AP Art Student Portfolios

By Evelyn Shoults, AP Art teacher:

To close out each year, I like to honor our AP Art students with an AP Art Exhibition in an off-site gallery with a reception. Since that was not an option this year, we’re taking the AP Art Exhibition online! I am truly proud of all of my AP Art students for their dedication and commitment to their artwork. They have worked and continue to work tirelessly striving to elevate their technique and skills for their AP Studio Art Portfolio Exam in May. I am excited to share their work with you. You can view their work by clicking the link below:

https://www.saintjamesart.com/ap-art-exhibition

Selected works from AP Art students. L to R (top to bottom): Trinity Goff, Isabelle Goulet, Najla Ibaihim, Anna Kriescher, Seungmin Lee, Margaret Anne McNeill, Madeleine Shields, Gracie Sullivan.

Selected works from AP Art students. L to R (top to bottom): Trinity Goff, Isabelle Goulet, Najla Ibaihim, Anna Kriescher, Seungmin Lee, Margaret Anne McNeill, Madeleine Shields, Gracie Sullivan.

Virtual Pictionary

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By Diane Buckner, 6th grade math teacher:

One of my students’ favorite activities in Vocabulary class was playing our version of "pictionary." Students would take turns going to my SmartBoard and drawing an illustration of a unit word. The class would figure out which word the student was drawing. Now, with our remote learning, we have come up with a new way to "play" with our words. The students pick a word from our 20 word unit, draw an illustration of the word, and write a sentence that would use the word. Once I have approved their drawing then the rest of the class can see it and comment on what word they think is being illustrated. It keeps the class connected, we still "play" our review game, and now the parents can see their students work as well!

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We are all different, but all beautiful!

Did you know that no two snowflakes are alike? Just like the beautiful snow flakes that glisten in winter, each one of us is unique. Our differences make us special and those differences should be celebrated! Before spring break, during counseling enrichment, Mrs. Gibson lead students in an activity to demonstrate how we can value our own uniqueness and respect differences in others. We need to remember this today and everyday!

students made snowflakes during counselor time

students made snowflakes during counselor time

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Water Experiments: h2Oh!

Our fifth graders enjoyed doing some fun experiments at home involving water. How many drops of water will fit on a penny? Surely not that many; pennies are so small! However, our students were pleased to discover that over 100 drops of water can collect on the surface of a penny. Due to cohesion, the attraction of like molecules to one another, and the surface tension of the penny, the hydrogen atoms of the water molecules bond together and stay on the penny’s surface. Once the water reaches the edge of the coin, a little dome of water forms on top.. The bubble shape is a result of the water molecules clinging to one another. So fun!

The second experiment was a challenge to see if a paper clip would float on water. After some trial and error, students figured out that the surface tension of the water, with no help from other materials or substances in the water, was enough to make the paper clip float! Our students have enjoyed conducting science experiments at home and sharing them on the SeeSaw app.