Dear
Parents/Guardians,
On Thursday,
February 26th, 2015 to Friday, March 13th, 2015
our grade seven and eight students will begin a two week intensive program
referred to as PAA (Practical and Applied Arts). The grade eights will be travelling to Campus
Regina Public every morning for their activities and the grade seven students
will be staying here at the school.
There will be two sessions: Session A and Session B, each running for
five days at a time. The combined cost
for the grade sevens for both sessions is $20.00. Please pay on-line or send exactly $20.00
cash (no cheques please) to your child’s homeroom teacher by Thursday, February
26th, 2015.
The choices
for each of the sessions have already been provided to the students. A copy of the course descriptions is
attached for your records.
Sincerely,
Kelley
Reoch, Angela Scott, Kyle DuMont, Kevin Yeske, Melanie Little, Russ Clarke
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Session A
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Pottery- Do you want to play with clay and in the process make something really
cool! In this session you will have the
opportunity to create something that has never existed out of something that
always has. Experience hand building with clay and create a number of artworks,
including a self-portrait, a pinch pot, a textured candle holder, a coil garden
animal, a slab wall hanging and a folded box.
Sign up now and let the creativity begin!
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Culinary Arts- In our brief, five-day course, you will be introduced to the
wonderful world of food safety and preparation.
We will be learning to read and follow recipes, using the appropriate
measuring techniques. Working in groups
of four to five, you will be cooking up a storm and taste testing your results.
____Bracelets-Explore
different designs, materials, and patterns of many handmade bracelets.
Explore the cultural significance of choosing colour and incorporating patterns
into your design. Leave with 2 bracelets to keep or to gift!
Session B
____ Wood
burning (20) through this session you will learn new techniques using various wood-burning
tools. You will have the opportunity to
express yourselves through
creative wood-burning and gain familiarity with
wood-burning as an art form.
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Bracelet making- Explore different designs, materials, and patterns of many
handmade bracelets. Explore the cultural significance of choosing colour
and incorporating patterns into your design. Leave with 2 bracelets to
keep or to gift!
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Cardboard boat building - The challenge of the boat
race is to design, construct and race a boat made out of cardboard across a
swimming pool. We will learn about volume, capacity, and a whole lot of
FUN!
