Thank you!!!

Thank you so much Fantastic Ford Parents for a WONDERFUL Art Show at our Evening in the Garden event. We had fantastic volunteer support and awesome financial support!

A special thank you to Tracey Howard, Jen Nolan, Andrea Lundeberg, Mary Pemberton, Jennifer Kalninowski, Michele Miller, Jacqueline Henry, Carol Parsons, Buck Lilley, Cindy Simrall, Paige Good, Marianne Mabry, The Iorillos, The Watkins', The Isles, Jenni Faires, Linda Peterson, Laura Holmes, Isabel Contreras, Tina McKay, Lisa Tyler, Serena Wailes, Beth Kriebel, and The Coshams for giving of their time, talent and energy for this fundraiser :) Without them, the evening would not have been so nice - so thank you!!!!

You should receive an email from your room mom today, Friday, May 7th, with a form to order your child's matted art work in case you were unable to attend the Art Show. We will fill orders through next Friday, May 14th, if you would like to purchase your child's matted art work.

All unpurchased art work will be unmatted and returned to the students to bring home during the last week of school.

Thank you, again, for your support of our art program. Without the physical and financial support of our parents, our art program would not be close to what it is! We have our parents to thank for that!

Art Show - THURSDAY, MAY 6th, 5:30 - 8:00

Come to the Small Cafeteria on Thursday evening between 5:30 - 8:00 to see our Artists' matted work! You may purchase your child's matted art for $10 each.

All proceeds go to fund our art programs here at Ford!

See you at the Art Show!!!

Summer Art Camp Opportunities

If your child would like to continue his creativity throughout the summer, consider enrolling in an Art Camp! Below are some links of Art Camps that we know of in the area. Summer is a great time to enrich ourselves in things we like :)

http://www.theartplace.us/


http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/arts_station.htm


http://www.lovona.com/!Camps.html

Our Students Need THE ARTS!

Arts Education is ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL for the development of our children, from as early as kindergarten all the way up into higher level education.

An education in Fine Arts encourages:
-more developed habits of critical and creative thinking-more perseverance and dedication to a given task
-better psychological and physical health
-self-discipline, intrapersonal and interpersonal skills

A child who participates in Fine Arts is:
-more likely to succeed academically
-more likely to succeed socially
-more able to express his or herself-inclined to be more literate than his or her peersIf America's children are to be sucessful in all aspects of their life, then an education that emphasizes Fine Arts is crucial.

Parents for the Arts

Mark Kent at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in conjunction with their education board have created an informational page for parents about the value of the arts.

http://www.cobbenergycentre.com/parents_for_the_arts.aspx

Behavior Expectaions for Specials

The following is a list of behaviors which will cause parents to be notified and may affect behavior grades on report cards:

*Refuses to participate
*Continually off task
*Not following directions
*Inappropriate use of materials/equipment
*Inappropriate language
*Disruption of class
*Disrespectful to an adult or peer
*Threatening or harassing another
*Continual dangerours or unsafe behavior
*Physical altercation
*Not bringing materials to class (recorder, folder, tennis shoes, sketchbook, etc.)

Art Class Clothing

Hi, Fantastic Ford Parents!

Please remember to remind your child to dress appropriately for art class. This means to NOT wear your BEST clothing on the day you have art. While most of the media we use in art is washable, some is NOT and we don't want to run the risk of ruining some special clothing!

For the WASHABLE paint, the manufacturer recommends these directions for washing:

"Wash promptly in HOT wash cycle. Do NOT use pre-wash or chlorine bleach. Repeat laundering may be required."