Arts a la Carte Department of Fine Arts December 2012—January 2013

Westfield Public Schools Westfield New Jersey

www.westfieldnjk12.org/finearts

*ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:30PM unless otherwise noted

Date Place Performance 12/05 WHS WHS Bands – 7PM

12/10 EIS EIS Concert Series #1

6th Grade Strings and 7th Grade Chorus A 12/10 RIS RIS Concert Series #1

7PM – 6th & 8th Grade Chorus; 8PM – 6th & 8th Grade Orchestra

12/11 EIS EIS Concert Series #2

6th Grade Band, 6th Grade Chorus and Jazz Band 12/11 RIS RIS Concert Series #2

7PM – 7th Grade Chorus & Sharps & Flats; 8PM – 7th Orchestra & The Dynamics (am Orchestra)

12/12 WHS WHS Orchestras – 7PM 12/13 Wilson Wilson & McKinley Strings

12/13 Franklin Franklin Band

12/13 EIS Franklin & Washington Strings 12/13 Jefferson Jefferson 5th gr. Band & Chorus

12/13 Tamaques Tamaques Band & Chorus 12/17 EIS EIS Concert Series #3

7th Grade Chorus B, Chamber Orch, and 7th & 8th Orchestra

12/17 RIS RIS Concert Series #3 - 7PM All Bands, The Accidentals and Morning Jazz

12/18 EIS EIS Concert Series #4 8th Grade Chorus, Broadway Singers, and Symphonic Band

12/19 Franklin Franklin Chorus

12/19 EIS Jefferson & Tamaques Strings 12/19 McKinley McKinley Band & Chorus

12/19 Washington Washington 5th Gr. Band & Chorus 12/19 Wilson Wilson 5th gr. Band & Chorus

12/20 WHS WHS Choral 12/21 Elem. Schools Intermediate Schools Elementary Holiday Tour

Please see page 2 for information on the bond

referendum and its potential impact on the fine arts

programs.

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Arts a la Carte December 2012-January 2013

From the Desk of the Supervisor of Fine Arts

Dear Community Members in support of our Fine Arts programs, Two years ago 4 million dollars in state aid was cut from the Westfield School District. We are still feeling those cuts in the arts. We lost 1 art teacher; 1 music teacher; the ACT (Artistically, Creative & Talented) program for art students at the elementary schools; elementary music went from twice a week to once a week; and many other programs were on the chopping block (intermediate extra-curricular performance groups, Fall Drama productions, and fine arts courses at the high school). This year, we are facing potential cuts that will cripple the fine arts programs if the bond does not pass on December 11, 2012. It will mean that the essential replacement and repair of roofs will have to come out of the operating budget and maintenance reserve, both of which have spending caps determined by the state. In order to allocate approximately $4 million each year for the next three years to fund the roof work, large cuts would have to be made impacting several departments. This would mean the elimination of positions – including administration, teaching staff, counselors, librarians, technicians, and support staff. It would also mean reductions to our fine arts programs that we value so much in this community. If the bond passes, the Board has reported that all roofs can be completed by the summer of 2014. I know that we are all particularly busy this time of year – trying to return to normalcy after the storm and preparing for the holidays. I felt it necessary to inform you of what lies ahead for our school district and the many fine arts programs should this bond referendum not pass. I hope you have enjoyed the Fall Drama productions and I am sure you will hear many wonderful concerts through the month of December. I urge you to please take time to vote. It matters to us! Sincerely,

Dr. Linda M. King Supervisor of Fine Arts Westfield Public Schools

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December 2012-January 2013 Arts a la Carte

Westfield

High School Art

Mrs. Lauren Schwarzenbek’s Crafts

Classes at Westfield High School

are moving along in their Fibers/Textiles Unit. We covered

sewing (pillows and creatures), knitting and/or crocheting

(scarves, pouches or cell phone cases) and macarame (learning to

read patterns for an udpadted

version of a friendship bracelet.) Students are always excited when

these projects are completed because they come away with

items they can use, wear or give

as a gift.

Graphic Design students are

researching 20th century periods and movements of poster design.

After choosing a period, the

students created an original mixed-media poster using fonts

and characteristics from their chosen period. The students will

scan the traditional media posters

and create a new variation of the poster using Adobe Photoshop that

displays changes in color, texture, and juxtaposition of text.

Foundations of Art students are continuing to explore value

through the use of graphite.

Shading techniques displaying full ranges of value are being applied

to drawings using a combination of organic and machine made

objects. The students are working from observation with the objects,

and then using their imagination

they will combine the contrasting objects.

WHS DRAWING and

COMPOSITION students created emotional drawings in response to

Hurricane Sandy and Nor’easter

Athena. When students came back to school on November 8th & 9th,

they used pastel, chalks, charcoal, ink and newspaper headlines to

create works about their personal experience or empathetic pieces in

response to those who lost and

suffered more. Works were

displayed outside of room 224. Students walking by had direct

positive reactions to the pieces

because of the shared experience of artists and viewers.

DRAWING students developed two

homework drawings based on observing their own idea of art

supplies at home. Imagery ranges

from traditional paints and brushes to pastry decorating bags, and

power tools. Art magazine Cloth Paper Scissors, has an artist

challenge and the smaller 4”x6”

piece fits their requirements for the challenge. Students have the

option to submit their drawing for inclusion in the magazines

challenge of “Doodle your art

supplies”.

COMPOSITION students have been

working on composing through

printmaking. Creating original design motifs, they have learned

traditional printing layouts and

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Arts a la Carte December 2012-January 2013 created experimental compositions

changing placement and color. Some truly beautiful prints have

been developed.

The WHS PTSO is once again

working generously with the art department to raise money in an

art auction. This year they have purchased wooden trays for

students to decorate. Students will be using various media to create

reproductions of famous works of

art on the trays. The PTSO will organize web sights for display and

bidding and the pieces will be sold at the Rotary Pancake Breakfast in

the spring. Lasts year’s birdhouse

purchase was a huge success. Students will finish the pieces in

late January so please log onto the WHS PTSO sight for further

updates and visuals!!!!

As we move towards winter, the students in Mrs. Hatzikyriakou's

World Crafts Sampler have

transitioned from fiber arts into paper arts. Following hand sewing

and hemp weaving, students are now learning the history and art of

paper-making. New life is being

given to old paper that would otherwise be thrown out in the

recycling bin as students work cooperatively in creating their own

unique 'recipes' for handmade paper. Other scrap materials are

also being utilized to collage small

decorative boxes and add relief sculpture details.

