Dear Parents,
In our next science unit, we will be exploring the similarities and differences in characteristics when comparing offspring to parents and siblings to siblings. This is especially fun for the students if they can bring in pictures of themselves and their families. If you are able to send in a family photo, or a one page collage of the members of your family in a
protective plastic sleeve by
Monday, March 13, I will hang them up for the students to observe, but not touch. Bonus if you have a picture of yourself around your child’s age!
If your children are adopted or mix of a blended family, your pictures are most welcome! My own children are a mix of blended and biological children. I bring in their pictures to show that even though we don’t share the same genetic traits, we share the same traits that make us humans. Even biological families often don’t look like each other and it gives us lots of examples to talk about.
Thank You!! (I will plan on sending the pictures back home at the no later than the end of the following week, but please email me if you need them before then.)
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We are going to be making a book as a class, which, will be written and illustrated by the kids. It will be professionally put together, and bound by a company called Student Treasures Publishing…The best part is… that it will be available for parents to purchase. There are two great choices for binding. The book is hardback. I think it would make a fantastic gift for Mother’s or Father’s Day, or as a first grade keepsake. 
