Social Studies Project

Parents,

The following letter is a letter that I emailed to you about the social studies project. I also sent a hard copy home with your child.

Remember that:
--Presentations are due Thursday, November 18th
--Research papers are due Friday, November 19th
--We made outlines for the research papers in class so the students shouldn't have too much left to do on those.
--Research papers must be typed. If you can't print it, just email it to me or bring it on a CD or flash drive.

Thanks for your help and please let me know if you have questions or concerns!

Stephanie Talley

Here's the letter that was sent home:

Parents,

Student Presentations will begin on Thursday, November 18^th- Friday, November 19^th.  Students will only have their presentations to work on and a light spelling activity for their homework next week.  Their presentation should be about 2-5 minutes long (I will cut off the presentation at 5 minutes, so make sure it’s not longer than that).  Please let me know ahead of time if resources (Laptop, TV, VHS player, etc.) are needed.

-Just a reminder of some possible ideas:

1.       Dress up like the god or goddess and talk to the class like you are them.

2.     Make a poster of facts and pictures that you can show and talk about to the class.

3.     Make a play about the god or goddess.

4.     Create a Power Point (we have projectors at school that can be used to show the Power Point but you have to let me know ahead of time).

I will not be scheduling specific times for presentations. If you would like to come see your child’s presentation, you need to let me know so that I wait to do your child’s presentation. Then you’ll just show up during presentation times. When you step through the door, I’ll have your child go next.

Presentation times:

          Thursday, Nov. 18^th 1:20-2:00, 2:15-3:05

          Friday Nov. 19^th 12:30-1:15, 2:30-until we finish.

Please remind your child to be prepared and ready to go on Thursday. Points will be deducted for presentations that are not done.

Research papers are due Friday, Nov. 19^th. These will be collected separately and are NOT a part of the student presenations.

Don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions or concerns. I check my email several times a day. And thanks again for all of your support and help!

Mrs. Talley

Stephanie.talley@nebo.edu

It's been a while!

Hello everyone! I apologize for not posting anything these last few weeks. We've just been so busy!!

First of all, thanks to all of the parents for coming to parent conferences! It is so good to meet with you and touch base on students grades and accomplishments. I was very impressed by the parental support that all of our students have. It is a huge blessing as a teacher to know that the students are getting help and support at home!

As far as what we're doing in class goes, Ms. Lewis has been teaching our class a lot about microorganisms and most of the students are finished with their group projects. In math we've had another test (on decimals) and this week we have a test on factors and divisibility. Our guided reading groups are all about halfway through their books, and in social studies we've been learning about ancient Greece.

Just a few reminders: Students should have their research done for their social studies reports. By the end of this week we will have a rough draft of our reports done. At home, you will want to be working with your child on getting their presentation ready for next week.

Also, students should bring in their Ken Garff folders to get entries for the assembly. I'm sending home a calendar that students can keep in their homework folders to help them keep track of their Ken Garff stuff.

Finally, I'll be sending home book orders in a week or so. I highly encourage you to order online. When you do, I receive money to buy books for our classroom. I'll try to send out a reminder email when those book orders go home and when they are due.

Thanks again for all of your help and support. It really does make a difference! Have a great week!!