Ms. Aleksandrowicz's WHS

Ceramics students are working on building coil pots, an ancient

method of constructing with clay

that has been found in cultures all over the world.

The students in Foundations of Art

classes have drawn thumbnail

sketches of pumpkins and gourds to create an interesting

composition. The compositions are executed on primed oatmeal

boards and pastels are added to

obtain varied characteristics of the subject matter. The final stage of

the assignment was to apply a wash to the pastel artwork to

explore a new technique in pastel

drawing.

Music

The WHS Chamber Orchestra and

Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Raymond Wojcik

will be in concert on Wednesday, December 12th at 7:30 Pm in the

WHS auditorium The Chamber Orchestra will perform three

movements from Dvorak’s

Serenade in E major and Torelli’s “Christmas Concerto” with Cindy

Xiao , Francis Wong and Jenny Amador as soloists. The full

Symphony Orchestra will perform

Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture”, Dvorak’s “American

Suite” and the Allegretto movement from Beethoven’s

Symphony No. 7. Additionally the Chamber Orchestra will also

collaborate with the WHS Concert

Choir in works by Mozart, Haydn, Anderson and Berlin on December

20.

The WHS Wind Ensemble,

Symphonic Band, Concert Band are

off to a wonderful start for the 2012/13 school year. All three

ensembles are preparing literature for their December 5th winter

concert, which will be held in the

high school auditorium at 7 pm where the Wind Ensemble will be

unveiling their new performance attire! On December 8th, twenty

WHS band students will travel to JP Stevens High School on to

audition for the CJEMEA honor

ensembles. We would like to wish all students auditioning the best of

luck as they represent the WHS Band!

Students are currently auditioning

for the WHS Jazz Bands. Bands will

begin rehearsal in January and will perform at regional jazz festivals

throughout the winter and spring. Don’t miss the second annual

Westfield Jazz Night on Friday April 26th at 7 pm in the WHS Cafeteria

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December 2012-January 2013 Arts a la Carte featuring jazz bands from

Roosevelt Intermediate, Edison Intermediate, and Westfield High

School!.

We are currently seeking

interested students to participate in the WHS Winterguard’s second

season of existance. There is no experience needed. Students

should have an interest in dance, music, and be willing to learn new

skills! Contact Mr. Vitale for more

information: cvitale@westfieldnjk12.org.

Despite a hurricane and a

snowstorm the Marching Blue Devils had a successful and

rewarding weekend at the US Bands National and State

Championships. The band

members first traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, where they

performed in the historic Navy Marine Corps Stadium, placing 10th

in their first National competitive

appearance ever. After seeing their fill of area historic sites,

including a Naval Academy tour and dinner at Medieval Times, the

band traveled back home for the New Jersey State championships

held at Piscataway High School.

The band performed exceptionally

well, placing 4th with a score of

95.05 and receiving honors for Best Percussion and the Cadets

Award for Excellence! The band

members were quite pleased to reap the rewards of their hard

work this year.

The marching band production this year was entitled “We Remember; A Tribute to those who have served in our Nation’s Armed Forces.” The band’s final

competitive performance of the show coincidentally fell on

November 11th, Veterans Day, which provided the landscape for a

truly memorable last performance.

Special thanks to the WHS Band Parents Association, under the

leadership of Mrs. Betsy Marino and Mrs. Donna Pirrone, for their

unwavering support of the band as well as for organizing and

chaperoning the Annapolis trip. A

special thank you to Mr. Eric Posner and the Atholton High

School Band for providing WHS with a rehearsal field while in

Annapolis. We would also like to

thank the instructional staff for helping the band reach its full

potential over the course of the season. These instructors give up

a tremendous amount of time and

we are very honored to have such talented and professional

instructors and designers at WHS.

Music/Marching George Nimmo, John Arietano, and

Eric Robertshaw Percussion

Floyd Murray, Brian Horn, Anthony

Freda, and Michael Zellers Colorguard

Cheryl Gillick and Sean Coffey

The band would like to recognize the student leadership team that

led the band to such a successful season!

Drum Majors: Michael Aronson and Geneva Gleason; Brass Section Leaders: Samuel Krause, Eric Mikalauskas, David Gruskin, and Alex Ying; Woodwind Section Leaders: Rob Cassie, Andrew Dougert, Matthew Nuzzo, Annalyn Tanella, and Jeff Marino; Percussion Section Leaders: Jonathan Clancy, Maria Hershey, and Liam Keller; Colorguard Captains: Barrie Knapp and Zoe Korunow

For more information on the WHS Bands please visit us on the web! www.westfieldhsbands.org

On October 13, the Westfield High

School Marching Blue Devils attended a competition in

Hillsborough. The competition was

hosted by USBands, formerly known as the USSBA. Twenty

marching bands from all over New Jersey came to compete. Westfield

won in their category with a score

of 79.775, also taking the prize for Best Music, Best Visual and Best

Effect in their category. When asked how it felt to win, Westfield

High School Senior and Colorguard Captain Barrie Knapp told TAP, "It

was awesome. Band has the best

high school memories!"

The WHS Choral Department has been hard at work the beginning

part of this year preparing for the winter concert season. The

Chorale will be performing for

Musical Club of Westfield at the Westfield Baptist Church on

December 12. Additionally, all of the choral students will be

performing for Westfield High School student body on December

19 during the school day.

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Arts a la Carte December 2012-January 2013 The Choral concert is scheduled for

December 20 at 7PM. It will feature traditional and

contemporary holiday pieces, as

well as a large portion of the concert accompanied by the

Westfield High School Symphony Orchestra.

This year, the choir is participating

in a Hurricane Sandy relief fundraiser called a "Jersey Shore

Christmas" that will help to provide

Christmas gifts to the children of those from Jersey shore displaced

from their homes.

Choir President and Vice President, Allie Hecht and Tara Sciortino will

also be organizing a Christmas

Tree pickup that will take place on Saturday, January 5. For a $10

donation, the Concert Choir singers will come to your house to

pick up trees after the holidays.

Roosevelt

Intermediate

Art

The Roosevelt art teachers are excited to announce the start of a

brand new art club! We will be

working with the parent members of the School Beautification

Committee on a variety of projects in the coming months. We’ll be

starting with designing and

creating a permanent display for the main bulletin board across

from the office based on our Roosevelt Rewards student

recognition system. In the coming

months club members will be working on murals for the halls

and other exciting displays to help make our learning environment a

colorful and exciting place to spend your day in! Sign up for the

art club is on a per meeting basis

and limited to 20 students.

