4 May 2014
Dear Parents,
Thus far in our
Unit of Inquiry on personal histories we have focused mainly on our own
personal histories. We have spent time discussing the words “document” and
“evidence” and have created scrapbooks of our recent vacations/holidays.
We are now moving
in a bit of a different direction as we begin looking at how we can document
the personal history of someone else. Each child has chosen a loved one and
will work to document his/her life. We will need your help with this as many of
the children have chosen YOU! This is how we will begin gathering and
documenting information:
·
Each
day your child will come home with a few new questions to ask. Please help your
child collect the necessary information. We have discussed that photographs are
not enough evidence to be able to tell about someone’s life, so she needs to record
information to accompany the photos.
·
You
can help your child record this data by:
- answering the questions
and having your child write down the answers
- listening to your child’s
questions and then writing your answers down on individual pieces of paper that
she can then glue into her book
- allowing your child to audibly
record your answers with an electronic device (best for those children who have
chosen to make iMovies)
We are gathering
bits of information at a time to help make it manageable. We would appreciate
you taking the time to sit with your child for a few minutes each
afternoon/evening to answer the questions she brings home. She will bring the
information to school the following morning to add to her book/iMovie.
Thank you in advance
for your support and please let me know if you have any questions.
