Wild for owls!

Second graders are busy collaging owls out of wall paper. Kindergarten is learning to trace, cut, paste and we even had them do hand prints for their wings! Everyone is having fun in art today :)

1st Grade has a Bad Case of Stripes

A big thanks to all our CRES parents who sent in watercolor sets to get us started! We broke them out today so that first graders could enhance their beautiful stripped portraits.

Online Student Art Gallery!!!!!

Hello parents! I am here to tell you that CRES officially has an ARTSONIA account up and running! What is ARTSONIA you ask? Only the greatest thing since sliced bread! But seriously...
Artsonia is an online student art gallery where you, family, and friends may go online and view your students artworks! AND it doesn't stop there!
Artsonia is also a means of fundraising for the art classroom! How? Glad you asked!
You may purchase your little artist's artwork on any item available in the artsonia store. For example, would you like to use your child's art for note cards? on a t-shirt for grandma? on a mug? a maganet? It doesn't stop there! 20% of your purchase will go back into a fund for your child's art teacher (Ms. Golen and I,) so that we can purchase more supplies for our art classrooms! This is really a win win for everyone involved! Check it out for yourselves, just click the "artsonia" tab at the top of the blog.

Thanks for reading and happy art viewing!

--R. Motta

First Post!

Parents, students, and fellow teachers!!! Ms. Golen and I would like to welcome you to our new webpage for our Cane Ridge Elementary School art classrooms. We are really excited about the new school year and our new school! The building is absolutely beautiful and we are looking forward to filling it with lots of awesome student artwork. Our only hang up in doing so is that we haven't gotten any supplies yet.... so we need your help. Here are a few ways that you can!

New Items you can buy locally: 
Black sharpie markers
Elmer's glue bottles
Glue sticks
Paper plates
Styrofoam plates
Pencil Sharpeners
Markers
Masking & Scotch Tape
Crayola or Prang Watercolor paints sets of 8
Colored sharpies
Crayola crayons
Pencils
Block Erasers
Colored Pencils
Yarn

Healthy Classroom Needs:
Baby wipes
Tissues
Dish Soap
Hand sanitizer

Trash as "Treasures":
Egg Cartons
TP tubes
Magazines
Newspapers
Bottle Caps
Water Bottles
Shoe Boxes

Last but certainly not least... you can help us out online without even leaving the house! Visit our Art Room Aid by Blick Art Materials... http://www.dickblick.com/ara/lists/2132/home Thanks so much from the both of us in advance! AND if you drop off materials in the school's front office please leave your name with the donation so that we can properly thank you!

Thanks again!

R.Motta