Mr. Thompson’s two 6th grade art classes worked with the Spanish

dept. on a Mexican Day of the Dead project. They are creating

colorful sugar skull designs in

metal to be displayed in the Roosevelt student gallery along

with other projects done in Spanish. The exhibit is vibrant,

colorful, and informative.

All three of Mr. Thompson’s 7th

grade classes have just completed

a Celtic knot design project. The finished pieces are a culmination of

much exploration and practice. After getting inspiration from

traditional sources, students

worked very hard on several practice drawings before starting a

complex final design. Through the process of trial and error students

were able to sequentially build upon skills. The end results are

extremely impressive!

And Finally, Mr. Thompson’s 8th period has just begun ceramic

masks. This project is an old favorite with students and teacher

alike! After an introduction on the

importance and significance of mask making, students design a

paper mask using a variety of visual references for inspiration.

These are cut out and used as a template to trace on the clay slab.

Once the basic shape is done, the

sculpting begins! Students are taught basic modeling and

construction techniques and spend a week creating a three

dimensional mask. After the masks

are fired they are painted. The project is finished by adding a

wide variety decorative elements, including beads, metal, feathers,

and straw.

This Fall Mr. Greenwood’s 6th grade students completed project

paintings based on the Aboriginal

people native to Australia. The aboriginal people have a long

tradition of using art for ceremony, adornment, storytelling and

recorded history. The theory

behind this cultural style is that it brings together the living universe

and the spiritual universe called the “Dream Time.” Artistically,

Aboriginal art is broken down into the use of repetitive dot patterns

intergraded with vibrant colors.

Students viewed a technique video, and saw former student

examples in addition to having practice time before engaging in a

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December 2012-January 2013 Arts a la Carte final painting. The paintings were

made with colored paper and tempera paint.

Mr. Greenwood’s 6th grade also

looked at the artist Vincent Van

Gogh, one of the most famous and recognizable artists in history.

Students created artworks using a Van Gogh style of short choppy

brush strokes. In addition, the 6th grade is now creating artwork in

the style of Georgia Okeeffe, one

of the most famous American female artists. In her early career

she painted New York City scenes and later moved to New Mexico

and painted desert landscapes and

large flowers. Students are creating fantasy desert landscapes

with the option of Flowers or skulls and bones like Okeeffe. Materials

are pastels or Craypas.

The 8th grade worked on a sculpture based on two

contemporary artists/sculptors,

who both work with materials from nature, Andy Goldsworthy and

Debra Butterfield. Andy Goldsworthy is a Scottish artist

who uses found objects from

nature like sticks, rocks, leaves, bark, ice, and creates life-size

abstract sculptures. Often these sculptures involve water. The

water can be the movement of tides or rivers. A Goldsworthy

video was shown. The art of Debra

Butterfield revolves around Horses. Her sculptures are often life-sized

created using sticks and branches. The students were asked to create

miniature sculptures using

gathered materials from nature.

Another 8Th grade project in Mr. Greenwood’s class was to create a

project that reflects something in the news/current events. The

American artist Robert Rauschenberg was introduced.

First the students watched a film

biography of Rauschenberg and his

use of imagery from current events

topics. Students then selected a topic that is in the news and

developed a collage art piece that

has a visual impact and social commentary. In the spirit of the

election season Mr. Greenwood’s 8th grade students created 6’x6’

portraits of each Presidential

candidate using a Chuck Close style of enlargement drawing.

Chuck Close is a famous contemporary artist who has been

creating large scale portraits since the 1960s.

Mrs. Cohen’s 8th grade classes are

constructing imaginary or real

rooms built from clay. While her 7th graders finish their projects in

a section on Elements of Design, her 6th grade students’

imaginations are engaged in creating fantasy landscapes using

watercolors.

The Westfield Historical Society

announced winners of their Applefest Contest. The contest is

open to elementary and intermediate students requiring

contestants to design posters

depicting this annual even that coincides with the apple harvest

season. This year’s intermediate winners, from Mrs. Cohen’s 6th

grade art classes, are 1st place Colleen O'Connor, 2nd place Jenny

O'Connell, and 3rd place Alexander

Sumas. Congratulations!

CONGRATULATIONS to Danny Hoerle, RIS 7th grade student in

Mrs. Cohen’s art classes, who won first place in the Union County

District Level National Lions Club’s

annual poster contest. The theme for this year’s contest was Imagine Peace. The Lions Club presented Danny with a savings bond and a

certificate. Danny’s winning poster now enters the State level judging

held at the Lions Club’s state office

in Red Bank, NJ, in December.

Music & Drama

RIS has had a busy opening to the

year. The chorus performed with the Westfield Symphony

Orchestra, performing Carmen. The students from both EIS and

RIS had a blast singing and rehearsing for the concert.

The eighth grade chorus worked

diligently on their Veterans Day

performance, where they sang Bob Dylan's, Blowin' in The Wind. They

have also been working hard on their Holiday concert selections.

Seventh grade students have been

hard at work doing rhythm projects. Students are doing a

project where they are playing

objects in the classroom to produce sounds much like in

Stomp. They are also singing very well as we work through three of

our four Holiday Concert

selections. These 7th graders are sounding very good as we prepare

for our Holiday concert on December 11 at 7PM.

Greetings all! I hope that everyone

is safe and has returned to their normal lives in the aftermath of

the recent storms. Maybe a short

update of all the wonderful things happening in the RIS Band world

will cheer you up a bit!

Not even Superstorm Sandy could stop RIS from honoring our

nation’s veterans. Due to the storm, our annual Veteran’s Day

celebration was postponed until

November 19, and it was still a wonderful event. The 8th grade

band performed “Grand Old Flag” and “Military Escort” for the

students and adult audience

members as they found their seats in the RIS gymnasium. It was a

wonderful ceremony that also featured the 8th grade chorus.

“Taps” was performed by 8th grade

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Arts a la Carte December 2012-January 2013 trumpet players Brian Callahan and

Creighton Hendrix as the audience observed a moment of silence to

honor all of those who served our

country and are no longer with us.

The concert for ALL bands is on Monday December 17 at 7PM. This

includes the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade bands, as well as two of our jazz

ensembles, Morning Jazz and The Accidentals. Despite missing two

weeks of rehearsal, the students

are well prepared and excited to present the winter program! Pieces

this season include works from such famous composers as Peter

Tchaikovsky, Johann Pachelbel,

Antonin Dvorak, and Leroy Anderson. The program also

contains more contemporary works from Paul Simon, Irving Berlin, and

Howard Rowe. Please come out and support the students after all

of the hard work they have done!

