Reedy Creek Elementary
Cary, North Carolina
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
Picasso Portraits (19 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Picasso Portraits-Study of 20th Century Painter/Sculpture Pablo Picasso1881-1973 1. Draw a Picasso face-half profile & ...
   
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Caterpillar Equations (49 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Draw, trace, design, & cut out the 3 body parts of an insects. Day 2: Cut and glue grass on a lt. blue paper ...
   
 
Apr 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day1: Read African folktale retold by Won-Ldy Paye. Locate Liberia and give short history of Dan Tribe. Draw Crocodil ...
   
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Jim Dine Hearts (82 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Intro to the artist Jim Dine. Show examples of his work. Draw and design a heart using oil pastels. Day 2: F ...
   
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Mona Lisa 2013 (62 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Da'Vinci bio. Draw outline of Mona Lisa. Draw any background of where you want her to be. Trace in black wash ...
   
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O'Keeffe Flowers (78 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Georgia O'Keeffe bio & draw large flower. Day 2: Blend chalk together to fill in petals, middle, leaves and back ...
   
 
DinoStars (88 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Draw a dinosaur and its environment. Day 2: Trace in black permanent marker. Draw textured patterns in dinosau ...
   
 
Sparkley Oval Designs (109 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Trace a large oval template. Draw different horizontal lines. Paint in different pastel colored tempera paints ...
   
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Klee Heads (92 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Intro to Paul Klee/portraits/abstract vs. realistic. Draw an abstract portrait. Day 2: Intro to HOT color fam ...
   
 
Penguin Pete Landscapes (75 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Discuss what and author and illustrator is and give info on Marcus Phister. Read Penguin Pete. Draw a simple Anar ...
   
 
African Senufo Rugs (82 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Draw and trace a contour drawing of a reptile/amphibian. Divide animal into different shapes. Day 2: Draw dif ...
   
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Geometric Animals (124 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Using hexagon, trapezoid, diamond, triangle, & square shapes draw/cut and glue to create an animal. Day 2: Dra ...
   
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Mondrian Rectangles (94 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Piet Mondrian bio. Draw rectangles. Day 2: Paint Rectangles in primary colors w/o like colors touching. Day ...
   
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African Mud Cloth (100 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: History of Mud Cloth & sketch an animal design on paper w/a 1" border around it. Day 2: Trace sketch in black. ...
   
 
Roman Clay Owls (89 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Build a clay owl. Day 2: Paint owl w/water color paints. Paint sealer over paint.
   
 
Valentine's Wreaths (7 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Glue tissue paper strips on a styrofoam ring. Decorate w/fun foam shapes. Attach a bow.
   
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The Little Polar Bear (120 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Read "The Little Polar Bear" by Hans de Beer. Paint alteranting stripes of blue & purple paint for water. Day 2: ...
   
 
Nigerian Adire Eleko (99 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Women of the Yoruba Tribe of Nigerian create these beautiful textile cloths. Originally made into clothing only for the ...
   
 
Melting Snowman (7 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Pre-cut 3 different size circles, hat, hat band, shapes for face, and a felt scarf. Glue to look as if your snowman is ...
   
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Seurat Poinsettias (94 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Seurat background. Draw flower. Day 2: Paint petals and leaves w/tempera paint and Q-tips. Day 3: Paint bac ...
   
 
Snow Peeps (129 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Paint small, med., and large snowballs, Paint snowflakes w/Q-tips. Day 2: Paper/scissors/glue-hat, hat band, ...
   
 
Snow Penguins (9 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Paint landscape w/tempera paint & sprinkle glitter on wet paint. Day 2: Trace, cut, & glue penguin in landscap ...
   
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Stain Glass (96 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kim Atkins
Day1: Draw a border. Draw a figure of choice inside border. Draw diagonal lines around figure. Day 2: Color w/oil p ...
   
 
Dec 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Ready and give history to the classic "Twas the Night Before Christmas". On a 12x18 sheet of paper, draw e a chil ...
   
 
Santa's New Suit (119 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Read "Santa's New Suit" by Laura Rader. Draw Santa at the North Pole in his brand new suit. Day 2: Using oil pas ...
   
 
Rockin Reindeer (84 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1; Draw reindeer head. Trace 3 fingers for antlers. Using a ruler draw straight lines(diagonal, horizontal, & ver ...
   
 
Prehistoric Landscapes (99 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Discussion of land forms & dinosaur era. Draw contour drawing of 3-4 dinosaurs. Day 2: Draw & trace prehistor ...
   
 
Egyptian Sarcophagus (83 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Ancient Egyptian background and visuals. Day 2: Draw Sarcophagus template. Day 3: Fill in each section w/E ...
   
 
Pumpkins Patch (91 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Info on origin of pumpkins. Draw & trace a pumpkins patch using overlap and perspective. Day 2: Paint w/water ...
   
 
Snowman Joy (8 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Pre-cut letters, circle, and hat before class. Have kids color J & Y like a candy cane. Glue shapes on sheet of pa ...
   
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Wild Turkeys (104 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Draw and paint a forest. Day 2: Draw, cut, & glue shapes to create turkey. Day 3: Glue turkey in the forest. ...
   
