Hello parents and studenst! My name is Sonia Klauber. I came to Imagine Charter Schools at Lakewood Ranch in September of 2016. I grew up in a small rural town in Wisconsin. I always had aspirations of leaving the sprawling fields and acres of pines, to be a pilot. As I grew and found my niche, I found that nothing satisfied me more than drawing and painting. My focus was watercolor and life drawing. After 10 years of working and studying in the New York City area, I found my soft landing in the Southwest Florida. There is nothing more peaceful and creatively enhancing than the ocean, the salt air and the surroundings this lovely place provides.
My background is primarily graphic design. I have over 25 years of design, marketing, creative writing and fine art experience. Recently, I decided to leave my corporate path and change course. I still run a boutique design business, Creative Court East, offering all aspects of marketing and design including print, web, social and creative writing while teaching art K - 8. What a privilege it has been to get to know the staff, the amazing administration and all our students! We do follow Manatee County Curriculum for Art at Imagine Schools. Please see the information below for updates at ISLWR Art Units.
My background is primarily graphic design. I have over 25 years of design, marketing, creative writing and fine art experience. Recently, I decided to leave my corporate path and change course. I still run a boutique design business, Creative Court East, offering all aspects of marketing and design including print, web, social and creative writing while teaching art K - 8. What a privilege it has been to get to know the staff, the amazing administration and all our students! We do follow Manatee County Curriculum for Art at Imagine Schools. Please see the information below for updates at ISLWR Art Units.
PARENTS
Needed for Art 2018-2019 School Year.
Clorox Wipes, Kleenex, Paper Towels,
Paper Plates with no coating, 11 x 17 drawing paper.
KINDER - 5TH GRADE SCHEDULE
This is a tentative schedule.
AUGUST
8/13/18 – 8/17/18
Classroom Safety, Procedures, Hand Signals, Schedule
Kinder - Reading and recognizing color & emotions
8/20/24 – 8/24/18
Let’s Create our Portfolios! Review of texture, pattern
Kinder - Reading and recognizing color & emotions
8/27/18 – 8/31/18
3-5 Review of Primary, Secondary Colors. Warm/Cool.
K-2 Primary/Secondary colors Rocket Ship
SEPTEMBER
9/3/18
LABOR DAY. NO SCHOOL
9/4/18 – 9/7/18
Attendance Awareness Poster
9/10/18 – 9/14/18
Finish Attendance Awareness Posters. Submit by 10/5
K-2 will be finish early. They can do their shapes packets.
9/17/18 – 9/21/18
3-5 Review of Elements of Art/Principles of Design.
Begin Cezanne Video for still life projects.
K-2 Color wheel monsters
9/24/18 – 9/28/18
3-5 Cezanne Projects
K-2 Form unit. Create rabbit using toilet paper rolls
Paper bag frogs.
OCTOBER
10/1/18 – 10/5/18
3-5 Finish Cezanne Projects. Submit to SRQ/Art to Remember.
K Gum Ball project
1-2 Underwater with fish.
10/4-5/18
EMBRASSING DIVERSITY retreat teacher only for 2020 exhibit.
10/5/18
Submit Attendance Awareness Posters
10/8/18 – 10/12/18
Blue mountain holiday card. Family pictures.
10/12/18
EARLY RELEASE
10/10/18
Submit SRQ (Airport) CONTEST & Exhibition
Submit Art to Remember Influence Cezanne and Monet
10/15/18
NO SCHOOL
10/16/18 – 10/19/18
Finish Blue mountain holiday cards.
10/19/18
EARLY RELEASE
10/22/18 – 10/26/18
3-5 Paul Klee Video.
K-2 Pumpkin Collages.
10/24/18
Ringling Museum of Art Middle School Field Trip Only
10/26/18
Submit Blue Mountain Cards for students
10/29/18 – 11/1/18
Take our line for a walk around our cats. Blue sand project. Paul Klee.
NOVEMBER
11/5/18 – 11/9/18
3-5 Monet Video. Landscape. Painting.
K-2 Landscapes with finger paints. Draw landscapes then finger paint on top for flowers.
11/7/18
EARLY RELEASE
11/12/18
VETERANS DAY. NO SCHOOL
11/13/18 – 11/17/18
3-5 Sketch out landscape using foreground, middle ground and background. Students will then paint starting with light to dark.
11/18/18 – 11/25/18
THANKSGIVING BREAK NO SCHOOL
11/26/18 – 11/30/18
3-5 Students will then paint starting with light to dark. Monet Project
DECEMBER
12/3/18 – 12/7/18
Finish up Monet project for Manatee County Fair and Gamble.
12/5/18
Selby Gardens Middle School Field Trip Only
12/10/18 – 12/22/18
Start study of face for self-portraits unit starting in January.
Influences Mary Cassat and Paul Rubans.
12/22/18 – 1/7/19
WINTER BREAK
STUDENTS Middle School 6-8
AUGUST
8/14/18 – 8/17/18 Classroom Safety, Procedures, Hand Signals, Schedule
Primary, Secondary Colors. Warm/Cool.
Elements of Art/Principles of Design
Let’s Create our Portfolios!
8/20/24 – 8/24/18 Finish Portfolios using elements
and principles.