On Friday December 21, The

Accidentals will join the Early Morning Orchestra and the Sharps

and Flats for our annual elementary school tour! We will

spend the day traveling to Wilson,

Franklin, and Washington Elementary Schools to perform our

holiday repertoire. It is always a blast, and the students love having

the opportunity to perform for their old teachers and principals.

Judging by all the singing and

dancing that occurs, I think the elementary school students get a

kick out of it too!

Several members of the RIS Band are currently preparing for the

CJMEA Region Band auditions in

January. Hundreds of middle school students from several

central NJ counties audition each year. I am proud to say that this

year we have representatives from each grade giving it a shot!

Students accepted will rehearse

and perform a full concert in the

late winter. We wish

them the best of luck in their preparations

At the end of each

month, one student from

each class is recognized as the Performer of the

Month. These students demonstrate their

commitment to excellence in band on a daily basis,

both in and out of the classroom.

Congratulations to all of the students who have been

recognized so far this year: Grade 6- Matthew Paden, Jimmy

McCutcheon, Nicholas Chermak,

Mara Rao; Grade 7- Matthew Canabarro, Michael Canabarro,

Christian Grom, Maggie Bergin; Grade 8- Shannon Pyle, Sofia

Reverendo, Christopher Hoerrner, Gabe Givelber, Ryan Childs

The Afternoon Ramble and the

new RIS Jazz Combos are now rehearsing! These groups meet

after school during the week and give students a chance to play

different styles of music- rock,

blues, jazz, and a little funk! All students in RIS are welcome to

participate, regardless of instrument. Vocalists are welcome

also!

Get Smart was a huge success!! The comedy was presented on

November 16-18. Maxwell Smart,

played by 8th grader Liam Kudlick, and Agent 99, played

by Meagan O'Connell, embarked on a bizarre case in which they

needed to stop the sinister

organization known as KAOS from their most shameful plot headed

by Mr. Big, played by 7th grader Julian Mazzola. The Chief played

by 8th grader Victoria Napolitano put Smart and 99 on the case.

Hilarity ensues when Smart

proceeds from one gigantic blunder to another and

yet successfully catches Mr. Big.

The supporting cast of 33 and

crew of 20 students and many Parent Volunteers, helped make

this production such a success!

Edison

Intermediate

Art

Mrs. Frees celebrated Day of the

Dead with her students throughout the month of October and the

beginning of November. All

seventh graders were able to make a glass skull with the materials

that the Art Department fundraised and received a grant from the

Coalition for the Arts. In her

classroom 7th grade students learned about drawing the human

figure. They spent a day drawing Mrs. Frees and learning how Da

Vinci used the measurement of seven to eight heads to make

drawing the figure easier. Then

her students spent several days working from a wire armature to

create figures of people inspired by Day of the Dead or a person of

their choosing. They worked with

plaster, fabric, and acrylic paint.

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December 2012-January 2013 Arts a la Carte To finish up the exploration the

students worked with Signora Poyntz and Signora McMahon to

create "papel picados" using paper

and exacto knives in a large group setting with Spanish and Art

students working together. All of the work will be on display for the

school to see as a tribute to the

Day of the Dead and loved ones who have passed on. Students

learned that the papel picados represent the idea of the wind in

Mexican culture. Art is a great way to learn about symbols and

important aspects of the culture of

a people.

Seventh graders studied the work of MC Escher while they learned

about optical illusions. 7th graders worked on Op art, and are moving

into Tessellations and connecting the use of math and line work

back to the work they did in

perspective.

Sixth graders also focused on Day of the Dead by learning to create

drawings of skulls using oil pastel. They learned that the marigold,

rose and skull are all common

images that represent Dia De Los Muertos. We recycled boxes and

reconstructed them to create memory houses for images of

deceased loved ones, pets included. We spent a lot of time

working on the idea of form,

texture, and color to create beautiful tributes for the whole

school. These boxes will be part of the display for Day of the Dead

for the whole school and the

Spanish teachers and students will be helping the sixth graders learn

words to describe their artwork in Spanish.

6th graders are working on an

elements of art painting that incorporates all seven elements.

They are learning techniques of

textural painting such as “impasto”

in the style of Van Gogh. They

learned also about Jackson Pollock and Abstract Expressionism, and

the work of Joseph Albers in Color

Field. The students also took a trip to the library to research a unique

or endangered animal for a project in drawing using three mediums:

oil pastel, watercolor and ebony

pencil. The students will research three interesting facts about the

animal that they are drawing. They will present their work at the

completion of the project.

Fine arts 8th graders have learned about the use of elements of art

through their Monday drawing day.

They worked with various textures to create a composition in crayon

and watercolor. They then took this a step further and used

repurposed matt board and various textural scraps, yarn, burlap, wire

and glued them down on the

surface. They used gesso to cover the texture and will be learning

various painting techniques (dry brushing, palette knife work, and

mixing medium) to create an

abstract and textural work of acrylic art. Students also

celebrated Day of the Dead by learning to draw skulls with pencil

and also exploring acrylic painting

of skulls. They learned about the Vanitas of the Renaissance and

how the symbol of the skull in these still life paintings was a

reminder of the "black death" from the medieval era and the passage

of time. Each student was

encouraged to take the image of the skull and explore it in any way

that they chose, they were each very unique. From the skull we

will review how to draw the human

face in proportion (review from sixth grade) and learn about artist

Frida Kahlo and Arcimboldo.

Students spent a drawing Monday using vegetables from Mrs. Frees

farm share to create Arcimboldo

inspired photographs. Mrs. Frees

uploaded the pictures to Photoshop where the students can

take turns manipulating them, and

they will also use the photos of their face creations to create a

drawing in colored pencil. They will have their very own still life to

work from. They will create faces

like the work of Arcimboldo’s four seasons. They viewed original

work from the Mrs. Frees trip to the Louvre. The students will then

study another portrait artist, Frida Kahlo and connect back to the

works they studied during their

Surrealist unit. We will be working in charcoal to create portraits of

themselves. Students are also brainstorming for their large mural

project for this school year on the

lockers in the art hallway.

