Its another new year for the Banks Road Art Room, and we have some exciting new additions and changes.Banks Road is going full force into implementing our new Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS). The art room is embracing this with the use of Compass Coins and Blazer Bucks. Classes earn Compass Coins at the end of class when they work as a team to meet our classroom expectations. Individual students are earning Blazer Bucks for their personal contributions to being Responsible, Respectful and Safe in the art room. The students can then use the Blazer Bucks that they earn in the classroom and anywhere around the school to purchase art from our NEW Art Store!
I've also added a daily warm-up to our class procedures. Each day, the students enter the classroom, find their seats, and immediately get started by looking at the "Warm-Up" section of the board. The warm-up will always consist of a picture of a piece of artwork, some information about that artwork and something for the students to do in relation to the artwork. Some days they may talk with their table or a partner, other days they may write or draw in response to a question or prompt pertaining to the work. This will help prepare our minds and eyes for looking at artwork, thinking about it, connecting it to other subjects, cultures, times, etc. and sharing our ideas with others.I am looking forward to this year and seeing how our new additions will make the art room experience even more fun!
Art Room Expectations:
Respectful:
-Treat others the way you would like to be
treated.
-Listen when others are talking
-Listen during instructions
-Speak constructively about other artists’
work
-Treat art supplies and tools with care
Responsible:
-Find your seat quickly
-Follow directions
-Put things back where they belong
-Clean up your work area
-Keep your table basket tidy
-Help keep our art studio/classroom organized
and clean
Safe:
-Walk
- Clean up spills
-Use tools appropriately
-Follow sink safety rules
-Keep hands and feet to yourself
-Sit properly on your stool
