One Forgotten Note

Branch Observation Project
Today we started the annual fourth grade branch observation project. A detailed letter went home with the assignment today. Students are to observe a tree branch once a week until the end of the quarter to see how trees change in spring.

Students were given the final assignment as well. This isn't an assignment at this point. I simply wanted the students to see what will be asked of them at the end of the project and hopefully recognize the importance of detailed observations.

We are doing the assignment as a class here at school as well so students know what is expected and can see weekly how it's done. The plan is that observations will be made each Monday, but I did tell students that if Monday evening doesn't work, the observation could be done on Monday morning or Sunday evening if necessary, but it is important that the observations take place at regular intervals.