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Music & Drama

The Eighth grade Strings and

Seventh Grade Strings will be in concert on December 17th at EIS

auditorium at 7:30 PM. The 7th grade string orchestra will perform

“Prelude to An Old Tale, “Greensleeves” and the 8th grade

string orchestra will perform

“Arabian Dreams”, “A Keltic Festival”, and “Blue Rhytmitico”.

The Sinfonia will perform sections from Corelli’s “Christmas

Concerto”.

The Edison Intermediate School

Symphonic Band performed in the Veteran’s Day Assembly on

November 12th. They played the Liberty Bell March by John Phillip

Sousa and A Patriotic Salute, a collection of George M. Cohan

tunes.

The 6th Grade Orchestra at Edison

School have an exciting program prepared for their Winter Concert

on December 10th with pieces by Tchaikowsky, Sandra Dackow, and

Leroy Anderson to celebrate this season of joy!

The EIS Sixth Grade Band is

preparing for their concert on

December 11th. They will perform four holiday classics: Christmas Song, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and Simple Gifts.

The EIS Symphonic Band is preparing for its Winter Concert on

December 18th. They will perform

Fanfare and Procession on an Old English Carol, Beethoven’s Fifth Christmas and “Greensleeves: A Fantasia for Band,” the second

movement from the Vaughan Williams Suite.

The EIS Jazz Ensemble has

brought back 8 students from last

year’s award winning ensemble.

They will have their first

performance on December 11th performing Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; Traces, James Brown’s I Got You, and Tommy Dorsey’s Opus One.

The EIS Vocal Music Department presented the annual Veterans'

Day Assembly on Monday, November 12th in the Edison gym.

The program's highlights were performances by the EIS Eighth

Grade Chorus and EIS Symphonic

Band. The assembly, which had to be rescheduled due to Hurricane

Sandy, was a great way for the entire school community to come

back together and not only

collectively thank our veterans but count our own blessings as well.

All the EIS choruses are

celebrating December holidays with choral music from around the

world at our annual Winter Concerts

After returning from the holiday

break sixth and seventh grade

vocal music students will be preparing for their class

presentations on composers throughout the Baroque, Classical,

Romantic and Contemporary periods.

Auditions for the EIS Spring

Musical, The Wizard of Oz, will

take place in the first week of January. Audition information can

be downloaded from Dr. Shapiro’s web site.

Franklin

Elementary

The Art Students at Franklin School were very enthusiastic and

proved to be very creative under the direction of Mrs. Coveney.

The 1st grade students worked

again with the Elements of Art.

They experienced warm and cool

colors in a marker drawing. A herd

of animals came to life with the use of “overlapping”. Many a

contour drawing could be seen and

background was shown with brilliant color. Many students could

be heard, saying, “Oh I get it“, as their animal took center stage.

The 2nd grade students learned the

word “cropping”. A full animal face was drawn and then cropped to fit

in the picture plane. Colored

markers were the medium of choice and patterns played a

creative role in the whole project. Puzzle pieces were developed and

added to the process.

The 3rd grade students became

familiar with the parts of the body and their proportions. Figures were

drawn in a pose demonstrating positive and negative space.

Sharpie markers proved to be effective for the details and

patterns.

The 4th grade students found

success with oil pastels while drawing values in their still life.

Many highlights could be seen as the color moved from light to dark.

Art vocabulary was apparent.

In October, the Westfield Historical Society offered an opportunity to

elementary and intermediate

school art students to participate in their annual Applefest poster

contest. The elementary level of this contest is open to 3rd and 4th

graders and requires contestants

to design posters depicting this annual event that coincides with

the apple harvest season. This year’s elementary winners, from

Mrs. Coveney’s 4th grade art classes, are Lianna Grosser for 2nd

place and Heather O’Hern for 3rd

place. Congratulations to these artists.

Mrs. Massenzio’s fifth grade

students gained greater insight

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December 2012-January 2013 Arts a la Carte into the African culture through

the exploration of 3-D mask making. Students learned the

history of masks, and how they

relate to the folklore and art that represents Africa. The children

were better able to understand and appreciate diverse peoples,

and see how art has served as one

of the primary connections to the past. Space, shape, symmetry and

proportion were represented in this lesson.

With the holidays here, the

students at Franklin are excited to sing songs of the season. We will

be exploring the different ways

people all around the world celebrate different holidays while

focusing on the tone color and timbre of different voices,

instruments, and sounds that surround us. The second graders

will get to explore the four families

of instruments and discover what makes each family unique in its

sound, and the third graders will get to explore each individual

instrument a little more in depth

and learn about the different ways to produce a sound on each

instrument. Our fourth graders will also review the four orchestral

families but will also learn about

some foreign instruments and traditions as they learn about

several holidays from around the world.

As we enter December, the fifth

graders continue to rehearse their music for their winter concert.

They have also submitted a

recording of “Christmas Wishes” for 101.5’s Christmas Choir

Contest. Only fourteen choirs across New Jersey will be chosen

to be aired on the radio, and if the Franklin Chorus is chosen then

their recording will play weekdays

on 101.5 from December 2nd to the 20th. So listen carefully to see if

they’re selected. If they are, then

you will have the opportunity to go

to nj1015.com to vote for them as your favorite choir in the state of

NJ. In addition to their chorus

concert, fifty fifth graders including our Glee Club were asked to

perform with the Westfield Symphony Orchestra on December

1st. Their performance will be part

of the symphony’s annual “Home for the Holidays” concert. Finally,

the Glee Club and Student Council will be spreading holiday cheer as

they go caroling later this month at Sunrise Assisted Living.

Jefferson

Elementary

Jefferson School is full of hard-

working students that have shared their creative voices in many art

projects this year. 1st grade students are exploring texture

through mixed media works

identifying characteristics of different animals. Approaching

their art through guided meditation allows them to access their

imagination and speak to their

individual personalities. The outcome has been vivid works

immersed in narratives rich with personal meaning.

2nd grade students are furthering

their understanding of negative and positive space in their

repurposed plates where they will

decorate their ancient Greek artifacts narrating their stories of

bravery through manipulated silhouettes. Application of paint

and oil pastels will guide this lesson infused with many elements

and various levels of

understandings for the elements of art.

3rd grade students have just

completed a complementary color totem pole identifying

characteristics of family members

symbolized in their totem characters. With cut colored paper

and use of their complementary

colors, the students understand an important aspect of color theory.

The interaction between colors will also be learned through the next

project blending their favorite

animals together using oil pastels and adding texture through

scratching different qualities of line to create actual and implied

texture to these creatures. The complimentary colors will be mixed

in this project to allow the

students an investigation between dulling and neutralizing these

hues.

