Show I ARTS FESTIVALS C you walked through the County elementary this past you have been delighted to the opportunities that provided for our in the whole spectrum of the u took on a look becoming involved in the Not only were the students hut the community as were helping to for special programs sponsoring Young Audience Programs parents and neighbors helping with costumes supporting and providing artifacts and costumes for World Communication was high in art and HIGH SCHOOL art and music departments were sharing their talents with elementary the students themselves displaying their Teachers were working together to help students present the culmination of art and dance EXAMPLES FROM a few of the schools that we had the opportunity to view scheduled for the Week of the Arts The Dance Company which opened the festival of the Arts with Is For delighted the families in attendance at Viewmont and was sponsored by Young Audience and the At Taylor the Art Fair included students family art and as well as the art demonstrations by Viewmont High School A fun first grade the outgrowth of their and music and several classroom music programs were presented which climaxed with the operetta Pinocchio presented by the lounh IK SCHOOL opened with an extensive World's in the sixth Along with the stories there was music and dance from the various It was a worldly The percussion and ballet Young Audience con highlighted the week for of the Improvisation by the per-fu iners on the unusual movie I i he beauties of nature sallied the The third graders heard their teacher Dewey's hand perform which included lam i ine and 1 ne I have just returned j Germany and their music the old German THE THIRD grades presented several puppet shows for the fouth The puppets were made by the students with mom's helping on the Washington Elementary had a busy week with guest's sharing their many Lamar second from a senior from explains watercolor I to Robert Karina Curtis Goble and Michelle students at Stoker One highlight was Avard renowned who made a sculpture of George Washington while discussing the life of Washington and The PTA helped sponsor many demonstrations by guests which included oil cake flower salt dough shape and drape dolls and STOKER Elementary developed a unique of the with the help of the and high and high school The children moved from station to station to view ink water and hear choral strings and percussion Lincoln Elementary's fifth grade presented the history of our country in song and including and the The sixth graders prepared a World's Fair with fantastic The students were especially excited in telling about the individual countries they had The entrance lined with flags of all countries set the perfect YOUNG audience concerts were heard by students at Burton and Vae which included the percussion and ballet brass and the opera which introduced an understanding of opera through folk songs and art Farmington Elementary students had the opportunity to view demonstrations of wood sculpturing from tree trunks and branches by Betty and pottery by Earl and to hear an organ presentation and demonstration at the Church Stake THE FIFTH grade string students joined with Whitesides and Burton students to present a musical program for the Kaysville High seventh grade orchestra also West Point Elementary students are in the process of presenting their annual First through fifth grades will perform Feathers MANY OTHER schools participated in the Festival of The such as Bountiful with art students from Bountiful High setting up after school all week for demonstrations Adelaide with art potters art sketches and their own soap carving Take time to look in on your It will make your heart feel good to see the opportunities and education your children are |