River of Light Lantern Parade

 The 13th Annual River of Light Lantern Parade will be held on

Saturday, December 3, 2022.

Theme: Marvelous Magic

Waterbury

The Moretown Artists (PreK-6th grade) will be participating in the River of Light Lantern Parade!

Children have created their lanterns in Art class. They will be available for pick up at MES Wednesday November 30th - Friday, December 2nd. If you pick up your child at the end of the school day on one of these three dates, you can take your lantern home with you then. If your child rides the bus, we ask for you to please stop by the school on one of these days to safely pick up their lantern. 

You and your child are invited to participate in the Parade with their lantern on Saturday, December 3rd!

We are excited and looking forward to being a part of this 

Lantern Community Event!

The River of Light Lantern Parade

The 13th annual River of Light Lantern Parade will take place on Saturday, December 3rd at 5:00 PM. The parade will start at Brookside Primary School, head down Stowe Street and then right on Main Street to Dac Rowe where there will be hot chocolate, bonfires, and the Cirque de Fuego fire spinners. This year's theme is Marvelous Magic and we have some wonderfully magical lanterns in store for you.

This event would not be possible without our sponsors, the Harwood Unified Union School District, Waterbury Winterfest, The Alchemist, Ben and Jerry's, and Billing's Mobil. Thanks also the the Waterbury Recreation Department, the countless volunteers and others who have donated to this event. Up to date information can be found at https://www.ariveroflightinwaterbury.org/ .

Please remember that there will be road closures along the parade route from 4:55 - 5:30 that evening.

More information at: https://www.ariveroflightinwaterbury.org/

 5th GRADE, 6th GRADE, DEPTH, ORIGAMI, RADIAL SYMMETRY, SYMMETRY

RADIAL PAPER RELIEF SCULPTURES 

For this lesson we began by talking about what symmetry is and the difference between linear symmetry (1 line of symmetry) and radial symmetry (more than 1 line of symmetry). 

Then we talked about what a sculpture is (a piece of artwork you can see from all sides - it is 3-dimensional) and what a relief "sculpture" is (a piece of artwork that has depth on the surface but is not meant to be seen from all sides). 

Once students understood the principles behind radial symmetry and sculpture we began creating our very own radial paper relief sculptures!

1/2 Fall Leaf Printmaking

 "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
-Albert Camus

The first and second grade artists have been using beautiful fall leaves from our school forest to make art! Each leaf was inked with white paint using a brayer and then printed on black paper. Students made multiple prints on a page to create an interesting composition making sure to include a ghost print (a second print made without inking the same leaf again). Once the paint dried, bright colors were layered with colored pencil to create a vivid autumnal display.