4th Grade students began a unit revisiting their understandings of

value in ink wash paintings which dilutes ink in water to different

tones. Brushwork and proper

application of these values make for sophisticated pieces that speak

to the artists own unique aesthetic allowing them to introduce their

self-guided themes. These

students also elaborate on their comprehension of space by

manipulating these tones and applying pervious knowledge of

foreground, middle ground and

background.

5th Grade students began a unit

on Pop Art with organizing a mix

media collage in the style of the famed American artist, Andy

Warhol. Warhol’s achievements boast the largest museum

dedicated solely to one artist in

Pittsburg, PA. Using photographs taken of themselves and transfer

paper, the students created a repeating celebrity portrait of

themselves imitating printmaking processes. Exploring other

mediums like oil pastel, acrylic

paint, and felt tip markers to complete their works, these

students allowed themselves their

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Andy Warhol used to say).

Grades 3-5 at Jefferson School spent the fall months of

September, October and

November studying rhythm (steady beat, marches, dances, and time

signatures), dynamics (pianissimo to fortissimo), form (AB, ABA,

Verse and Refrain), tone color (especially those fun and “spooky”

Halloween sounds), harmony

through a variety of fun Fall melodies which included (to name

a few): “Lullaby for the Trees”, “Don Gato”, “I Bought Me A Bat”,

“Rock Around the Clock”, “When

Witches Were Waltzing”, “The Star-Spangled Banner”, “The

President’s Rap” (helping to memorize all the presidents in

order), “Autumnal Equinox”, “Over The River and Through the

Wood”, “Pass the Turkey’s

Drumstick” (a musical game), and “The Turkey Tango”. Gathering

together to share some of our songs with each other, the entire

school held a wonderful “Fun In

Fall Sing-A-Long” on Thursday, November 29th, 2012. It was

awesome!!!

The Jefferson Fifth Grade Band and Chorus will perform their 2012

Winter Concert on Thursday evening, December 13th, 2012 at

7p.m. in the Jefferson School

Auditorium. Mr. Stouffer will conduct the Fifth Grade Band and

Mrs. Woodfield will direct the Fifth Grade Chorus. Selections will

include “Winter Fantasy”,

“Grandma’s Featherbed”, “A Candle for Peace”, and many

other seasonal favorites! Please join us!!

Grades 3-5 are currently in the

midst of their Winter Celebrations Unit (December through February)

- which will include a variety of

songs and spirituals from around

the world, the study of Peter Illyich

Tchaikovsky and his BALLET “The Nutcracker” (NYC Ballet),

Englebert Humperdink and his

OPERA “Hansel and Gretel (The MET), Gian Carlo Menotti and his

ONE-ACT OPERA for Television “Amahl and the Night Visitors”,

and even a very Happy Birthday to

Ludwig Van Beethoven!!

All Jefferson School students are

preparing for the annual Sharing

and Caring Assembly. The program is especially exciting for

the children, as parents (and grandparents!) are welcome.

In addition to preparing for the

special event, first and second graders are learning (and

reviewing!) basic music signs and symbols. Most of all they love to

move to music with energy that matches their own! They also love

to sing and many enjoy the chance

to solo! The second graders have been drilled in G Clef note

recognition and will soon study the role of “form” in music. One of the

favorite activities for both first and

second graders is moving to specific note values………especially

the “impossible” thirty-second notes!

McKinley

Elementary

McKinley first graders are creating

clay pinch pots after learning about the process used by the

Native Americans. After building

the clay pots, patterns were incised using found objects and

clay tools. The pottery pieces were

painted with colorful water color washes and permanent marker

designs.

Students in the second grade have been enjoying the unit on

weaving. After practicing their skills with a paper weaving, the

children graduated to felt material

to build an A-B pattern weaving . Wood dowels, card board and

beads were dipped into tempera paint and pressed onto the felt to

create a PRINT.

Third graders have been studying

the paintings of landscape artists. The students have learned how to

distinguish the foreground ( front), middle and background of a

landscape picture. Each student chose a landscape photograph for

their inspiration. Using the

photograph as a guide, the third grade artists are designing

Miniature Landscapes which will be painted with water colors and

decorated with permanent

markers. Completed landscapes will be converted into a magnet or

pin to wear.

The fourth graders have been mixing lots of black and white

paint together to create a variety of VALUES. They have learned how

to create the tint of a color by

adding white to make it lighter and a shade by adding black to

mix a darker version of a color. Using this information, each child

painted a value scale of colors and

transformed their painted papers into the body parts of an imaginary

ROBOT! The robots were decorated with metallic markers,

wire, buttons and bolts to add texture and realism.

Henri Matisse is one of the most

celebrated abstract artists. He was

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December 2012-January 2013 Arts a la Carte considered to be a Fauve artist,

which translates to mean "wild beast". Matisse used bright, bold

colors and shapes within his work.

The McKinley fifth grade students painted a variety of colors on a

large paper and once dried, used Matisse's formula of "drawing with

scissors" to create an original cut

out collage. The finished projects are a colorful and bright tribute to

Matisse's best work.

The 1st graders in Mrs. McGarry and Mrs. Krihak's class have been

busy learning how to read music and composing their own! Below is

a picture of their Sol-Mi tree, each

student created a leaf with their very own compositions on them

made entirely of Sol and Mi pitches.

First grade students in Mrs.

Massenzio’s class got their creative juices flowing as they created

wonderful color wheel circus clowns. In conjunction with this

lesson, the children sang a new

song to remember the colors of

the color wheel. This multi faceted approach, helped facilitate learning

primary and secondary colors.

Mrs. Massenzio’s second grade

class at McKinley School created whimsical birds using the elements

and principles of design. They focused on good use of space,

shape, and proportion in this

lesson to create a charming mixed

media collage.

The 5th graders at McKinley have been busy preparing for their

Winter Concert on December 19th. Their concert includes a variety of

pieces, some of which use sign

language, foreign language and solfege hand signs. In class they

have been busy reading and

composing music, and learning about famous pieces of music. In

the upcoming months they will be learning about famous composers,

exploring music of different cultures and continuing to work on

music reading skills.

Roig Joins Fine Arts Staff

Ricardo Roig will join the Fine Arts staff as an art teacher at McKinley beginning in January. He grew up in Westfield and graduated from

Westfield Public Schools. He has attended the Maryland Institute College

of Art in Baltimore and studied under the direction of some of the best fine art teachers. He graduated from Kean University with a BFA in

Painting and Printmaking. After graduation he enrolled in the two year post-bachelor teacher certification program and fell in love with teaching

art to children. It has been his professional goal in life to become an

inspirational art teacher for our youth and help them to discover their creative voices. Ricardo is excited to take on the very important role as

McKinley and Lincoln School’s new art teacher.

