7th+Grade+Permission+Letter

Monday, February 28, 2011

Dear 7th Grade Parents,

This marking period I am very excited to introduce your child to living, working artists through the use of Skype in the classroom. I have chosen the artist Andrew Wilkinson, who is a photographer in Doylestown, PA. He has gained acclaim for his “Photo-a-day” project, which he has been participating in for over two years. I have developed a lesson for our students called “My day in Photos” to compliment Wilkinson’s ideas. During the course of this project, students will document their day in 27 photographs. The photographs will tell the story, emotions and occurrences of the day – without including any people (other than themselves). The photos will be uploaded to a blog, where students will write about their day and respond to their classmates’ work. Because this is a multifaceted project that will involve the use of cameras, photo sharing, skyping and blogging; I am asking for your feedback below. Please return these forms no later than Friday, March 4th. “My day in Photos” will be documented on Tuesday, March 7th. Thank you so much for your support of this project! Feel free to call or email me with any questions. Sincerely, Jayna Boylan 215-938-0230 *3102   jboylan@lmtsd.org ­­­­­­­­­_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   Please check any/all of the following responses that apply:  My son/daughter may participate in a Skype session with Andrew Wilkinson  My son/daughter may participate in the blog about the “My day in Photos” project  My son/daughter may use our family’s digital camera throughout the day on Tuesday, March 7th  I will purchase a disposable camera for my son/daughter to use for this project and pay for the photos to be developed  I have enclosed $10 (cash or check made out to LMTSD) for the purchase of a disposable camera & developing fees

 I do not wish for my son/daughter to participate in this project

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