Division 7

Ms. Coutts & Ms. Vankadari

Category: Arts Education

Photography

June 22, 2026 / / 0 Comments

This term, students in Division 7 learned a bit about the fabulous world of photography. We looked at lots of different examples of powerful photos and discussed what made them compelling. We learned about how perspective, light + shadow, and composition helps tell a story about a subject. Vocabulary words like foreground, background, and focus helped us navigate our photo-taking. Students mostly used iPads to take the photos. I wanted to introduce them to using digital cameras, but unfortunately, the ones we borrowed from the district didn’t work very well. The gallery below shows some photos taken by division students (some of the image files were too large to upload to this WordPress blog, so not everyone’s photos are shown here).

Thread Chorus Costumes

April 13, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Division 7 will be participating in the Spring musical, Woven: Threads of the True North, as part of the “Thread Chorus.”  Please help your child put together a costume this week. Our performance will be on April 21, 2026.

For the Thread Chorus, we are aiming for a “Canadian-inspired” look. Students are encouraged to wear:

  • Clothing with Canada or maple leaf imagery
  • Hockey or other Canadian sports jerseys
  • A mix of red and white, or plain black
  • Jeans or “Canadian tuxedo” style (denim tops and bottoms)
  • Patchwork elements that can be temporarily added to clothing
The overall goal is to create a visually unified but varied look that reflects Canadian identity and storytelling.

Important Costume Piece for the Performance

As part of the song “Here for a Good Time,” all Thread Chorus members will participate in a staging moment where they will remove a light jacket or shirt and place it into a pile on stage, helping us build a visual “mountain of discarded clothing.”

For this, please ensure your child brings:

  • A light jacket or shirt (something they are comfortable removing on stage)
  • An item that is okay to get slightly wrinkled
  • A clearly labeled tag with your child’s name and division

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