 
Nov 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Using bingo dotters dot a design on 1 paper plate & 1/2 of another. Day 2: Paint water on posterboard for the ...
   
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Starry Night Turkeys (73 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Dav Pilkey bio. Read Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. Draw/trace/color in marker a patterned turkey. Day ...
   
 
Fall Foliage (67 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
A painting of fall leaves using warm colors. 1. Trace leaf templates on finger paint paper. 2. Using tempera paint lea ...
   
 
Fall Nightscapes (121 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Using a mixture of different mediums we created a cozy fall landscapes. 1. Draw a letter tree. a. Draw a trunk w/a fro ...
   
 
Fall Still Life (100 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Sketch and cut out a leaf pattern. Draw top and sides to a pumpkin on black construction paper. Trace leaf patter ...
   
 
Day of the Dead (92 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: History of the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead. Draw a skull on colored construction paper. Draw a ...
   
 
Big Pumpkin (127 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Read "Big Pumpkin" by Erica Silverman. On a 9"x12" sheet of blue paper glue a 3"x12" strip of brown on the bott ...
   
 
A Windy Day (92 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Talk about the season, weather change, and wind/air. Draw a fall tree landscape. Day 2: Paint landscape.
   
 
Fall Leaf Collage (11 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Using bingo dotter, dot 2/3 different colored sheets of const. paper. Day 2: Trace, cut, and glue leaves on a ...
   
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Ceramic Dragon (1 artwork)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
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Tar Beach (87 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Read "Tar Beach" by Faith Riggold and give a short bio on Faith. Cut and glue building on black const. paper. ...
   
 
Jerri Lisk Landscapes (96 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Discuss the artist. Draw trace in permanent marker 5/6 horizontal lines. Paint in color of choice w/water colo ...
   
 
Abstract Collage (103 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Draw an abstract design. Day 2: Paint Design Day 3: Trace shape in black oil pastels and draw patterns in sh ...
   
 
Shape Roller Coasters (125 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Teacher draws original horizontal line across paper before giving to students. Draw various geometric shapes on ...
   
 
Aboriginal Designs (104 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: On a brown piece of butcher paper draw a contour drawing of any animal. Trace in black marker. Divide body int ...
   
 
Aztec Suns (91 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Story of Aztec creation/draw a sketch of their sun god. Day 2: Trace over sketch w/aluminum foil underneath to ...
   
 
Letter Kids (8 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Jennifer Hosenfeld
Miss Hosenfeld's class using construction paper & glue created colorful kid portraits.
   
 
Panama Fish Molas (93 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Introduce history of molas. Draw a contour of a fish on brightly colored construction paper. Cut out and glue ...
   
 
Guatemalan Animalitos (17 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Kim Atkins
Day 1: Trace an animal shape and paint bright colored stripes on it. Day 2: Paint a Guatemalan flag. Cut out and glu ...
   
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Artwork Exhibits - last school year (July 2011 - June 2012)
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for this school year ... state nation
3932 artworks #5 #183
733 fanclub members #5 #167
405 comments #3 #121
540 artist statements #3 #81
  overall rank #2 #68
counts updated daily, last updated May 18 at 3:05 am
 
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School Awards & Honors
  2011-2012 Leadership Award
Ranked #2 in North Carolina (#73 in the nation) for overall participation among all schools
  2011-2012 Art Publishing Award
Ranked #6 in North Carolina (#152 in the nation) for art published among all schools
  2011-2012 Fan Clubs Award
Ranked #5 in North Carolina (#168 in the nation) for fan club signups among all schools
  2011-2012 Comments Award
Ranked #6 in North Carolina (#251 in the nation) for comments posted among all schools
  2011-2012 Statements Award
Ranked #3 in North Carolina (#94 in the nation) for artist statements collected among all schools
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Student Hall of Fame
Shown are five randomly-selected students who have entered the Hall of Fame this year.
 Elle466
awarded on 1/1/2013
 Zachary8196
awarded on 3/19/2013
 Raighyn1
awarded on 2/22/2013
 Wilhelmina9
awarded on 3/19/2013
 Laila484
awarded on 2/22/2013
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Recent visitor comments ...
I love your new picture. The caterpillar and the butterfly are beautiful, and I love their eyes and eyelashes. It looks like SPRING! -- Louise
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Isa, This is a wonderful piece of art! You do beautiful work! -- Anthony
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Isa boo... This is super pretty and I think you are a great artist! Congrats on a great year of kindergarten art!! -- Susannah ( mom)
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Recent artist statements ...
We cut out circles. We drawed the smile and the eyes and the nose. We got little pieces of stuff like sand and sprinkled it on the ground. Then we got paint and mrs. Atkins made trees for us. We cut out the sun and got white pastels and made little sprinkles of snow pieces.
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First, we got a piece of paper and we had paint the colors were yellow and orange and red. Then, we got black crayon and made the wind. Then, we let the paint dry off. Then we got sparkles to sparkle on the paint when it dried.
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I had paint. I got red and yellow and blue and green and I painted it on the face what I drew and the shirt. I hope you like my girl. Thank you!
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