January 27, 2003

 

Dear Primary Family,

          Did you know that we’ve been in school 87 days already this year?  February14th (if we don’t have any snow days before then) will be the 100th day of this school year.  Students in Kindergarten, and the Primary Family (Grades 1-3) will have a 100th Day celebration.

          Students are asked to complete a project at home for the 100th Day Celebration.  All projects will be due on Friday, February 7th and will be displayed in the hallway for all to see.  Primary Family students (Grades 1-3) will receive a Literature Project grade for their projects.  If you finish your project before February 7th, bring it in so that you don’t “forget” it. 

 

Some Project Ideas:

1.  Collect 100 beads, stickers, fingerprints, rubber stamp prints, pieces of macaroni, or other small objects.  Glue them on poster board or cardboard to create a picture or message. 

 

2.  Make a necklace of 100 things.

 

3.  Make a collage of 100 pictures.

 

4.  Collect 100 family or vacation photos. (All photos would need to be labeled.  Some photos would need sentences.)

 

5.  Write a story or poem, which contains 100 words.

 

6.  Write 100 math facts.  Display them in a creative way.

 

          In addition to the idea you choose above you must also hand in a piece of writing which explains your project.  Your piece of writing should answer the questions explained on your 100th Day Checklist.

 

          Be creative!  If you have a better idea for a project, share it with a teacher!  Your project should represent “100” accurately.  Be proud of your work!  Remember:  You have two weeks to think about and complete this assignment; no one should bring in a project, which is less than his or her best work.  Families are welcome to help students.  However, all writing and ideas should be the child’s and not the adult’s. If you have any questions, ask! 

 

 

 

Name____________________

 

 

Checklist for the 100th Day of School Project

 

Check off each of the following steps as you do them:

˙             Read the project ideas carefully.  Think about what you would like to do.  Discuss your ideas with an adult in your home.

˙             Ask the adult to initial here: ____

 

˙             Write about what you plan to do on the lines below.

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˙             Use a pencil to draw a plan of your project in the box below.  We don’t need a lot of details, just enough to be able to understand what you plan to do.

 

 

 

 

 

˙             Ask your homeroom teacher to approve your idea.  Everyone should have his or her idea approved by Thursday, January 30, 2003. Initials: ___

 

 

˙             Gather the materials you need to do for your project and begin your project. 

 

Think about these things:

©        If your project is flat (like a poster) we will be hanging it up.  Please be sure to glue securely and carefully.  (We had a problem previously.)  Projects from all grades will be displayed in the hallway.  That’s a total of over 34 projects!  Your project can’t be huge! You also wouldn’t want to include anything valuable.

©        Your project must represent 100 accurately.

©        The appearance of your project is important.  The 100 “whatevers” should be arranged neatly.  You should plan the placement.  Is it a pattern?  For example:  10 rows of 10 will look much better than rows of randomly placed objects.  If you are making a “picture” or a “message” you should first do a light pencil sketch to help you with the placement of items. 

©        If you choose to write a 100-word story or poem, then proofreading becomes important - Don’t sacrifice having the poem make sense for having exactly 100 words! 

©        If you choose to do 100 math facts, then your answers must be correct! Your facts would need to be displayed creatively.

˙             Complete the visual part of your project.  Be certain it represents only your best work.  All writing and drawings should be your own work.

˙             Now complete the writing part of your project.

©        First Graders:

Please write some sentences about your project.  Your sentences should be on lined paper in your own handwriting.

©        Second and Third Graders:

Create a rough draft.  We will expect you to hand in this rough draft with your project.  Complete sentences are also expected.  Do some proofreading and ask an adult to help.  Then do a final copy in your best handwriting. The writing part should answer these questions:

Describe your project.       

How does your project represent 100?

Does your project represent a pattern? 

                    (Ex. 5 rows of 20, red, blue, green, red, blue, green)

What did you have to do to complete your project?  What were the steps you followed?

 

Remember:  Everything is due on Friday, February 7th.