Allied Arts Team
October 2022 #purposepridepassion
Welcome to the Glen Hills Allied Arts Newsletter for the Month of October!
Visual Arts: What Makes You a Star?
Students in every grade level are now working on bigger project and assignment focuses such as sketchbook assignments, sculpture, fiber arts, drawing, painting, metalwork and printmaking!
What's Going on In Tech Ed Right Now?
Our 8th grade students are starting their cardboard boat prototypes. In five weeks, students will be in a boat that can hold 2 of their group members and sail the length of the pool. Our 4th graders are staying busy with their coding and brushing up on their typing skills. Woodworking is starting for 5th, 6th and 7th grade. Students completed their safety training this past week and are excited to get into the shop. Keep your eyes out for those fun wood projects to come home in a few weeks.
S.T.E.A.M.
STEAM students have been exploring our outdoor spaces and learning about the Glen Hills ecosystem. Students across grade levels collaborated, created technical drawings of species they observed, and are working to create a Glen Hills ecosystem food web project. Students in STEAM have also been learning about our Glendale community and have worked to understand how the City of Glendale recycles. Students conducted an audit of how well staff and students are recycling here at Glen Hills, and are working to capture, convey and display their learning around recycling to educate others. Students are beginning to plan their trimester project around green infrastructure and stormwater management, they will have an opportunity to discuss their ideas with professionals in the field, and devise ways to incorporate sustainable design into their own community.
What's Coming Up Next?
Visual Arts: Students in some grade levels will switch units that include the start of ceramics.
Tech Ed: 4th grade will begin their woodworking unit. Lab safety is beginning.S.T.E.A.M.: Planning and sharing with professionals in the field of green infrastructure and stormwater management.
Frequently Asked Questions...
A: Each of the Allied Arts classes runs on a trimester schedule. Each class runs on an A or B day schedule the opposite of Physical Education classes, which are year long. Students are in one of the three Allied Arts classes for one trimester (approximately 12 weeks) before rotating to one of the other Allied Arts classes.
Q: What does S.T.E.A.M. stand for?
A: S.T.E.A.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math
Contact Us:
Angie Malcolm (Visual Arts): email: angela.malcolm@gdrh.org
Daniel Savagian (Tech. Education): email: dan.savagian@gdrh.org
Jennifer Clark (S.T.E.A.M.): email: jennifer.clark@gdrh.org