A copy of the letter I'll be sending home on Tuesday.

February 21, 2012

Dear parent,

The students have been hard at work on their Heritage Fair projects!  I thought I’d take a moment to update you on where we are and where we’re going.

Right now we’re working hard on our written essays.  Even if they have a partner for the project, each student is required to hand in their own essay.  I’ve looked over a rough first draft of your child’s essay, and we’ll be spending the next week revising and editing them.  Any way you can help your child, be it through going over their essays with them or helping them find more information would be greatly appreciated.  

We will be starting work on the actual displays for the fair some time next week.  One of the requirements for the fair is a backboard made from non-flammable material.  I believe that Staples sells some plastic ones, and many students are re-using backboards from previous projects or using home-made ones.  We will be doing the bulk of the project at school, but you can help your child by helping them find photos, art supplies to decorate their project, and any props that could add to the effectiveness of the project. 

Here’s a breakdown of the all the dates regarding the project:

Friday, March 2: Final copy of the essay due.

Wednesday, March 7: Report cards go home (not to do with the Heritage Fair per se, but good information to have)

Friday, March 16: Heritage Fair project due* I realize that this is almost a full month before the Heritage Fair itself.  This will be my last day at school before my maternity leave, and I am hoping to tie up all loose ends before leaving.

Friday, April 13: Heritage Fair at Elm Street.  This date is apparently tentative.  Usually parents are able to come and visit in the afternoon.

Your child is doing their project on: _______________________________

Their partner (if they have one) in the project is: _______________________

Visit our class blog (madamejen5b.blogspot.com) to keep up-to-date on the details of the project and what’s going on in class. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to call, email (jxgalle@edu.pe.ca) or write.

Jen Gallé