Hi everyone.
First I want to thank Sophia, J.P., Maria, and my son, Aidan for assisting me in sorting all of the 750 student portfolios of art to return to Chalker children.
It was a four day process and we managed to get the majority of art to the correct bag currently located in the gym for students that will be returned through our drive thru operation that the school has created to return student property.
I wanted to share a few things regarding the return of artwork that will cover the FAQ's.
- Any 2-d art where a student forgot to write their name... we have placed into a no name pile and any art from this pile will be available at a later date that is not known at this time.
2. Most 3-D Clay art ceramic pieces K-3 were able to be placed for the child to receive in their bag and items that will be returned through the drive through. There are a few ceramic pieces from k-3 that I have placed in my storage closet because there was no name to identify what child it will be returned to. We will make these available at a date later to be determined.
3. 3-D clay pieces for 4th and 5th will be held in storage in the art room. Items that were never baked (clay in bags) were thrown away due to the clay being to old to complete the assignment. Items that were bisque fired are stored on the shelf and we will make a date for those to be available a bit later as well.
4. A few pieces of art have been pulled to add to a permanent collection to be displayed at our school.
I thank everyone for their understanding and flexibility to meet us where we are as a result of the pandemic and It was an honor to teach your children in the classroom. I am of course frustrated by how things have ended for everyone this school year. My helpers and I worked worked very hard to chronicle what could be chronicled and returned, store the remaining, intact artworks that had no identification, and adequately secure the works that still remain at Chalker.
I think this has been a learning experience for all of us and I'm looking forward and hopeful to resume our discovery of art together as everyone uses the summer to identify our new approaches for the upcoming year. I will focus on a few more updates as we enter the final weeks now of school.
Thanks,
Mr. Hale