My Classroom

Things to Know About The Art Room:

1. Every student in 1st through 5th grade needs a sketchbook. A 9x12 in spiral sketchbook is preferred. Other styles are also fine, but please try to keep it around a similar size.
2. Art shirts are important for helping to contain messes. You can use an oversize old shirt. Other art shirt options are also fine, as students have used aprons, smocks, and backwards button-ups in the past.
3. All of the artists at Immaculate Conception Elementary School, St. James Elementary School, and St. Mary's Elementary School have an online artwork portfolio through the website artsonia.com. Artsonia contains many wonderful art resources in addition to hosting art classroom creations from schools all over the world. They have project videos and lesson plans made by art teachers, cool art ideas to do at home, and a wonderful fundraising gift shop that donates 20% from each item purchased back to the students' school art room. Participation in this site is not required but it is a great way to view, share, and comment on student artwork as they create it and keep track of their developing artistic journey.
I especially enjoy whenever families let me know how they use Artsonia to share projects with students' extended family members. It is a big hit with grandparents!

If you need to contact me please email me using either email address below.

I travel between Immaculate Conception Elementary School, St. James Elementary School, and St. Mary's Elementary School so email is the easiest way to reach me.

ART ROOM DONATIONS ACCEPTED

As the art teacher for all three of the elementary buildings within the Regis Catholic Schools, I get a lot of questions about what kind of things we could use in the art room.
Crafty and artistic families have been helpful in donating items and so have families who save up recyclable materials. I love to send a message of sustainable art practices in my teaching.
Showing students how discarded items can still be useful is a great way to emphasize the importance of taking care of the earth God made for us.

Whether your student attends Immaculate Conception Elementary School, St. James Elementary School, or St. Mary’s Elementary School, I appreciate the extra help with supplies and materials.
If you have something you’d like to share with our young artists but are unsure if we could use it, please email me at hlarose@regiscatholicschools.com
In your message, please include the kind of donation and name of the school you are asking about donating supplies to so I can confirm if your items are needed. Each classroom is a little different and needs slightly different things.

Below I have comprised a list of commonly donated items that students and families have collected or given to the art room in the past. Sometimes I will specifically ask for certain items in my newsletters so please keep an eye out.

Recycled Items	New or Gently Used Art Supplies
Glass jars (with or without lids)	Paint/Sponge Brushes
Ice Cream Buckets (with lids)	Rubber stamps (used in scrapbooking or cardmaking)
Yogurt/Sour Cream/Cottage Cheese Containers (with lids)	Craft Paint
Sytrofoam or Plastic Egg Cartons	Pencils/Colored Pencils/Crayons/Markers
Old Plastic Shopping Bags	Paint Shirts
Bubble Wrap/Packing Material This is used to protect clay projects in transit.	Glue bottles We mostly use Elmer's School Glue. Even empty or low bottles in good condition are useful.
Scrapbooking/Paper Craft Scraps	Scissors
Out of Date Calendars with Images Nature scenes are especially wanted.	Small Craft Items: Googley Eyes, Beads, Pipe Cleaners, Sequins, Glitter, Craft Foam Shapes, etc.
Old Magazines (please make sure the content is appropriate)	Textiles: Yarn, fabric scraps, ribbon
Bottle corks (either from craft cork or wine bottles)	Floral wire
Newspapers	Drawing tools: Stencils, rulers, compasses, protractors

Thank you for considering donating to the art rooms! Having new and recycled or reused supplies helps fuel our creativity!