Ricardo is also a professional artist who exhibits his works locally at the Evalyn Dunn Gallery in Westfield and a gallery in Hoboken where he lives.

His art has exhibited in and purchased by the Hoboken Historical Museum for their permanent collection. He often donates his artwork to raise funds

for good causes, and involves himself in the creation of murals for public

spaces.

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Tamaques

Elementary

The students in first grade, second

grade 12S and 35E at Tamaques are off to a great start at

Tamaques. Mrs. Lauren Schwarzenbek has been working

with them on seasonal projects

spanning from Emotional Pumpkins, Oil Pastel Jack-O-

Lanterns, to Wax Resist Trees. Second Graders and 35E learned

how to portray space in a drawing by creating an oil pastel picture

that includes at least 3 trees. One

tree is in the foreground, one is in the middle ground, and the other

is in the background. When our tree drawings were completed, we

painted the sky with watercolors.

Below are pictures of some first grade students working on our

Autumn Colored Weavings.

The third grade students at

Tamaques had a blast creating “artrageous” crazy hats! They

learned many methods to

manipulate paper including slotting, creating tabs, and various

folding techniques. Balance and strong construction were stressed.

After all hats were completed, a

class photo was taken and each student created a picture frame for

his or her photo!!!

The Fourth grade began the Tamaques 50th birthday

celebration early by creating mixed media drawings of cupcakes and

tiered cakes! Yum!! They also

learned about artist Wayne Theibaud and his delicious

paintings of dessert foods!!

Fifth grade classes are currently working on their self-portrait unit.

Using mirrors, they are training their eyes to learn how to draw

from observation. The students will

critique the styles of several different artists before finishing

their drawings with oil pastel.

Keeping the steady beat, classroom parades, tapping rhythm

sticks in groups of 2’s, singing songs in groups of 3’s, bar line

placement, discovering meter

signatures and dynamics have

been fun this Fall – along with a variety of patriotic, autumn, and

holiday songs and game-songs

from our textbook and beyond. Perhaps you caught the turkey,

passed the turkey, or danced to the Turkey Tango? Perhaps you

went “Over The River and Through

the Wood” to Grandfather’s house? Or was it the 2012 version….to

Grandmother’s house?

Our Winter Celebrations Unit has begun…along with discussions

about tempo, folk songs, spirituals, and traditions and carols

from around the world. A special

sweet Suite from Germany will be our Spotlight Lesson: Peter Illyich

Tchaikovsky and his ballet “The Nutcracker”.

Washington

Elementary

Each of the grades at Washington School has begun exploring new

units of study. First grade students are studying the art of

African cultures. Thus far they

have completed a printmaking project of African animals, a

patterned necklace, and soon they

Tamaques & Washington Band

The Tamaques and Washington 4th grade band students were excited to

play the following songs at their family’s Thanksgiving Feast: Hot Cross Buns, Rolling Along and Go Tell Aunt Rhodie! The students plan to

entertain family and friends over the holidays with Jingle Bells and My

Dreydl! The Washington and Tamaques 5th Grade band students are busy

preparing for their December concerts. The students are hard at work on Beethoven’s Ode To Joy, Dreydl, Dreydl, Dreydl, Jingle Bones, a whimsical selection featuring the trombone section as well as many other holiday

favorites! Family and friends are invited to the free concerts! The Tamaques 5th

Grade Chorus and Band Holiday Concert is Thursday: December 13th, at 7:00 PM in the Tamaques School auditorium. The Washington School

Chorus and Band Concert is Wednesday: December 19th at 7:00 PM in the Washington School auditorium. Come and enjoy the music!

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December 2012-January 2013 Arts a la Carte will learn the unique design

elements of Egyptian fame. In the second grade, artists are

investigating Oceania by

completing a traditional dot painting and translating it into a

symmetrical mosaic. Third grade students are learning about

structure and architecture by

designing and building their own miniature cities from paper.

Lastly, the fifth grade is working on a detailed study of proportion.

They have created figure drawings inspired by the art of Keith Haring

and are soon to complete their

own self-portrait. All work can be viewed at

www.artsonia.com/washington76

In conjunction with their 4th grade

studies of New Jersey, Mrs.

Massenzio’s students painted the colorful state bird, the Eastern

Goldfinch. The children learned about John James Audubon, who

was a naturalist, and a very famous painter of American birds.

Shape, proportion, and how to

create a unified picture were highlighted. By learning about this

artist, students developed an understanding and appreciation for

his unique contribution to the

study of birds in their natural surroundings.

November was a difficult month for

everyone. Teachers, students, and parents alike were left unsure as

to when they would return to school. Nevertheless, the students

at Washington pushed forward,

participating in their Fall Sing-

Along on November 21. In music

class during the month of November, students focused on

texture and dynamics, but because

of the instructional time lost, this unit will continue into December.

The month of December is exciting

for both the general music classes and the 5th grade chorus. The

students in the 5th grade chorus will have their first performance on

Wednesday, December 19th at

7:00PM. This winter concert will feature a number of works

including both winter selections and pieces representative of the

Christmas and Hanukkah holidays.

The 5th graders have been rehearsing every week to prepare

for this and are very excited to showcase that hard work. The

general music classes will be working in December on a number

of new songs, some of which are

for the sing-along in the spring, while others are purely educational

and fun. The students will also be learning more about rhythm when

we begin our new unit toward the

second week of the month, which will continue into the month of

January.

After everyone returns from the winter break recharged and ready

to learn, it is back to work for both the general music classes and the

chorus. The chorus will begin

learning new music for their concert in the spring and the

general music classes will begin further preparations for the spring

sing-along. The 5th grade will also

be working on “The Star Spangled Banner”, which will be performed

at the Somerset Patriots stadium later on in the school year.

As you can see, we are very busy

here at Washington in the coming months but never too busy to stop

and experience the joys of music.

Mr. Stier finds that this is the main

goal of music in the schools. It

provides an opportunity for the children to explore, to express,

and to grow musically.

Wilson

Elementary

First grade students in Mrs. Massenzio’s classes got their

creative juices flowing as they created wonderful color wheel

circus clowns. In conjunction with

this lesson, the children sang a new song to remember the colors

of the color wheel. This multi faceted approach, helped facilitate

learning primary and secondary

colors.

