Skyview High School

Beverly Questad, Ph.D.
Creative Writing

1300 NW 139th St.  Vancouver, WA 98685

(360) 313-4200    Email:  bquestad@vansd.org

http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/index.htm

 

January 31, 2005

 

FIELD TRIP NOTIFICATION

 

Dr. Questad’s Creative Writing Class will be walking to Chinook Elementary School on Thursday, 2/3, 9:25-11:10, to read to kindergarteners books they have created. 

 

Reading to the kindergarteners will constitute our final.  All participating students who read a book will receive credit.

 

If you have an emergency and need to reach your student during this time, please call Chinook Elementary:  313-1600.

 

Those students who have not submitted a book will either stay at SHS under special supervision or they will accompany us to Chinook.  If you need to reach your student and are unsure if your student has prepared a book, Mrs. Holly Sanders will be able to help you.  Just call Skyview at 313-4200 and ask for her.  She will know on Thursday where your student is.

 

Please either sign this form to acknowledge receipt of this information or send me an email.

 

APPROVED LESSON PLAN FOR CHINOOK KINDERGARTEN PRESENTATION

 

Purpose:  Upperclass students in Creative Writing have written children's books to read to Kirsten Humber's kindergarten class

 

Time:  Period 5 9:25 - 11:10 [Final testing schedule]

           SHS students will walk en masse with Dr. Questad, rain or shine, with books to Chinook.  They will report to Chinook office and be directed to Kirsten Humber's classroom.  They will arrive at approximately 10:00 and leave at approximately 10:30. 

 

Activity:  This activity will be done in teams.  19 of Dr. Questad's students have completed a book and Ms. Humber has 21 students.  The students will be divided into 7 groups, with 3 of Ms. Humber's students in each group and 2-3 Skyview students in each group.  All students will receive lollipops.  The Skyview group will read their books to their students.  If possible, Skyview students who did not write a book will spend this time in the Media Center or some other supervised location.  If this is not possible, they will travel with us to Chinook and be listeners in a group.

 

 

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