Farewell to Faubion: 1st Grade

Faubion's building, which opened in 1950, will be getting demolished this summer for a complete rebuild. While the new school is being constructed, all Faubion staff, students, & even furniture will be temporarily placed at Tubman School. To help the students with the transition and to reflect on their positive experiences at Faubion, all K-5 students worked on school tribute art projects for the final weeks of the year.

  

1st grade students discussed the purpose of mascots and reasons why they are proud to be Faubion bulldogs. They wrote down these reasons, along with what makes them happy to come to school, on the back of their soon-to-be-painted-on canvases. Their responses were darling! Many kids wrote about specific teachers, the friends they have, or what the building gives them access to, such as the gym's rock wall or the library's book inventory.

I carved a bulldog portrait into a linoleum block and printed it onto each 6x6" canvas. Before painting their bulldogs, the students learned about & looked at artwork by Andy Warhol. They mimicked his bright, colorful style when painting these mascot masterpieces :] You can see these on display in the Faubion Writing Gallery up until the last day of school.