King Arts
Fine and Performing Arts Team Newsletter
April 2021
This drawing is by student in Cree S. in 2nd grade.

Want to learn how to draw our school logo too? Click on the picture to see a step by step video created by Ms. Vega.
Celebrating the legacy of Dr.King through the Arts

Visual Art-Ms. Vega - email link, Media Arts- Ms. Wernecke - email link
YEA! 2021 Opening: Saturday, May 15th
YEA! 2021 promises to be an amazing but different art experience this year.

The D65 Visual & Media Arts teachers are working diligently behind the scenes to make YEA! 2021 possible.

6th-8th grade Visual Art with Ms. Vega
Students in 6th-8th grade have been learning about portraiture and abstract design. Here is some student artwork from this month's classes:
Nolan A., grade 8
Adanna, grade 8
B.B., grade 8
Hanna R., Grade 7
Michael, grade 7
Ella R., Grade 7
Tiffany, grade 6
Brennan, grade 6
Serenity, grade 6
Drama- Ms. Querciagrossa- email link Ms. Szczepaniak- email link
Students Create Commercials for new products
In Drama class students created fun and creative commercials for new products. Students focused on convincing and engaging vocal expression. Enjoy!
The New iphone, with "smell" by Tallulah F.
The Noisy Neighbor Stick by Michael S.
Dance- Ms. Sheehan- email link
Dance: Alphabet Movers
Kindergarten, 1st grade and Ms. Denlow's 2nd grade students have been exploring body shape and design using lines: straight, curved, angular, and bent. With the Alphabet countdown they had the opportunity to body shape their name. With practice and some great birds eye photography we can see their wonderful shapes form their Name.
Music- Mr. Smith- email link, Ms. Weinman Ferguson- email link
4th & 5th Grade Music
4th & 5th graders have been learning about string and fretted string instruments in music class like the mandolin, pipa, ukulele, and fretless bass guitar.

See how well you do on this Kahoot! that we've been playing in class. Click on this picture of a Picasso Guitar to access the Kahoot!
Band and Orchestra - Ms. Church email link; Mr. Carrillo- email link
Middle school band students are working on "What a Wonderful World" which was made famous by Louis Armstrong with his 1967 recording. Students will be submitting video recordings of their performance of this piece by May 10, and we plan to incorporate it into our virtual graduation for our class of 2021 eighth graders! Links to music, audio tracks, and instructions are posted in google classroom.
Library- Ms. Jaquess- email link
On May 27th D65 students in 3rd through 5th Grade will have the opportunity to take part in a virtual author visit with the award winning principal of Oakton Elementary, Dr. Michael Allen. Dr. Allen along with his co-author brother Gilbert Allen will present on their debut novel, Brotherly Love.
AUTHOR VISITS and MORE




On May 11th D65 students in 6th-8th will have the opportunity to take part in a virtual author visit with award wining author Renee Watson. This event is brought to us by independent book store The Book Stall. To order books, please click HERE.
Celebrating the legacy of Dr.King through the Arts