Category Archives: art
Audubon art
McGuffey Students will be using their skills to draw, paint and cartoon midwestern and endangered species of birds. The students will also learn more about the lives of John James Audubon, Roger Tory Peterson and, still living artist, David Sibley. … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, McGuffey, primary unit, upper unit
Sewing and STEM
Just before Winter Break, the third and fourth grade students designed and created their own sock puppets and stuffed “animals”. We combined the practical skill of sewing with using our spatial skills in design. The result was a classroom of … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, science, technology
Tessellations Stir Our Vision of the World
Working with the 3/4/5/6 groups in doing M. C. Escher inspired tessellations has been mindblowing fun. The students started with two equilateral triangles and made drawings on one triangle that matched the sides of the other. Then, after making multiple … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, McGuffey
Chasing Vermeer
“Chasing Vermeer”, a mystery by Blue Balliet, has been chosen as the next Read Aloud book for the fifth and sixth graders. The story involves two children who attend the University School in Chicago, a stolen painting (“A Lady Writing”) … Continue reading
Posted in art, language arts, math, McGuffey, upper unit
Empty Bowls
As you can see above, our banners depicting symbols of love, peace, family and friends gave a cheery look to the Empty Bowls event. Many McGuffey families and staff turned out to volunteer and/or purchase bowls that were donated by … Continue reading
Posted in art, community, intermediate unit, McGuffey, primary unit, upper unit
Peace, Love, Friends and Family
This is just a sampling of the banners that the K-6 students created for the Empty Bowls event. McGuffey Foundation School and Many of its family have been participating in this community charity luncheon for many years raising over $30,000 … Continue reading
Empty Bowls to Feature McGuffey Artists, 11/5
McGuffey Foundation School is partnering with the organizers of Oxford “Empty Bowls,” a benefit soup luncheon that celebrates art and service as we bring together the works of our school’s talented artists, Miami University ceramics students, Oxford-area potters and local cooks to raise awareness … Continue reading
Love, Peace, Friends and Family
McGuffey students are beginning to make printing blocks for the banners we make and lend to the Empty Bowls event. Each student is making a simple design that depicts either love, peace, friendship or family. They will print the design … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, art, community, McGuffey
Art show a success!
Many thanks to all of you who turned out for the exhibit of our “ancient” Egyptian artifacts. Some of you even came it costume making the afternoon extra special. We “Danced Like an Egyptian” too! All the mummies, sarcophagi, amulets, … Continue reading
McGuffey goes Cairo—come see our work on Friday!
Grades K-6 have been looking closely at the artistic style and cultural contributions of the people of ancient Egypt. We’ve been very busy replicating “gold” jewelry, amulets, hieroglyphic writing, little mummies and sarchaphogi. During all that art-making we talked about … Continue reading
