Final Letter
Final Letter
Brittany Clayton
Parent Letter
Brittany Clayton
Last week in class we did some exciting things. We learned about art and many different artists
such as Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. After learning about different art
styles and artists, the class picked a partner and took pictures of each other. The pictures were
put into a collage and each child drew their own self portrait. The goal of this was to help each
and everyone of us to see ourselves in a different way and realize that everyone is different and
beautiful in their own ways. After they finished making their collages, I ask them to write on a
piece of paper how they felt; were they nervous, happy, upset etc. They then used these feelings
to color in their backgrounds. Once the year has came to an end, we will once again do this
activity and see how their artistic styles and feelings have changed through the year. I believe
that self-reflection and how you see yourself is important and I want all of us to understand what
this means. I am asking all of the parents to use your child’s self portrait and try and understand
how they view themselves, and how they were feeling at the time. Once you have determined
this, I would like for you to draw one of yourself and let them look at it and decide this as well.
This assignment is optional but worth 10 extra points. This is a fun exercise that will help the
children expand and learn new things about themselves and others, so have fun with it and I hope
to see many portraits Monday morning. I have included a sample of a picture that was drawn. I
Mrs. Clayton