Photo collages about school expectations

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#gradesfiveandsix used #piccollage on the #ipad to create photo collages that show what our @waitsfieldschool #expectations look like in #artclass

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Engaged, Responsible, Safe and Kind! Photo collages by grades 5 and 6

Fift and sixth graders used iPads with the PhotoCollage app to create photo collages that show what our school-wide expectations look like in the Art Room.

RESPONSIBLE

ENGAGED

KIND

SAFE

Welcome Back Artists!

For our first day in art class, each student made a star to contribute to our rock star bulletin board. We talked about how it feels when you do your best and create artwork that your are proud of. We also started to think about what it looks like to be ENGAGED, SAFE, RESPONSIBLE and KIND in art class. 

Here are some students demonstrating these expectations. 

Engaged

Responsible

Kind

Safe

We Rock!

Students are excited about our new system of recognizing positive behaviors around our school. In art class and all other parts of the school day, a student may receive a small card if he or she is "caught in the act" of following our school-wide expectations. We are especially promoting several key student behaviors, which we have identified as essential for student success in and out of school. They are engagement, responsibility, safety and kindness.  With a little creativity, this loosely works out to the acronym WE ROCK.  In art class over the first few weeks of school, we will be discussing what this "rockstar” behavior might look like.

Being ENGAGED looks like:
listening, following directions, being focused, raising your hand, helping clean up, answering a question, looking at the speaker, doing your best, "Stop, look and listen" when you hear the bell, working hard

Being RESPONSIBLE looks like:
keeping a reasonable volume, helping clean up, taking care of art materials, respecting musical instruments, respectfully helping others remember classroom expectations

Being SAFE looks like:
moving carefully in the art room, using materials safely and appropriately, following instructions, having safe hands and bodies

Being KIND looks like:
using kind words, sharing materials and space, giving thoughtful and truthful compliments, helping a classmate, making all classmates feel welcome and valued


WHAT ELSE??  Classes will continue to add to these lists as we discuss our art room expectations and continue to earn cards toward our school-wide goals.