First/Second Week

I am so very happy to be returning to FCCS for my third year of teaching. This past week has been fantastic! I have enjoyed getting to know my new students as well as catching up with my returning ones. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the About Me paper students filled out on their first day and I thought that I should share a little bit about myself, too:

1. I have only ever taught at FCCS, but I was a student teacher at Windsor Knolls Middle, Centerville Elementary, Walkersville High, and Governor Thomas Johnson Middle. 
2. I have always loved art! As a kid, I would staple paper together to create random picture books.
3. I have been a Girl Scout since 2nd grade and just recently gained my lifetime membership! With my troop I traveled to Savannah, GA and NYC and have camped in just about form possible (tent, cabin, tipi, platform tent, just to name a few).
4. My favorite art medium is charcoal because I love how smooth it is when drawing. 
5. My favorite school subject has always been art, but I also really like algebra and chemistry - in my next life I think it would be fun to be a science teacher!
6. My favorite colors are pink, yellow, and orange, but I have recently fallen in love with mint green.
7. Instead of picking a favorite book, I picked a favorite play: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. 
8. I love theater! My grandparents would take my sister and I to see operas and musicals when I was younger. My favorite musicals are Fiddler on the Roof, Peter Pan, Phantom of the Opera and Hamilton (even though I have not actually seen this one live). 
9. I've never had a conventional pet, just fish. If I could have any pet, I would like a tiny pig.
10. I love art history just as much as art making. I originally started college in the hopes of becoming a museum curator, but decided that teaching was the right career for me, and I'm glad I made the switch!

The first assignment for students this year is to create a self portrait. I want to see each students' drawing style. I am excited to tuck these portraits away (after they've been proudly displayed in the hallway, of course) until the end of the school year where students can compare the two drawings and see how they've grown as artists over the course of the year. Below are a few examples of in-progress portraits. 

I really look forward to getting to know my students even more throughout the year and helping them evolve their art skills!