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Science Fair Information for Parents

By Janice VanCleave

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Dear Parents,

Each student in grades K-6 will participate in our annual science fair. The fair will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2009. Judging of the projects will be done during the school day and awards and public viewing that evening from 5pm to 7 pm.

Grades K-2: Students in these grades will be part of class projects.

Grades 3-6: Students in these grades are required to prepare individual science projects. These projects must be experiments. Handouts with specific instructions for developing a science fair project will be given to students on Monday Jan. 21, 2009.

Parents: Start Planning Now!

1.Your first decision is whether you want to purchase a display board from the school. Buying in bulk, the boards can be purchased for $???? each. Teachers must receive your completed order form (at the bottom of this page) and money on or before day???, date???

2. A special Parent/Student “Help” meeting is scheduled for Day???, Date ??? Time ????

Important: If your child gets stuck, help is available at this science website:

Science Project Ideas for Every Kid.com

(They need to click on the ASK JANICE at the top of the page. This will take them to an email form that is sent directly to me.)

Note: Make your requests as short and concise as possible.

If you do not receive an answer in a timely manner, contact: (Names of People that can help with their phone numbers.)

Sincerely,

Mr. Science
Science Fair Coordinator

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PRESENTATION BOARD ORDER FORM

____Yes, I will need a presentation board for my project. The cost of the board is $ ??? Make checks payable to (Name of School). The color I want for my board is (check one):
____red ___green ___white ___ blue ___yellow ____black

STUDENT NAME___________________________________

GRADE/TEACHER__________________________________

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