Beth Gibble

Art teacher at Westside Elementary School, Isle of Wight County Schools, Smithfield, VA. Enthusiastic about creating art with an environmental awareness.

[Westside Elementary @WSESSmithfield]

This week in art students are learning about the art element of SHAPE; how it can be used to create space through overlapping.
5th grader Jackson B. created a digital, moving, programmed, abstract artwork that uses shape.
https://t.co/2in3MUYeev
#WestsideBestside

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

What you can't see, but what IS SO SUPER super-cool about this 5g artwork: the title, which is "Primary's Child". Look closely, the smARTs of this student & the title will hit you hard. #WSESSmithfield, #WestsideBestSide (Hint: purple)

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

This 5g student's Intentional Art Elements artwork uses "mainly form, line, shape, space: some color in the flag and some texture in the smooth paper." 6 out of 7 art elements @WSESSmithfield #WestsideBestSide #artsacrossva21

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5g student comes to art & says emphatically "I can't draw." Then shows himself that THAT statement just isn't true at all. Intentional Art Elements Artwork: line, shape, color & texture @WSESSmithfield #WestsideBestSide #artsacrossva21

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

The ABCs of Art as told by 4g @WSESSmithfield. Happy #artsacrossva21 day! Kids are arty & smarty ;)

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

Intentionally using Art Elements. 5g artist States her artwork uses color, shape, line and texture @WSESSmithfield. #WestsideBestSide #artsacrossva21

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The ABCs of Art as told by #WestsideBestside. Happy Arts Across Virginia Day! #artsacrossva21

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

6th g Terrance, Yasmeen & Ellie ended the year w/ some exceptionally strong & diverse interpretations on the Art Element of Texture. It was spotlight-central when they presented their work to each other: They handled Q&A (& pressure!) w/ grace. @WSESSmithfield, #WestsideBestside

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

My boy is officially a Smithfield HS graduate! @IWCSchools, thanks for everything! He IS a #portraitofagraduate; has been in IWCS all of his formative years! Great teachers & staff. Engineering-bound @DrexelUniv in Fall. He's ready. He's excited. He's confident in his future.

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

Hey, #WSESSmithfield, National Creativity Day is THIS Sat., May 30th! Get creative, show your skills, discuss artistic challenges, simply revel in art: use #NationalCreativityDay. This day, founded in 2018, "celebrates imaginative spirits & encourages them to keep creating."

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

Yasman F. took a basic, flat, 2D shape (rectangle notebook page) & transformed it into real 3D form (tree sculpture). These 2 art elements are this week's art video focus. She used her Cs of critical thinking & creativity to achieve her goal. #WSESSmithfield is #WestsideBestside

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

Continuous Line Drawing from a talented & dedicated 4th grader (Hirst's class). This is harder than it looks: LOTS of critical thinking as you conceive whilst you draw (and, NO taking the pen off the paper during the process!) Kudos extended at #WSESSmithfield #WestsideBestside

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

That's "my boy" bottom left & surrounded by some of his best friends. So proud of them & this team. It coulda, woulda, shoulda been their best season ever this year. Lots to be grateful for so I, we, will not complain.

[Matthew Moore @mmoore0890]

Smithfield Senior Night: Boys Tennis

Despite Covid-19, we managed to have a great senior night and celebrated these outstanding senior athletes!

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

Highest of Hi-5s to 6th graders Yasmeen, Khalil, Elizabeth & TJ for their dedication, persistence, & participation in Ms. G's Daily Zoom meetings. It's fun hanging with you & inspiring to see the artwork you do from meeting to meeting. #WestsideBestside

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

New animal species discovered at #WSESSmithfield! Hot off the presses: Brothers Korben & Sullivan claim fame for discovering the flying platomonkodragonodog-asaurus. Thru their research they've found it only eats carrots. Look for it in the skies this weekend! #WestsideBestside

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

Students get super-creative after Zoom meetings & look forward to feedback/discussion on their work at the next meeting. Art is so energizing & binding! 6th graders TJ & Elizabeth did the following for task: "Draw Clouds - Think Big". LOVE the creativity at #WSESSmithfield

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

6th grader, Makayla, has been busy! She did the weekly Art lesson on Abstract Expressionism and said she really had fun with it. Check out all of the ENCORE weekly lessons on the WSES website... Why? B/c they're fun & b/c WSES is #WestsideBestside! #WSESSmithfield creates!

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

@HattieGarrow @OfficialSHSPack So cool, Hattie!!!!

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A 4th grader from Ms.Hirst's class was creative today! He invented a NEW species of animal: the Komonodragonduckomanatee-asaurus! Students like this knock the 5C choice boards out of the park at #WSESSmithfield #WestsideBestside 5C boards found at https://t.co/l3iCDKGfo2

[Beth Gibble @WSESartmosphere]

Another amazing 6th grade 5Cs logo! A beaut, too, but certainly not surprising from #WSESSmithfield! Makayla used strong symbology to visually showcases herself & the warm colors tell you a lot about her VIBRANT, warm personality :) #WestsideBestside