Parent+Information

Welcome Parents! [[image:weclome.gif width="205" height="134" align="center"]]
I will be at school from 7am to 3pm Monday thru Friday. **My office phone number is 303-000-0000 and my cell phone number is 303-587-6607 please don't hesitate to call me for any concerns for you or your student.** I welcome parents who want to particpate in helping. I can use help in the following areas: oral reading, math exercises, and science / construction projects. Pripor experience in helping students is not necessary. I will show you what the students need and you can use the tools and techniques for your own children.

During the school year we will have several major projects which are: recording the growth of seeds and bulbs, understanding the holidays and calender, telling time, and basic math concepts. Also we will have two field trips to study our environment and record what we see. I can use your help with the field trips and science experiments. Please contact me if you are interested.

Please check the website at least once a week to monitor your child's progress. I will be sending you emails notifying you of your child's progress and any areas of concern.

To begin let me introduce myself:
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Plant Growth Project:
​ If you are a student looking for Plant Growth directions click here

I would like to share this project with you that our classroom will cover in twelve weeks intergrating Google Applications into a team project that students will be using to grow their own plant!


 * Each student will be grouped into teams of four
 * Each student will grow own plant: Amaryllis, Pole Bean, Basil Herb, or Cilantro.
 * Each student will document what they can see weekly
 * The final presentation will have powerpoint slides
 * One slide will be given to every student documenting the time lapse of their plant by photo.



We will begin this exercise by filling out an observation form WEEKLY. //(To view easier pull down FORM tab and click Live form)// [|Observation Form]

The student data will be documented to a spreadsheet. Here is the spreadsheet that will be used every week to document the students progress. This can either be printed, hand written, or recorded easily on the computer. [|Plant observations weeks 1 to 6] [|Plant observations weeks 7 to 12]

Each student will be asked to discuss their hypothesis about how tall they thought their plant would get with other people who have the __same__ plant in our classroom using Knol. [|Hypothesis and Discussion of Pole Beans] [|Hypothesis and Discussion of Amaryllis] [|Hypothesis and Discussion of Basil Herb] [|Hypothesis and Discussion of Cilantro]

This calender can be used for the classroom to have easy access to important dates and times. It will also record every week we observe our plants.

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If the students enjoy gardening I have suggested a few readings in Google Books. This application allows the viewer to read a few pages of each book. [|Gardening for Kids]

Our final documentations will be presented in PowerPoint and can be frequently updated and viewed by the parents. This slideshow will have photos of your child's individual plant growth. This is a great way to stay informed about your child's plants progress. [|Final Presentation]

Power Point Example