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Silhouette Project: Written by Anna & Atlas
Photos: Anna & Atlas

In seventh grade we are learning about Colonial Times. Currently, in art we are working on a project that incorporates silhouettes. A silhouette, in this case can be described as the shadow cast by your profile. They are based off of a style created in Colonial times. Since they did not have cameras, as we do now, one way to have a portrait of yourself would be a silhouette. The process we took in making our silhouettes was to have every student stand by a wall in a dark hallway, A light was projected on the person, then the shadow of the person cast on the wall was traced. Later we cut out the profiles and had the first part of our silhouette project! We then thought about how we were going to design a boarder for our silhouettes. We made our boarder by thinking about different types of lines. We came up with symbols based on what different activities we enjoy and different aspects of our personalities, and incorporated them into our borders. We later painted the boarders, glued the silhouettes and then, what do you know? You have yourself a silhouette!

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The P.E. classes are in full swing. Both the 5th and 6th grades are following the same path. Once per week they do sports. The sport in season is soccer. The class has worked on skills such as passing, dribbling and shooting. They have moved on to playing games in the gym.
They also have been doing fitness training in preparation for the physical fitness test which will be given starting in January. The test includes sit-ups, pull-ups, flexability, sprinting and the mile run.
The third time they come to the gym, they get to play games. These large group games are fun for them and gives them a chance to work on their teamwork and sportsmanship.
They have also been using the climbing wall. This serves to build their confidence and is fun to do.
Next up in sports will be mini units on football, volleyball and perhaps a game or two of Quidditch.

Larry

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