Class 3-304 - Love Grows Here

The students used hole punches to make brightly colored flowers and hearts out of cardstock paper. Next, they sponge painted a sunny blue sky for their garden. The students' favorite part was getting to glue on each tiny flower and heart, and watching as their flowers grew into big blossoms with each new addition.

Class K-106: Baby Birds In Big City

Little fingerprints form the bodies of the baby birdies, who like to hang out, up, down, and sideways on the telephone wires stretched over our bustling city. Each birdie, from their scribbly legs to their pointy beaks, is the unique creation of the individual scholars in Ms. Janet's 2025-2026 class.

Class K-108: Rainbow Sky Swarm

To create this vibrant piece, the kindergarten students began by shaving colorful crayons and melting the wax to produce a beautiful, marbled kaleidoscopic effect on paper. Each student then hand-cut their own butterfly shapes, which were folded to create a three-dimensional, textured appearance. Finally, the butterflies were mounted onto a hand-painted sky, capturing the energetic movement of the class taking flight together.

Class K-110: My Letter, My Art

Students in Class K-110 celebrated their names and individuality by creating colorful collages inspired by the first letter of their names. Using a variety of materials, textures, and bright imagination, each young artist transformed their initial into a vibrant work of art. Every piece is unique-just like the student who made it-and captures the joyful creativity of our kindergarten class.

Class K-114: VERY FIRST FEELING

The students of the K-114 class were invited to express their very first feelings about school through art. Each child closed their eyes, listened to the word "school," and imagined what it meant to them. They then brought those thoughts and emotions to life in their drawings. This collection of artwork beautifully celebrates the feelings, dreams, and first impressions that mark the beginning of their very first year at school.

Class K-116: Cooking up Patterns

Class K-116 explored color and pattern through a fun textile art activity using stencils and fabric paint on an apron and mitten set. The children experimented with mixing colors to create soft gradients, carefully applying paint through stencils of animals, fruits, and vegetables. As they layered colors and repeated shapes, they created playful printed patterns while learning about color blending, creativity, and design on fabric. The activity encouraged experimentation, fine motor skills, and joyful self-expression.

Class 1-216: Flocked Together: PS 199

In honor of Black History Month, the students in Ms. Sheer's first grade class learned about Romare Bearden, a celebrated 20th century artist known for his mixed media art & collage, exploring themes including life in Harlem, jazz, Black culture & memory. In response to his legendary collage work, the students created their own collage as a class, using the iconic "NYC pigeon" to explore different materials, self-expression & creativity. All of the individually collaged birds were then assembled together as a "flock" in front of a black and white photo of PS 199, representing their neighborhood & love for their PS 199 community.

Class 1-218: Tote Bag: Community Helper Robots

In keeping with the P.S.199 motto "Work Hard. Be Kind," the class drew pictures of community helpers designed as robots. These images were compiled into a collage and printed on tote bags as a practical, fun, keepsake of the year with Ms. Hall.

Class 1-220: Where Every Petal Belongs

Created by our First Grade class, this custom woven blanket features petals designed and colored by each student. Every petal is different-filled with imaginative scenes, colors, and personal touches from the young artists who made them. Together they form a blooming flower that represents how every child adds something special to the 1-220 classroom. A meaningful keepsake, this blanket celebrates creativity, individuality, and the beauty of growing together.

Class 1-222: Line Art Hearts Scalloped Wood Crate

The class created artwork inspired by the story Larry the Line. The students came up with their own line art, comprised of various line styles and patterns, finished with bright colors. The completed pieces were cut into heart shapes and tiled inside of the wooden crate, including a centered piece with the school motto, "Work Hard. Be Kind." A piece of acrylic lines the interior base of the crate to help preserve the artwork.

Class 1-224: Heartfelt Handiwork: First Grade Tote Set

This charming tote duo features a collection of student signatures radiating from a central heart, perfectly paired with a vibrant explosion of rainbow handprints from every child and our valued teacher, Ms. Trench. These functional keepsakes capture a precious moment in time, celebrating the unique spirit and growing "signatures" of our wonderful first-grade class.

Class 2-202: Galaxy Chess Battle

Ms. Rabain's class created this gorgeous chess board bursting with color called Galaxy Chess Battle. Every student in the classroom loves to play chess. The PTA's commitment to supporting chess education helps create engaging learning experiences that encourage students to think creatively and work through challenges. Those skills were used creating this resin chessboard. Dyeing the resin, mixing the resin and curing the resin. Chess supports important learning skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, patience, and strategic planning.

