Wax Museum Coming Soon!
We hope everyone has received the hard copy of this important information as well as the field trip permission slip that is due this Friday. This announcement was also sent via email and we ask you to check your inbox to ensure we have your email address in our system. Ms.
Kathy and I have been receiving error messages with some emails.
We will put all of our class announcements online and will send them electronically
in the future and we want to make sure everyone is up to date on the latest
news in our classroom. If you did not receive this in your email, please
send us an email at MECrooom102@gmail.com so we can make sure you
are accurately added to our list!
Over the next few weeks, the upper
elementary will be researching important
people in current events and will create a
living wax museum on the Friday before
Halloween (10-23-15). Students will have
time to work on this project in class, and
we will research the life of a person living today and their signicance to current events.
Students will need 3-5 scholarly resources, two of which must be books.
Students will need 3-5 scholarly resources, two of which must be books.
We are planning to visit the library in
small groups on Monday, 9-21, to
gather our resources. Students must have a
valid Mesa
or their parent’s name in order to participate. Students who do not
attend the field
trip will work with our Outdoor Environment
teacher on their online resources and
will be required to get a minimum of three
books for homework. If you would like to
be a chaperone for this trip, please send us
an email as soon as possible.
How you can support your student during
each step of this research project:
❖Return the permission slip for the
library trip as soon as possible and
make sure your child has a library card that
is free from fines or holds
(they need their pin too).
❖Have discussions with your child about
possible research topics and
guide them toward narrowing their choice.
Students have already been told that
they may not choose a person who is strictly
an actor or entertainer. Here are some
lists of important people that students may
find useful in choosing their topic:
❖Have ongoing discussions about your
child’s research to help strengthen
their understanding and help them begin using
their own words for what
they have learned.
❖Help provide support in finding
scholarly resources on the internet.
(They will have lessons and we will provide
further guidance in this, but we
don’t have as many computers as we would like,
so it is helpful to give your
child more time to hunt for appropriate
resources at home). The following
link has a guide describing what is considered
a scholarly source:
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/courses/scholarly1.htm
❖Help with putting together an outfit
that matches their person
of interest (for example, they could be wear formal clothing for a presidential candidate, a lab coat for a scientist, etc).
This should be very simple—we do not expect expensive costumes (we will also
This should be very simple—we do not expect expensive costumes (we will also
provide some time for this in class).
❖Obtain a trifold project board or
similar presentation material.
❖Attend our open house on October 23,
from 10am-11:15!
It is imperative that each child do the
majority of their work with as little outside
assistance as possible. Students will be
compiling their research in class and
receiving as much guidance as necessary in
order to become competent and
independent researchers. Thanks in
advance for your support!
Important Dates:
· 09/21/15: Library trip to
gather research materials.
·
· 09/25/15: 10 Source cards
and note cards due.
·
· 10/02/15: 20 cards
completed from a minimum of 3 sources.
·
· 10/16/15: Written report
completed with bibliography.
·
· 10/19/15: Bring
presentation board to work on in class.
·
· 10/23/15: Wax museum.
Join us from 10:00-11:15am.
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