Picture Postcards for Place of Interest

POSTCARD : Place of Interest         DUE DATE: 3/27/14

3rd Due Date 4/3/14

1. You will receive a practice postcard from Mrs. Steele.

2. Find an interesting place in your Washington City or near it.  It might be a monument, a beautiful building, an old building, a historic site or a famous restaurant.  Maybe part of your town was in a movie, or featured in a book.

3. Draw your place of interest on the “front” of your card in pencil. Sketch to fill the frame of the picture.

4. Write a brief description on the top left hand box that tells what your drawing is representing.

5. Under the box on the left hand side, there is a space.  Write a letter to a friend, Mrs. Steele, or your parents telling them why they should visit your city and what other fun or interesting things you might do.  Three or four sentences should be a good goal.  Use good word choices, correct grammar and correct spelling. Sign your name.

6.  On the right hand side, address your card to the person.  If it’s to me, you can use this format:

Mrs.  Steele

6701 Fairview Rd SW

Olympia WA 98512

7.  Once you’ve got it all down, turn it into Mrs. Steele for your yellow final cardstock copy.

8. You’re done!

Native American Report

NATIVE AMERICAN REPORT

March 20, 2014 4th Grade Only

1.  Identify which native tribes were located in or near the town you chose to study this year.  Most communities are located in an area which had good natural resources for pioneers, which meant that they also were home to Native Americans at one point or another.  Your history of the city report likely mentioned a tribe.

2.  Research your tribe using the textbook, classroom resources, internet, or library books.   Identify whether they are coastal or plateau in customs, language, and resources.   Gather facts about family life, housing, animals, food sources, beliefs, history, language, location and territory.   If your tribe had an important person like a chief, please include that!

3.  Use your facts to create a report of about 200 words.  It may be typewritten or handwritten on white paper.  Leave the top half of your paper blank for step 4.

4.  Include an illustration that represents your tribe. It could be a photo of a famous chief or your own version of your tribe’s art, or perhaps a picture of a basket.

5.  Title with the name of the tribe and a byline with your name!

Odd Washington     DUE March 13, 2014    3rd due March 20

1.  Use the computer or guidebooks or ask a parent OR ask a friend… what is an odd landmark, building, statue or location in Washington State?  If you can locate something near your city, that would be best. 

2.  Research the location, the history, and the reason for this oddity. 

3. Draw or print off a photo or picture of the Odd Washington.

4.  Write up a short report of your Odd Washington.  You can neatly print it on typing paper or type it up.  It should be at least 200 good words.   You may use a funny font on this project. 

5.  You’re done!

Industry report for 4th and 5th grade

Industry Report for the City of _____________, Washington

Office of Economic Development

March 6, 2014

Dear Mr. and Mrs.  Smith,

Thank you for your interest in _____________________________.   It is a great place to live and work.   There are different types of jobs available in our city, but one of them is particularly important to our local economy.   It is ______________________________________.

One reason this industry is successful in our area  seems to be __________________________________________________________.

Another reason is __________________________________________________________.

To be considered for a job in this industry, you need to have this type of education or special skill:____________________________________.

This industry of _________________is important to Washington and our country because ______________________________________________________ .

It has been an important part of our community for ____________years.

I hope this information will be helpful to you in making your decision where to relocate.

Sincerely,

This may be completed very neatly in pencil or retyped completely.