May 2013
Dear Parents,
It’s interview time again in third grade and the children
are beginning to learn about communities and how they run. Part of our study
will involve the awareness of the many jobs that help our town, as well as the
surrounding communities, to prosper.
In class we have listed several professions. The boys and girls are eager to begin their
interviews so we’re sending this list to help them get started.
1. Decide who you
want to interview.
2. Find out if that
person is willing to meet with you for about a half hour. Go with a parent to do the interview.
3. Make a list of
about ten questions to ask this person about their job, be sure one of the
questions asks how their job helps the community.
4. Have your
questions looked at by Mrs. Desmond or Mrs. Ohrn before your interview.
5. Meet with your
person, interview him or her, be sure to jot down their answers and take some
pictures if you can.
The final project should have a title page, a page listing the questions and answers and a written
report about the person and his job, based on the questions and answers given
at the interview.
Pictures add a
lot to the final report. The report
should be presented in a folder that will keep it neat and clean. CVS sells the ones with a clear plastic cover
and a binding to hold it all together.
The reports should be turned in no later than Monday, June 17th. We will have a Thank You Breakfast for our interviewees on Wednesday, June 19th, at Kittredge, from 9:00 – 10:00 AM. We will make invitations for them in school
and present them to the person at the interview,
Call if you still have
questions. Have fun with this
project! It has always been the
highlight of our Social Studies unit.
Thank you,
Mrs, Desmond and Mrs. Ohrn
