Category: General Info

Hey volunteers!

Please reach out to your teacher(s) and see if they need any help getting ready for Art Night this year. It is Thursday, May 30th from 6-8pm in the Lowell Basement.

If you are new to Lowell, Art Night is a night in late May where each child has the opportunity to show a piece of artwork they have created during the year. It is a chance for them to admire the work of their friends and fellow students and for all of us to enjoy our amazing community. Plus there is ice cream provided by the PTA!

Teachers generally need help labeling the pieces of art, mounting them on construction paper, and making sure every child is represented. We’re asking that the art be ready to go by May 22nd so that we can collect it and get it ready to display.

I am frankly blown away by the thoroughness of the offerings you can find through the ArtsEd Washington Curriculum.

The lessons are technically designed for teachers to incorporate in the classroom. They align with the Washington State Arts Standards and Common Core Standards for Washington State. The curricula are split up by grade across K-6th. There are then multiple lessons for each grade.

Each lesson includes associated common core standards, examples of corresponding masterworks many of which highlight local artists and where you can find examples of their work in our state, an instructional video, and downloadable .pdfs including letters that can go home to families for further learning at home (in English and Spanish!)

Take a look! I’ll highlight some specific lessons in this space from time to time as inspiration.

Hello all,

I am writing to say that I am about to post my first “inspiration” post with a project idea. I wanted to reiterate that these project posts are just to get your wheels turning. No need to follow it exactly or at all. As you come up with projects that work great in the classroom, please send me a supply list, pictures, and directions and I’ll post them!