing students' pride and self-esteem while involving parents and relatives in their education. Your permission is needed for your child's artwork to be featured. Look for Ellis Elementary!
The Snowy Day--Artwork inspired by Ezra Jack Keats
Braydon
Adding snow to his artwork with white paint!
Let It Snow!
Look for the kindergartners version of The Snowy Day!
Brooklyn
Concentration is required!
Arbor Day Poster Contest Results
Wyatt wins 1st Place!
Wyatt's artwork has been sent to the state contest for judging!
2nd--Everett
3rd--Jillian
All 5th grade posters are on display at Plattsburg City Hall. Award presentation will be in April.
Pattern Unit by First Graders!
First graders have "visited" the village of Patternland, drawing either Sadie, Sadie the Pattern Lady or Dashing Dan the Pattern Man, then designed patterned quilt blocks, listening to poems and books along the way!
Email: tracy.porter@ccr3.k12.mo.us
Location: Ellis Elementary School, West Frost Street, Plattsburg, MO, United States
Phone: (816) 539-2187
Twitter: @PlattsburgArt
Dustin
Gadget printing with forks, legos, spools and more,
Sam and Andrya
Quiet concentration throughout the room,
Cody
Produces beautiful matching mittens!
Missouri Stiticheries
Ryan stitches on his Ice Cream Cone, the Missouri State Dessert! 2nd graders are learning about the 24 Missouri state symbols and chose one to draw and stitch on burlap. Ask your favorite 2nd graders about the state flower, tree, animal, amphibian, fossil, dinosaur, rock, grass, grape, and MORE! We even have a state exercise!
Carson
4th graders used several watercolor techniques in their paintings. Ask them how they kept their tree white!
Birch Tree Paintings
Inspired by Claude Monet's paintings of Poplars
Lynnlee and Da'Maria
4th graders added core and cast shadows with a paintbrush and stamped black lines onto the birch trees with cardboard.
Gabe
Gabe studies a photo carefully while drawing a cardinal!
Cardinals in Snow
5th graders created their calm, peaceful artworks after looking at Sho-son's White Birds in Snow
Alec and Trinity
Teamwork helps while gluing the trees! 5th graders designed their tree branches by thinking about the positive and negative spaces of the tree!
Common Mergansers by John James Audubon
Third and fifth graders are beginning their duck artworks for the Jr. Duck Stamp Contest (see website below for more details) and have looked at the above painting of Common Mergansers. Ellis students have chosen their duck, swan, or goose and began their drawings. Anyone with old copies of magazines with nice photos of ducks? We would love a donation to the art room for more visual resources!