WATCH Monet Video
Start to sketch out landscapes
8/27/18 – 8/31/18 Painting our Monet landscapes
Submit letter of thank you and pictures of students to donorschoose.org
SEPTEMBER
9/3/18 Labor day. NO SCHOOL
9/4/18 – 9/7/18 Attendance Awareness Poster
9/10/18 – 9/14/18 Picasso Video and Abstract Music/Band Pictures
9/17/18 – 9/21/18 Cezanne Video for still life projects
Cezanne Projects
9/24/18 – 9/28/18 Embracing Diversity Project.
OCTOBER
10/1/18 – 10/5/18 Art as Illustration and Advertising. Student study comic and illustration
creating own movie poster or poster for a new comic book.
10/4-5/18 EMBRASSING DIVERSITY retreat teacher only for 2020 exhibit.
10/5/18 Submit Attendance Awareness Posters
10/8/18 – 10/12/18 Blue mountain holiday card. Family pictures.
10/12/18 EARLY RELEASE
10/10/18 Submit SRQ (Airport) CONTEST & Exhibition
10/10/18 Submit Art to Remember Influence Cezanne and Monet
10/15/18 NO SCHOOL
10/16/18 – 10/19/18 Masks. Texture, line, color, form balance.
10/19/18 EARLY RELEASE
10/22/18 – 10/26/18 3-5 Paul Klee Video.
Take our line for a walk around our cats. Blue sand project. Paul Klee.
10/24/18 Ringling Museum of Art Middle School Field Trip Only
10/26/18 Submit Blue Mountain Cards for students
10/29/18 – 11/1/18 Architecture unit
NOVEMBER
11/5/18 – 11/9/18 Plan and draw out your dream home. Use 3d and perspective
11/7/18 EARLY RELEASE
11/12/18 VETERANS DAY. NO SCHOOL
11/13/18 – 11/17/18 Typography unit. Students will write down 15 things that describe themselves and place within an outline of an animal. Marker.
11/18/18 – 11/25/18 THANKSGIVING BREAK NO SCHOOL
11/26/18 – 11/30/18 Graphic Design. Henri de Toulouse-LautrecStudents will create a poster for an advertisement using techniques learned. Positive and Negative space. Typography.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp2kZeX5Sd4
DECEMBER
12/3/18 – 12/7/18 Start study of face for self-portraits
Influences Mary Cassat and Paul Rubans.
12/5/18 Selby Gardens Middle School Field Trip Only (tentative)
12/10/18 – 12/22/18 Finish Self Portraits.
12/22/18 – 1/7/19 WINTER BREAK
AUGUST
8/14/18 – 8/17/18 Classroom Safety, Procedures, Hand Signals, Schedule
Primary, Secondary Colors. Warm/Cool.
Elements of Art/Principles of Design
Let’s Create our Portfolios!
8/20/24 – 8/24/18 Finish Portfolios using elements
and principles.
WATCH Monet Video
Start to sketch out landscapes
8/27/18 – 8/31/18 Painting our Monet landscapes
Submit letter of thank you and pictures of students to donorschoose.org
SEPTEMBER
9/3/18 Labor day. NO SCHOOL
9/4/18 – 9/7/18 Attendance Awareness Poster
9/10/18 – 9/14/18 Picasso Video and Abstract Music/Band Pictures
9/17/18 – 9/21/18 Cezanne Video for still life projects
Cezanne Projects
9/24/18 – 9/28/18 Embracing Diversity Project.
OCTOBER
10/1/18 – 10/5/18 Art as Illustration and Advertising. Student study comic and illustration
creating own movie poster or poster for a new comic book.
10/4-5/18 EMBRASSING DIVERSITY retreat teacher only for 2020 exhibit.
10/5/18 Submit Attendance Awareness Posters
10/8/18 – 10/12/18 Blue mountain holiday card. Family pictures.
10/12/18 EARLY RELEASE
10/10/18 Submit SRQ (Airport) CONTEST & Exhibition
10/10/18 Submit Art to Remember Influence Cezanne and Monet
10/15/18 NO SCHOOL
10/16/18 – 10/19/18 Masks. Texture, line, color, form balance.
10/19/18 EARLY RELEASE
10/22/18 – 10/26/18 3-5 Paul Klee Video.
Take our line for a walk around our cats. Blue sand project. Paul Klee.
10/24/18 Ringling Museum of Art Middle School Field Trip Only
10/26/18 Submit Blue Mountain Cards for students
10/29/18 – 11/1/18 Architecture unit
NOVEMBER
11/5/18 – 11/9/18 Plan and draw out your dream home. Use 3d and perspective
11/7/18 EARLY RELEASE
11/12/18 VETERANS DAY. NO SCHOOL
11/13/18 – 11/17/18 Typography unit. Students will write down 15 things that describe themselves and place within an outline of an animal. Marker.
11/18/18 – 11/25/18 THANKSGIVING BREAK NO SCHOOL
11/26/18 – 11/30/18 Graphic Design. Henri de Toulouse-LautrecStudents will create a poster for an advertisement using techniques learned. Positive and Negative space. Typography.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp2kZeX5Sd4
DECEMBER
12/3/18 – 12/7/18 Start study of face for self-portraits
Influences Mary Cassat and Paul Rubans.
12/5/18 Selby Gardens Middle School Field Trip Only (tentative)
12/10/18 – 12/22/18 Finish Self Portraits.
12/22/18 – 1/7/19 WINTER BREAK