3-D Design

The final grades for the fall semester have been posted online as well as in the window of the outside  door of my classroom.

To access grades online, please click on the “GRADES” link above.  You will then need to select you period in the drop down box.  Type in your last name in the appropriate box, and then your student number preceded by two zeros.  for example:

your student number is: 123456

type in: 00123456

Please email me with any questions, and I will see you all on monday.

The first part of the projects are wrapping up for the beginning 3-D Design students, and they are headed to the kiln for a bisque fire.  The students have worked hard on their pinch pots, and effort shows.  These pieces will be fired late this week, and ready for preliminary grading next week.

I will post grades online today, but please be aware that they reflect a very limited amount of work, and are not the best example of how your student is doing.  Please email me if you have concerns.  pspiller@guhsd.net

To access your students grades you will need your students period, as well as their student number as the password.

The new Syllabus for the 2009- 2010 school year is available online now.  Please use the this link to read the syallbus:

2009-2010 Class Syllabus

Welcome to Grossmont High School 3-Design.  This is your central location for information regarding your class.  Here you find links to grades as well as documents pertaining to your class.  I am excited about all my classes this year, and looking forward to a year of fun and learning.

Your students should be becoming very familiar with the elements of art at this point.  We have been working on them the last two weeks.  We will be moving on to the Principals of design next week,  and then begin preparing for a test on the elements and principals.   Below is a list of the elements of art.

• Line
• Shape
• Form
• Value
• Space
• Texture
• Color

Ask your students about them.  These tools will vastly improve their skills as artists,  and vastly improve their understanding as viewers of art.   My goal by the end of this year is to allow each of my students to make informed judgements about a work of art,  and have the vocabulary to explain their judgement.

We are very busy in 3-D Design,  and the majority of students have been hard at work making a bunch of really great pieces.  This year there are 6 3-D Design classes,  and we are in a space crunch.  I have no where to put any of the projects.   I need shelf space.   If any parents out there has a set or two of self standing shelves in good condition that are not in use,  I would be grateful if you donated them to 3-D Design.   They would serve us well.

I will post the newest grades next week as the glaze kiln gets unloaded on monday,  and the students begin grading them.  Be on the look out for some great clay guardians, coil pots and mugs coming home next week.

The first progress report grades are posted online.  You can click on the grades link on top of this page to get to the grades program.   You will need your students last name,  and their student ID to see their current grade.     Contact me if you have any problems.

All classes are now underway in the exploration of ceramic materials as an art medium.   We are loading our first bisque fire into the kiln, and I am excited about what I see. Next week we will begin learning how to throw on the potters wheel,  and things may get a bit messy.

In addition to wheel throwing and hand building, we will begin with the elements of art and then continue on to the principals of design.

I will be posting initial grades early next week.  Please be aware, that these may not be a great indicator of your students progress, as it is based on just a quiz.  After the first projects are graded we will have a better understanding of everyones progress.

Welcome to the 3-D design Class at Grossmont High School. I am very excited to have you involved in our class. The first week of school will involve getting the procedures in place that we will use to keep the 3-D design classroom going.

We will begin by Exploring the California Visual Arts Frameworks, which are the foundation of what we learn in this art class. By basing my lesson plans on these standards, I can be sure you receive a useful and thorough arts education. We will then begin preparing for our first project.

Each student will receive a copy of the class Syllabus. This syllabus contains the general information regarding 3-D Design, and my expectations. Parents, please review the information contained in the syllabus with your students, and return the information sheet by the end of the first week of class. If you have not seen a copy of the syllabus, there is an online copy located here. You can also download and print out a pdf version of it here.

I will post preliminary grades after 2-weeks, and will do my best to update them regularly. Please be aware that the initial grades are based on a very limited amount of work, and are severely impacted by not turning all work.

Congrats to the following GHS 3-D Design students who won awards in the GUHSD district art show:

Jacob Sizemore

 Advanced Sculpture: Honorable Mention

Advanced Functional 3-D: 3rd place

Daniel Santillan

Advanced Jewelery: 3rd place

Great Job!  We are proud of you.