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October 19, 2018 - 7th Grade Announcements
October 19, 2018 - 7th Grade Announcements
- Please read the 7th grade Course Outlines for 2018-2019, and the assessed skills for Fall term progress reports. This document can also be found in the Overview section of this website for your convenience. Any questions? Talk to Barbara!
- Questions about the upcoming Annual Fund? 7th Grade Annual Fund Champion is Heike Nuhsbaum - heike1966@yahoo.com or direct questions to development@seattlegirlsschool.org
- It’s time to sign up for Fall LTMs! Learning Team Meetings are student-led family conferences, and they are held on Friday, 10/2 and Monday, 10/5. There is no school on those days. Please sign up here with your student’s advisor, and feel free to email the advisor with questions or issues you’d most like to discuss. We look forward to seeing you then.
7th Grade: Let the Photos Begin!
7th Grade: Let the Photos Begin!
By Mister Chris
For our Fall unit on Graphic and Digital Arts, students are focusing on the Principles of Design. Because we will be having dense conversations while learning new technologies, it seemed wise that we should have some tea to slow us down and keep our focus. Students created paint pen mugs based on patterns, repetitions, and rhythms that inspired them. The results were quite stunning! Check out our little assortment to the right.
This week we started using our brand new Canon T6i Rebel Cameras! The students learned some basic camera functions and we had a deep dive into the four main variables that control our cameras: light, aperture, shutter speed and ISO. The students, using these skills, went on a Visual Scavenger Hunt hunting for the principles of design in our natural world.
Today I challenged them to capture action shots (with a quick shutter speed) so they appear frozen in the middle of intense action and movement shots (longer shutter speed) which showcases motion. We also changed our Aperture so we could practice shallow depth of field and vast depth of field. There will be lots more to come but in the meantime, here are some favorites picked by the students:
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