8th+Grade+Permission+Letter

Friday, March 04, 2011

Dear 8th 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 Stacie Speer Scott, who is a painter in New Hope, PA. She has gained acclaim recently for her collages. Here is a link to her work: []

Your students will participate in a lesson, based on Stacie’s work which will allow them to create a mixed-media collage under the context of a self-portrait. They have already begun work on this art project, and the results have been amazing so far. The final work will be photographed, uploaded to a blog. This blog will serve as a way for students to comment on their work and the work of their classmates. It will also allow myself, Stacie and you as parents to weigh in.

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 this form no later than Monday, March 7th. We will be skyping with Stacie during the week of March 7th – 11th.

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 Stacie Speer Scott  My son/daughter may participate in the blog about the “Mixed-media collage” project  My son/daughter may have their work photographed and uploaded to the blog

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

_ Parent/Guardian Signature Date