Library Mural

I am so excited to announce we (Mrs. Teems and myself) are going to be starting to select students to paint the soon to be mural in the library. I attached pictures of the drawing on the wall they will be painting. We have been thinking long and hard as to how we can select a small group of students (because the wall space is only so big) to help out and be fair with how we do it. So, after much discussion and consideration we’ve decided to have tryouts. For the first round of tryouts, students will be coming to our rooms during activity period and asked to paint as neat as they possibly can within a series of shapes. This tryout will be judged blindly so no special consideration can be given to any students we may already know. We’re assigning students that try out numbers so on their paper we will only see the number as we are choosing those that make it to round 2. When those students are selected, the numbers will be posted outside of the art rooms on the wall, not the students’ names.

For the second round of try outs, students will be asked to do a similar painting activity but this time on a paper attached to the wall. They will also be asked to write a few sentences explaining why they think they are a good choice for the mural team. The students’ grades and behavior within the classroom will also be considered when narrowing down students for our final group. Once students have been selected, after round 2 is completed, permission slips will be sent home with them to stay after school and work with us in the library on either a Tuesday or a Thursday until 5pm.

Again, both Mrs. Teems and I wish that we could have everyone interested be a part of this. However, although it’s not possible for this project, we will be doing other art club activities throughout the year, during activity period and after school, that will be open to ALL students, no tryouts required. If you have any questions regarding the mural please feel free to contact me.  mbrown@norwinsd.org.