Mrs. Massenzio’s second grade classes created whimsical birds

using the elements and principles of design. They focused on good

use of space, shape, and proportion in this lesson to create

a charming mixed media collage.

Third grade students of Mrs.

Massenzio created their own decorated elephants in the style of

those used in the spring festival in Jaipur, India. Elephants decorated

with paint and fine cloth, are used in special ceremonies throughout

Asia. The children enjoyed

embellishing their creations with special jewels, metallic markers,

and colorful patterns. Line, shape, and proportion were discussed.

Students learned elephant facts,

and about the rich Indian culture and its traditions.

The first graders at Wilson School

are discovering the different Instrument Families: Brass,

Strings, Woodwind, and Percussion. We will be exploring

these instruments in a digital book,

"The House on Melody Street.” Through interactive games,

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instruments by sight as well as sound. As Winter draws to a

close, the first graders will discover

a children's classic by Sergei Prokofiev, "Peter and the Wolf," a

story set to music that takes place on the first day of Spring. Each

character in the story is

represented by a different instrument that the students will

be able to identify. It’s a very exciting time for music in the first

grade!

The second graders at Wilson sure have rhythm! They are exploring

eighth, quarter, half, and whole

notes and rests. Each class writes their own unique rhythm every

week in music and we clap and count it together. We will also be

adding Tempo Markings to our weekly rhythms, such as Allegro

(fast), Andante (walking speed),

and Adagio (slow). They also had fun with a Thanksgiving song “A

Turkey Followed Me Home,” a fast-paced tune that keeps the second

graders on their toes!

Ms. Ciaramella’s third grade

classes have just completed their unit on weaving! The students

loved weaving so much that they begged to take their looms home

to work on them outside of class!!! They learned how to prepare a

loom and how to create a number

of different patterns.

The fourth grade students have begun drawings that incorporate

linear perspective. They are learning about the horizon line and

the vanishing point, as well as

reinforcing geometric concepts learned in math class!

Fifth grade classes are currently

working on their self-portrait unit. Using mirrors, they are training

their eye to learn how to draw from observation. The students will

critique the styles of several

different artists before finishing

their drawings with oil pastel. They already look amazing!!

Third grade music students at

Wilson School are familiarizing

themselves with the sound of triads: major and minor. They

have also listened to a Twelve-bar Blues progression and improvised

above it, on the metallophone. The more adventurous are

creating their own vocal blues,

accompanied by the piano.

Fourth graders at Wilson School are exploring rhythm and form in

music as they begin creating original compositions. Working

solo or in pairs, they produce an

eight measure tune to be played on the metallophone or piano. In

some cases a simple text is added.

Members of the Leaps and Bounds program are having fun with

percussion! Recently, a small ensemble of the tambourine,

triangle, djembe drum, tympani

and hand drum could be heard in the Music Room, as students were

learning to read quarter notes and quarter rests!

Holiday music is in the air! The

Wilson School Chorus is very busy preparing for the December Winter

Holiday Concert. Selected

repertoire will be accompanied by piano, percussion and woodwinds.

There is bound to be at least one favorite tune for every

listener…….the fifth grade singers

certainly have theirs!

Lincoln

School

Music at Lincoln has been very exciting the last few months! The

preschoolers have been singing a

variety of seasonal songs that have been emphasizing loud and soft,

fast and slow, and high and low

sounds. We have also read music stories including Big Monster, 5

Little Monkeys and 5 Little

Pumpkins.

In this picture, students are holding up their color scarves for

the Color Wheel song which focuses on fine motor, listening

and pitch matching skills.

The Kindergarteners at Lincoln are

learning about keeping a steady beat this month. They are being

introduced to quarter notes and

rests, and will be composing their own rhythm patterns that they will

perform for the class. The past few months they have learned a

variety of seasonal and patriotic songs to start each class. They

have also played games that

complement the musical skill the class is focused on, such as high

vs. low sounds, loud vs. soft and rhythms.

The Pre-K and Kindergarten

children were prepared for Halloween this year as they

painted and built friendly black

bats and ghoulish ghosts. The children are now working on

Pilgrim hats to wear for their class room Thanksgiving celebrations.

Afterwards, our "budding artists"

will build a clay Turkey just in time for Thanksgiving dinner.

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Westfield Coalition for the Arts

Dear Westfield Parents:

The future of the arts in our town’s schools as well as others across the country is in jeopardy. Due to

a lagging economy, arts program budgets everywhere are being slashed. The Westfield School Budget for the arts was

also dramatically reduced. The Fine Arts Department of the Westfield Schools has certainly done a great job of maintaining a robust program in the face of this financial downturn. We are proud to say that once again we, the

Coalition, were able to offer support to the Fine Arts program, even with greatly diminished donations. It is important for you to know how badly we need your financial contributions this year. If you want to see the arts continue to

flourish and grow in our schools then please consider making a donation to our support-based organization.

We are so fortunate to live in a community that reveres the arts and believes strongly in nourishing the diverse

talents of our youth. Demonstrate YOUR commitment to the arts by making a donation to Westfield Coalition for the Arts. Last year, the Coalition received donations of nearly $10,000 (down $15,000 from the previous year.) With

your donations we were able to assist the vocal music, fine art, and theatre programs at the elementary, intermediate

and high school levels.

We are an independent, not-for-profit organization, and we depend solely on the generosity of parents and supporters. Please join us in fulfilling our mission as an advocate for the arts by making a tax-deductible contribution

to The Westfield Coalition for the Arts. In addition, the Coalition is interested in your ideas, suggestions, and comments and hope that you will take the time to email us at WestfieldCoalition@yahoo.com. We look forward to

hearing from you! Thank you for your support.

~ Margaret Smith, W.C.A. President

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Yes, I/we would like to GIVE. I/we will donate:

Benefactor $500 Sponsor $50

Angel $200 Sustaining Member $25 Patron $100 Donation $_______

In appreciation of your gift of $50.00 or more, your name will print in the Winter & Spring concerts programs.

Name:_______________________________________________________________________________

(If donating $50 or more, please print the name as you would like it to appear in the programs.)

Email:_________________________________________________Phone:_________________________

School (where youngest child attends):__________________________________________

Yes, I am interested in volunteering with the Coalition. Check here :

Please make checks payable to Westfield Coalition for the Arts, and mail to:

WCA Treasurer, 562 Pierson St., Westfield NJ 07090