{"id":318,"date":"2023-11-02T12:33:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/?p=318"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:44:56","slug":"elementary-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/elementary-art\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Elementary Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Maya Mukherjee and Brooklyn Reeves<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1089-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1089-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1089-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1089-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1089-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1089-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-321\" src=\"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1090-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1090-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1090-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1090-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1090-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1090-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-323\" src=\"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1092-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1092-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1092-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1092-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1092-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/IMG_1092-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PIA\u2019s elementary artists have recently been working on several projects that include sail boats, abstract craft, patterned hand art, shapes in nature, inspirational messages and still lives.<\/p>\n<p>Having art as a resource allows elementary students to channel their inner creativity and innovation when it comes to various pieces. Art engages and allows children to explore their senses in flexible, cognizable, social-emotional and multi-sensational experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that it gives them an opportunity to use their imagination and to use the right side of their brain,\u201d Kindergarten-Fifth Grade Art Teacher, Abigail McKay, explained. \u201cI see that it impacts them in the way that they\u2019re so excited to work on their projects-There\u2019s a lot of enthusiasm for art at this school,\u201d McKay added.<\/p>\n<p>Several students have agreed that this resource is very fun, as it allows them to use their artistry and inventiveness, all the while expressing themselves. Art also increases levels of confidence in people, as they can feel proud of their work after all the effort put into it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love art. I love how we can express ourselves through it,\u201d Fifth Grader Jordyn Gambardella, conveyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Maya Mukherjee and Brooklyn Reeves \u00a0 PIA\u2019s elementary artists have recently been working on several projects that include sail boats, abstract craft, patterned hand art, shapes in nature, inspirational messages and still lives. Having art as a resource allows elementary students to channel their inner creativity and innovation when it comes to various pieces. 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