Mrs. Shumaker's Art Classes

10/02/2026

Kindergarten at Middlebranch Elementary learned about chameleons and camouflage this week! We also practiced classroom routines, like how to get crayons from the big rack by the door.

09/25/2026

We're working on our dots for next month's Dot Day! Grade 2 is learning about artist Georges Seurat and Pointillism using scented (ooh la la) dot markers. 🔴🟡🔵

08/19/2026

For our fibers unit last spring, our grade 3 & 4 students did some cardboard loom weaving, and really knocked it out of the park! 🪡🧶🐑 This coming year, both grades will weave again, but this time "in circles" (literally).

08/19/2026

One of our last projects for Kindergarten last May was creating 3-dimensional sculptures with Styrofoam, chenille stems, beads and buttons! It's always a crowd favorite (mine too).

08/19/2026

Comic book covers (Japanese Chibi Style) by some of our 3rd & 4th graders at Middlebranch last spring! I just realized the photos of their work were still on my phone and hadn't been shared yet!

05/30/2026

This July, 2025-2026 Grade 4 students can go free (along with up to 3 guests) to many Ohio museums and historical sites! This link provides more information on the Fourth Grade History Pass PLUS Program:

Ohio history-related museums are offering Ohio 4th Graders & their families with FREE general admission to participating sites for July 2026!

05/22/2026

I love this tradition! On Thursday, GlenOak's graduating seniors stopped by all of the schools in Plain Local Schools for a special "clap out." Mr. Hamilton Middlebranch-Avondale PE even led them through parachute games! 🎓🦅🎉

05/09/2026

Miss Ferguson's Grade 2 students at Avondale made rotational symmetry weavings in art class. We glued wooden spoons donated by the cafeteria to poster board circles to make the looms! After weaving, students brainstormed four ideas for the loom center, and then added their favorite one.🧶

05/08/2026

K&1 students recently created a variety of animals (and some people) using scraps of scrapbook paper donated by community members and families. We first read the book, "Ten Little Rabbits" and looked at the illustrations of rabbits wrapped in cozy blankets, then we made our own rabbits (and other critters).

04/30/2026

We're wrapping up our Kindergarten pinch pots, just in time for Mother's Day! The students did such fantastic work. They created their pots from start to finish (raw clay to a glazed ceramic piece)!