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WELCOME PARENTS AND STUDENTS

Welcome to Mrs. Vecchioni's Class Homepage! Check here for news and information on what is happening in art class.

Children Sewing

THERE ARE SO MANY EXCITING NEW PROJECTS IN THE ART ROOM THIS YEAR! EXPLORE MRS. VECCHIONI'S WEBSITE, STOP IN ROOM 305 OR NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME, ASK ME WHAT'S GOING ON---I LOVE SHARING THE GREAT THINGS WATERS SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE DOING! EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INPUT, IDEAS OR FEEDBACK---I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.

2008-2009 IS ANOTHER GREAT SCHOOL YEAR !

BE SURE TO SCROLL TO THE FAR RIGHT TO CHECK OUT SOME OF ART'S MOST FAMOUS FACTS AND INTERESTING INFORMATION!

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND EVENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE.

ART CLASS ACTIVITIES CAN BE FOUND ON THE CLASS PROJECTS PAGE.

AT-HOME ART IDEAS CAN BE FOUND ON THE HOMEWORK PAGE.

EXCELLENT ART-RELATED SHORT STORIES, FOLK TALES, BIOGRAPHIES, AND HISTORICAL REFERENCES CAN BE FOUND ON THE BOOK LISTS PAGE.

ART-RELATED SOFTWARE AND MY FAVORITE WEBSITES CAN BE FOUND ON THE RESOURCES PAGE.

ART HAPPENINGS AND RESOURCES IN THE CHICAGO AREA CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE RESOURCES PAGE.

ART IN ACTION DOCUMENTATION AND FINAL POJECT PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND ON THE GALLERY PAGE.

Sample documentation of some of our Arts Integrated Units found on the web...

Coming February 2009, Memory Maps & Sidewalk Poems (check back for the link):

Check out our recent Tapestries of Hope unit at the following link:

http://www.bccla.net/view_units.php?id=325&page=home

Check out our recent Tales Our Abuelitas Told Us unit at the following link:

http://www.bccla.net/view_units.php?id=191&page=home

GET UP! STAND UP!
MAKING POLITICAL ACTIVISM PERSONAL TO YOU, a visual art and music CAPE project, is now available under the Fine Arts page of our website. Click here and see our archive documenting student personal stories, studying and expressing the art forms of the Mexican Revolution and sharing interpretations of their 1st Amendment rights in this project.

For a peek at a CAPE arts integration workshop that showcases a student unit utlizing Pablo Neruda'sOdes To Common Things , click here...

For an article documenting one of my all-time favorite projects Honoring Our Ancestors In Retablo (2005) check out the following title:

Best Practice, Today's Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools
Steven Zemelman, Harvey Daniels, Arthur Hyde

THANK YOU TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY AND STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK, CONSTANT SUPPORT AND CREATIVE SPIRIT CLEARLY EVIDENT IN EACH OF THESE ART IN ACTION PROJECTS!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARENT ENSEMBLE PARENTS:

NIDIA CABRERA

MONICA CAMBRON SOTO

MARIA CARDENAS

PAM CHERMANSKY

NAOMI FOTHERGILL

PATRICIA HERNANDEZ

MELISSA HILL

HOLLY HUTTO

DONAJI JIMENEZ

DAWN JUDY

MARCY KOLLATH

ERICA LAUF

FELICE LEVIN

VERONICA MAYORGA

VICTORIA MENDOZA

NATALIE MEYER

PATTY MILLER

GLORIA ORDONEZ

BETTY ROGGENKAMP

VICKI THOMS

TERRI VERSACE

CLAIRE WAPOLE

GLORIA ZAMORA

YOU ARE THE BEST !

	ART IN ACTION
	OZ: THE ROAD TO SELF DISCOVERY 2009 FINE ARTS PERFORMANCE SAVE THE DATES! MAY 26 & 27 2009@ 6:30 PM. Check out this orginal fusion musical that retells the stories of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz and Wicked in a new and thought-provoking way!!! DAY PERFORMANCE TIMES TBA. *Tickets will be needed for all evening performances.* Congratulations to Oz Crew members Annette, Megan, Mayrel, Maritza, Alejandra, Homero and Erick! Each wrote exceptional essays that demonstrated their love of artmaking and commitment to making our production's set just over the rainbow! Bravo! THE PARENT ENSEMBLE GATHERINGS Please join us each Wednesday at 9:00 AM in Room 305 if you'd like to get involved! Coffee, creativity and good conversation guaranteed! Our upcoming events... WICKED Book Club (to share with Waters School students for upcoming performance at the end of May) Oz: The Road To Self Discovery Support Parents are busy preparing What Is Oz? interviews with Waters School students and sewing costumes for our upcoming performance INTERNATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS LOOK ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE FOR OUR GOOD NEWS FROM INTERNATIONAL DAY 2008! A SNAPSHOT FROM OUR PAST... Our first annual Indternational Day Celebration in 2007.




















	CREATING ART TOGETHER! THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE AT SCHOOL, TAKE A MINUTE TO SEE THESE AMAZING ARTWORKS BROUGHT TO YOU BY WATERS SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS! RECENT INTERGENERATIONAL ART IN ACTION PROJECTS... PARENT ENSEMBLE INTERNATIONAL FAIR TRADE BAZAAR PARENT ENSEMBLE PARENTS TEAM TAUGHT FOLK ART TRADITIONS (MOLAS, ARPILLERAS AND CLAYWORKS) TO NUMEROUS CLASSROOMS FOR OUR 2008 INTERNATIONAL DAY SALE. CHECK OUT OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT ROOMS 201 & 210: FAMILY PICTURES IN TWO VOICES WAS A PARENT/STUDENT BOOK CLUB, MURAL MAKING & QUILTING PROJECT THAT WAS INSPIRED BY THE FABULOUS NARRATIVE PAINTING OF CARMEN LOMAS GARZA! STOP BY AND SEE OUR FINAL PROJECT---A FAMILY HISTORY HALL ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF OUR SCHOOL IN WORDS, PAINT AND CLOTH! ROOM 307: OUR WINDOWS TO THE WORLD: RECYCLED GARDEN ART WAS A PAPERMAKING AND "STAINED GLASS" PROJECT THAT LOOKED AT RECYCLING OUR PRECIOUS RESOURCES IN A WAY THAT INSPIRES EVERYONE! OUR FINAL PRODUCT WAS NEW ARTISTIC WINDOW GLASS FOR THE FRONT DOORS OF OUR SCHOOL! Look on the GALLERY PAGE to see students working these amazing projects (and many others)! REMINDER Check the ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE to learn all about new and exciting projects for 2008-2009!