September 22,2010Dear Parents,
This month our school is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. We
willspend this month learning about different Hispanic customs and
traditions. Inaddition to all the fun school events planned, our
class will be working on funprojects of our own. Below is the
Hispanic Heritage Project due dates and activities.
MANDATORY PROJECTS: DOLL & POSTER
1) HISPANIC HERITAGE DOLL
Project Description: Each child will take home a paper cut-out
doll to dress-up and decorate with the traditional costume from
their native country. Weencourage the children to be as creative
and original as possible. You'rewelcome to use fabric, buttons,
yarn, etc ... on your cut-out doll. Before youdecorate your doll,
make sure to cut-out the doll and glue it onto sturdymaterial such
as cardboard. Heritage dolls are due on October 1ih.If you would
like to see some samples of dolls from previous years, theywill be
on display in my office. Come by my room to see them. ©
2) HISPANIC HERITAGE POSTER/PRESENTATION
Project Description: Create a large, bright poster describing
your nativecountry. Make sure to include facts about your native
country. Please addinformation regarding traditional foods, 'main
products sold, languagespoken, country's capital, population,
picture of the country's flag,traditional music and dances,
customs, and traditions. Your child must beable to present their
poster to the class and talk about it. Posters are all alsodue on
October iz".
This project is worth three Social Studies grades! One grade is
for thepresentation, one for the doll, and one for the poster.
Project due date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010NO EXCEPTIONS!
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ACTIVITIES
NATIVE COUNTRY DRESS-UP DAY
Project Description: Students are encouraged to wear the
traditional costume fromtheir native country. The children will
present their costume to the class and must beable to talk about
their costume and its origin. Dress-up day is Tuesday, Oct.
1ih.This is not mandatory.
SHARING INTERNATIONAL FOODS
Project Description: Students are welcome to bring in any native
food or treats fromtheir country to share with the class. Please
see me if you wish to bring a specialdish for the class. You can
also sign up to bring a special dish by the classroomdoor. I will
post the sign up sheet there. This is not mandatory. Drop off foods
by11:30 a.m. on October 12th.We will start our celebration at 12:00
p.rn.
