memorial elementary boe presentation ~ monday, october 20 th, 2014

Memorial ElementaryBOE Presentation ~ Monday, October 20th, 2014

Puzzle Piece ProjectThe first days of school in Art focused on each

class working together and being a team

Classes discussed the image of a puzzle: If one piece is missing, the picture isn’t complete Without each one of them, our classroom “puzzle”

isn’t complete 

400+ students completed unique puzzle pieces

30+ staff members completed puzzle pieces

Puzzle Piece ProjectTogether everyone completed “Memorial’s

Puzzle” showing we are all part of our school team and family

Puzzle Piece Project

Pinwheels for Peace Pinwheels for Peace

Memorial Elementary participated in the International Day of Peace on September 22, 2014

Art students in grades 1-5 planned, designed, and created pinwheels that represented their idea of peace

Students explored this big idea and discussed peace at a global, national and everyday level

Students realized the significance they carry in creating peace in their everyday life by working together and being kind to others

Pinwheels for Peace Students discussed that peace starts with their

own actions. Classes explored ways that they can show peace to one another at school by simply sharing what they have or by helping a friend

Many of the students pinwheels included images of the United States flag, stripes and stars. Some students represented nature with trees, clouds and flowers. Others included peace signs and hearts to symbolize their feelings and ideas. Finished pinwheels were displayed together in front of our school as a visual public statement about peace

Artsonia Pinwheels

Pinwheels for Peace

Pinwheels for Peace

ArtsoniaMiss Dziesinski began her Artsonia art gallery

in the Fall of 2013. To date, Memorial has published over 2,725 student works of art and over 6,500 visitors have viewed art at our Artsonia gallery

How does Artsonia work? Parents give permission for their child’s work to be

published. The Art teacher and/or a parent volunteer upload artwork to on-line gallery

Families invite relatives and friends to be “fans” of their child’s work.

Artsonia Fans can leave comments about the child’s

projects and parents can view comments and publish to site

Art keepsakes can be purchased featuring student’s art work and Artsonia donates 20% of purchases back to the school’s Art program

Artsonia Gallery