Mrs. Diaz Art Room 101

10/08/2026

🎨 A Little Art, A Little Science, and a Whole Lot of Curiosity!

Our Quincy artists are busy exploring plaster casting in Art Room 101, and judging by these photos, they are loving every minute of it!

One of my favorite moments came when I asked, “Have any of you ever broken a bone?” Suddenly, ears perked up, hands went up, and the stories started rolling in!

That opened the door to a wonderful conversation about how plaster casting connects to the medical world. The same basic idea of using materials to create a supportive, hardened form has applications beyond the art room, including orthopedic casts used to help protect broken bones as they heal.

As students dipped, layered, and shaped their plaster, they were also practicing patience, problem-solving, fine motor skills, and an understanding of how materials change.

This is one of the things I love most about teaching art. We never know which conversation will spark a new interest or introduce a child to a possibility they hadn’t considered before. Perhaps a future artist, designer, or medical professional is sitting right here in Room 101!

A little messy? Absolutely. Worth it? Every bit! ❤️

10/06/2026

📚💜 Quincy families and community—we need your help putting a book in every student’s hands!

Let’s support our Quincy librarian, Ms. Toillion, and our Scholastic Book Fair, October 19–22!

Through “Adopt a Student,” you can help make sure every Quincy student receives a book. Families, neighbors, local businesses, and community partners—your support can spark a child’s next reading adventure!

📱 Scan the “Adopt a Student” QR code on the flyer to help, and check out the other QR code for the online book fair promo.

Please share this post and help us reach more supporters. Let’s show our Quincy students that their community is cheering them on! 💜📖

10/06/2026

Creativity connects learning at Quincy! 🎨 As an art integration school, we connect visual arts with classroom subjects, giving students opportunities to apply what they’re learning through the creative process.

This year’s Art Integration theme is a Fashion Show! Students will practice skills in math, science, and communication while developing their artistic skills, solving problems, and working together. We’re keeping the designs under wraps for now—but we look forward to sharing our students’ creativity with Quincy families! ✨

Thank you to Sachin Shinde, Art and Design Facilitator, for sharing this visual on LinkedIn about how art connects learning across subjects.

09/23/2026

🎨 From Experimentation to T-Shirt Art!

At the beginning of the year, our artists started by exploring one important question: What can our art materials do?

Students experimented with paint, watercolor, markers, crayons, lines, textures, color mixing, layering, and different ways of making marks. Instead of trying to create a specific picture, we explored nonobjective art—art that focuses on color, line, shape, texture, and movement.

Then we gave all that experimentation a new purpose! ✂️

Students transformed their nonobjective artwork into paper T-shirt designs, adding collars, sleeves, buttons, patterns, and other details to make each one completely their own.

This beginning-of-the-year project wasn’t just about making a T-shirt. It was about learning how materials behave, taking creative risks, making artistic choices, and discovering new possibilities through experimentation.

And just look at how differently each artist responded to the same challenge! ❤️💙💛

09/21/2026

📚 Quincy Families — Save the Date!

Our Scholastic Book Fair is coming October 19–22, and we would love to see our Quincy community come together to support Ms. Toillion and our school library!

Book fairs are such a simple way to make a big impact. Every purchase helps encourage a love of reading while supporting opportunities for our students and strengthening the resources available right here at Quincy.

This year, families and community members can also help through our “Adopt a Student” effort, helping make sure more of our young readers have the opportunity to take home a book of their own. 💜📖

Please mark your calendars, share the word, and consider participating however you can. When we support our library, we are investing directly in our students’ curiosity, confidence, and lifelong learning.

Quincy Scholastic Book Fair
📅 October 19–22
📚 Theme: Adventures in Reading
💜 Support Ms. Toillion + help us put books into the hands of Quincy students!

READ. EXPLORE. GROW.

09/19/2026

08/26/2026

🎨 Quincy Families — we’re celebrating together! 🎉

Our very own Quincy parent, Ms. Aryeanne Rodriguez, has planned a special Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration for our school community!

Quincy is proud to host this event and open our doors to TPS 501 district families so we can celebrate culture, creativity, community, and tradition together — while also helping raise funds for our school. ❤️

Quincy Family & Local Community. . . To help make the day possible, we are currently seeking donations of:

Bottled water • Soda • Variety packs of chips • Coolers/ice boxes • Ice

It is such a pleasure to coordinate through the arts alongside members of our school community and help bring family ideas to life. I’m looking forward to a joyful day where our students and families can gather, create, share traditions, and celebrate together.

Donate. Volunteer. Join us. Celebrate!

If you have questions about donating, volunteering, or contributing to the celebration, please contact our lead parent contributor, Ms. Aryeanne Rodriguez, at [email protected].

Thank you for helping Quincy continue building a school community where the arts bring people together. ❤️🎨

08/19/2026

🎨 Kindergarten’s First Day in the Art Room! 🎨

At Quincy, we learn to take small steps because even the smallest routines help us grow into confident artists.

Today, our kindergartners practiced something simple but important: learning how to wear an art apron and keeping those paintbrushes “on their toes” when we paint! 🖌️🎨

We practiced. We listened. We painted. And we began learning how artists care for their tools and their studio.

That’s some mighty learning right there for Day 1 in Quincy Art Room 101! ☺️💛

05/06/2026

What a beautiful weekend celebrating young artists, families, schools, and community at the TPS 501 Elementary Art Show at the NOTO Arts Center. Thank you to the Quincy families and members of the public who stopped by to support our students and experience the incredible creativity coming from our district youth.

One of the most special moments was watching our young artists proudly speak about their work and even be interviewed by local news. Opportunities like this remind students that their ideas, voices, and creativity matter beyond the classroom walls. Art has a powerful way of building confidence, connection, and community, and we truly witnessed that this weekend.

We are deeply thankful for our continued partnership with the NOTO Arts Center and the NOTO Arts District community. Their shared creative environment continues to lift our school tucked here in North Topeka in meaningful ways. Through the years, this partnership has helped provide our students with authentic opportunities to exhibit, connect, and grow as artists, and we are grateful for the support both now and in the years ahead.

Thank you for celebrating the arts with us and for helping make this such a special experience for Topeka youth. 🎨✨