Class 2-204: Student Visions of the American Landscape, Inspired by Albert Bierstadt

This year, our students had the incredible opportunity to view Albert Bierstadt's The Rocky Mountains, Ladner's Peak at The Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of their study with Ms. Foley, created their own unique pieces using paint and their imagination on small canvas tiles to form a beautiful collection of landscapes.

Our class gala project brings these individual works together that reflect not only their artistic growth, but also their understanding of this important period in American history.

Class 2-206: Blooming Creativity

Students from Class 2-206 explored the intricate art of paper quilling, carefully rolling colorful strips of paper into spirals and delicate flowers. Each student designed and created their own unique shadow box, forming a collection of beautiful paper gardens full of texture and imagination. Every piece is one-of-a-kind and reflects the creativity and patience of our talented young artists.

Class 2-208 - Up, Up, and Away

Inspired by the art adorning the walls of Class 2-208, each child decorated their own butterflies. Together they create a vibrant canvas that reflects the growth and changes we've seen throughout the year. Each butterfly is unique-just like the children who created them-and a reminder of the wonderful journey they've taken this year.

Class 2-210: VIBRANCY

The students used paint brush strokes and/or dropper techniques to apply vibrant watercolor paint colors to wooden squares. For inspiration, they considered the Gustav Klimt quote, "Art is a line around your thoughts." The squares were then assembled onto a tray to be shared as a collective.

Each square reflects the unique creativity of the individual learners in 2-210, and the piece embodies the dynamic energy of this wonderful and spirited second grade class.

Class 3-312 - 19 Cranes

Subject- The joy and tribulations of third grade: A students perspective .

Creating an art piece about things (subjects at school and food) the children loved and disliked in the third grade. Then mixing up all their answers on the different cranes, acknowledging both sides of third grade.

Class 3-314 - I Love NY Printmaking Totes (six of them!)

The students used a printmaking technique-drawing their design on styrofoam plates, the drawing plates were inked, and then printed. The finished prints are tiled together and printed on the canvas tote bags.

There are six bags in total! Split with a friend!

Each bag measures 14.5"w x 15"h with a 9" handle drop.

Class 3-316 - PJ Club: Super Creators and Maker

The Superpower illustrations are a collection of 3D photorealistic student portraits, and uplifting words that celebrate the magic inside

every child. Class 316 illustrated imagery and typographical posters of their names to render into 3D artwork.

Inside this joyful book, readers will discover: Powerful positive words and kid-friendly definitions. Foreword by the magical mascot Pixie Joy. Creative typographic name designs. AI-enhanced illustrations with a playful Fire Fly touch.

Class 3-318 - The UWS Corners that Watched Us Grow

P.S. 199, Sheep Meadow, Lincoln Center, and the Museum of Natural History: These are the corners where our kids played and where family memories stamped our hearts. Each scene was painted by the hands of Class 3-313, so we can hold these moments close.

Class 3-322 - Gratitude Tree

In this project, children created a tree using recycled toilet paper rolls to show how everyday materials can be reused. Each child added a leaf and wrote something they feel grateful for. Together, the leaves form a tree that represents creativity, gratitude, and caring for the environment.

Class 4-302 - "Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly…"

This one-of-a-kind tray features a collection of vibrant, hand-crafted butterflies, each created by a child-no two alike, just like the kids themselves. Full of color, personality, and joy, it captures a special moment in time with friends and teachers.

A meaningful keepsake you'll treasure for years, this tray is both beautiful and functional-perfect for everyday use while holding lasting memories.

Class 4-306 - Signed with Heart: 4th Grade Class Hoodie

A custom-designed hoodie featuring the unique signatures of every 4th grade student in class 4-306 and Ms. Partamian. We are auctioning one youth hoodie and one adult hoodie together. This one-of-a-kind piece is a cozy and meaningful keepsake celebrating a wonderful year and an even more special class.

Class 4-308 - My Generation

Ms Abood's class is already geared up to change the world. They designed a new 199 logo, featuring the unofficial 4th grade mascot Big Fluffy, then created their own unique spirit sweatshirt -to keep. By upcycling fabrics, trimmings, patches, & pins, class 4-308 has conveyed a strong message to be bold, unified and leave this place better than we found it. With generous donations from parents, we have collectively already purchased this lot.

Class 4-310 - Bottle Blossoms: Art from Recycling

Inspired by extreme landscapes studied in class this year, the 4th graders explored watercolor techniques, tearing, and collaging to create multi-media art. This piece, created by tearing their watercolor paintings and reassembling individual pieces to create a new textured painting, resembling extreme landscapes. These individual pieces were then assembled into a cohesive whole. This collaborative artwork is a testament to their artistic skills and showcases the students vibrant imagination.