Parent & Artist Memo

 Memo

To: A-ha artists and families

From: Mrs. Van Grinsven

Re: New season 2010-2011

Greetings to all!

I am so excited to be working with all of you/r young artists! It will be such a super year and I cannot wait to start! 

I want to thank the newest group of teaching assistants that allowed us to grow our class size- Mrs. Barnharst, Mrs. Swezey, Mrs. Waack and Mrs. Zuberbier.  It is a great gift for me to work with these ladies, as your children will certainly tell you! We are very blessed!

Some important notes:

·       On September 13^th, T-shirts will only be handed out to those students who have paid their art fee in full.  Email me if you have any questions.  Mrs. Waack is collecting the money in the office.

·       Change: Our field trip will be Wednesday, May 18^th to the Racine Art Museum.  The students will be missing the day from their SJL classroom.  We will be doing a workshop in Racine as well as touring the galleries with a lunch stop in between.  More info will come as the date gets closer.

·       Athletics sometimes collide with our schedule- we are fine with this and our teachers are great at smoothing over the transitions that take place-no problem!

·       Feel free to email or text or call with any questions or concerns-our classes are “parent friendly” so feel free to come in anytime and see us!  Contact me @ bethannvan@juno.com/414-807-8267

·       If your child would want to… bringing an after-school group snack is perfectly fine-anything goes! Just label it A-HA and leave it in the MPR room by the sinks. Our bulletin board is by the MPR doors-sign up in advance if you want.

·       Our new schedule should be online now-click after-hours art on the left side of the school website.

A-HA Monday Schedule for 2010-2011

A-HA Monday Schedule for 2010-2011

*Note: Our studio time is 3:15-4:30 pick-up and meets in the Multi-Purpose Room and/or Resource Room. (SMART board)

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Contact Mrs. Van Grinsven: bethannvan@juno.com  (h) 423-8266 (c) 807-8267

·         Sept. 13: Kick-Off T-shirt Party/parking lot chalk murals

                                                             and Diego Rivera

·         Sept. 27: All about insects! The art of Pohlmann-Angus-Chalmers

                                                       with plaster casting

·         Oct. 11: Plaster cast color blend/paint

                  yearbook photo day-wear your famous a-ha shirt  

·         Oct. 25: The Renaissance: Learning to see with sketchbooks: drawing

·         Nov. 8: The art of Indonesia: Silk batiking- wax resist

·         Nov. 22: Silk batiking

·         Dec. 6: Silk batiking

·         Dec. 20: Open Studio: catch up day: art history games:

                   Happy Birthday King Jesus

·         Jan. 10: Portraiture in 3-D clay with Michaelango

·         Jan. 24: 3-D clay studio

·         Feb. 14:  3-D clay studio

·         Feb. 28:  Faberge egg replicas-The treasure of Moscow

·         Mar.14:  Faberge eggs

·         April 4: Leather stamping bracelets- “cutting in”

                 The art of the Western saddle

·         Annual A-HA Art Show/Musical APRIL 15-16

·         April 18: Leather stamping

·         May 2: Air brushing Tricks and art handbacks

·         May 16: Field trip Racine Art Museum (tentative) ***Parents needed!

A-HA Monday Schedule for 2009-2010

*Note: Our studio time is 3:15-4:30 and meets in the Multi-Purpose Room. Contact Mrs. Van Grinsven at bethannvan@juno.com


• Aug. 31: Kick-Off Party and Gyotaku
(Japanese Fish Printing)
• Sept. 14: Op Art and Blowing up Butterflies
• Sept. 28: Op Art and Blowing up Butterflies
• Oct. 12: Printmaking with Albrecht Durer
• Oct. 26: Printmaking with Albrecht Durer
• Nov. 9: Impressionism, Renoir and Still life
• Nov.23: Impressionism, Renoir and Still life
• Dec.7: Open Studio
• Jan. 4: The Fauves, Matisse and Self -Portraits
• Jan.18: The Fauves, Matisse and Self-Portraits
• Feb.1: The Fauves, Matisse and Self-Portraits
• Feb. 15: The Fauves, Matisse and Self-Portraits
• Mar.1: Frederick Remington and the sculpture of the Wild West
• Mar.15: Set up art show
• Annual A-HA Art Show/Musical March 19-20
• March 29: Frederick Remington and the sculpture of the Wild West
• April 12: DeVinci, the Renaissance and 3-D Forms
• April 26: DeVinci, the Renaissance and 3-D Forms
• May 10: Airbrush T-Shirt Tricks
• (Possible Field trip TBD)

Welcome to AHA

Welcome to A-HA! (After Hours Art)

Our class is comprised of 5th-8th graders. Our course objective is to provide a variety of creative experiences for those students who would like to pursue the art making process on a deeper level.

We will be meeting two Mondays per month after school from 3:15 -4:30 p.m in the Multi- purpose room. (Please note attached schedule.) After 4:30 p.m., children will be checked into the late room where a child care fee will be assessed.

The annual art supply fee is $60.00. Please use a separate check payable to Beth Van Grinsven and give it to the cashier at the end of the registration day line. At the latest, for your student to be included in my art supply order and class, the fee needs to be received in the main school office byMonday, August 31st. Please make checks payable to Beth Van Grinsven.

If for any reason your child cannot complete the course, you will receive the remaining supplies at the end of the year. Supplies are purchased in advance and in a quantity discount if possible, so there is no refund of monies.

My teaching is on a voluntary basis and I have taught art in several grades at St. Jacobi over the years. I have a B.S. in art education and have worked/ taught on national, state, and local levels in schools, recreation programs, nursing homes and museums for over 20 years. Mrs. Tracey Swezey and Mrs. Mary Plaski, St. Jacobi parents and fellow art lovers, will be helping with class coordination and supply management.

All artists who complete the course will be awarded a medal at the spring musical, at which time we also hold our student art show.

Please feel free to call or email with any comments or questions.

Shine for Jesus!

Beth Van Grinsven
414-423-8266
cell 807-8267
bethannvan@juno.com