Bus Contest Winners" 3rd Grade

For the second consecutive year, 3 Simis 3rd graders had their pieces selected for the Valley Metro Calendar. The student's created pictures of mass transit, and how we can use the bus or the light rail to go places and help the environment. There was an assembly held in honor of their artwork, and they received their piece framed and a prize pack. Calendars featuring their work were handed out to their homeroom classes, and will be distributed throughout the Valley. You can download the calendar by clicking on the link below.
Valley Metro Calendar

"Exploring Space" Kindergarten

Kindergarteners have been learning about different shapes in the art room. They used triangles, rectangles and squares to create a rocket ship, which they cut out with a scissors. They used circles to draw stars, planets and moons. They colored their solar system using pastel, using their fingers to blend the color until it was smooth. When they finished, they glued their rocket ship into outer space.

"Pastel Foods" 1st Grade

The first graders have been creating patterns out of their favorite food. First, they learned about the artist Wayne Thiebaud. Wayne created paintings where he carefully arranged different types of desserts. The students then chose a food and practiced drawing it on sketch paper. On their final piece, they placed their foods into a pattern that repeats. They used oil pastels to add color, and then blended the pastel using their fingers.

Fire Truck Paintings at Bomberos

Thank you to all the families that came to Bomberos to support the Simis art program. It was a great opportunity to show our student's artwork and connect with the community. Special thanks to Bomberos for allowing us this opportunity, and to Julie Peterson and Holly Keeble for helping to organize this event.

"Opposite Views" 4th Grade

The 4th graders are creating pieces of art that appear as opposites from different vantage points. They each create two painting of things that are opposite (hot and cold, big and small, etc.) and find a creative way to illustrate them. They use complementary colors (opposites on the color wheel) for the main color in each of their paintings. They create an accordion fold by folding every inch to create 12 one inch spaces. They cut each painting into 6 one inch strips and alternate them on the folds. The result is a piece they changes dramatically depending on where your viewpoint is.

"Alphabet Posters" Kindergarten

The Kindergarten classes are creating Alphabet posters. Each student is assigned one letter of the alphabet to illustrate. They practice writing the letter, making it into a bubble letter, and they turn it into a character by giving it arms, legs, and a face. Then they have to draw one word for their letter (like an apple for A). When they are ready, they make their letters for the class poster on construction paper cards. They draw, outline, and neatly color their letter using a pencil, marker, and construction paper crayons. We combine all the student's letters to create a poster that has the entire illustrated alphabet. The finished posters will be hung up in the Kindergarten hallway as they are completed.

"Bus Contest" 3rd Grade

The third grade bus contest submissions are in the mail, and the only thing left to do is wait for the results. We had quite a few entries this year, and the quality of the work was very impressive. Thanks to all who took time to create a piece.