Dear Parents,
In Social Studies, we are studying immigration into the United States. Although the curriculum is rich and flooded with great examples, one major piece is missing: personal stories. We know there are important experiences to learn from while we study the unit.
Last year, volunteers came into the classroom to share their immigration stories. The students and I loved having them. This year I’d like to do it again.
Volunteers will come into the classroom to share their immigration story (this can be yourself, grandparents, aunts or uncles). Students will prepare some questions ahead of time. To be most prepared (questions-to-ask-regarding-your-immigration-story), volunteers should think about sharing push (why they wanted to leave their origin country) and pull (what drew you to the US) factors.
Sign Up
Please see the Sign Up Genius schedule for times and dates. If the times are no convenient for your schedule, please let me know. We can be very flexible. There are also two volunteer slots for each half hour. For example, the first time slot is 9-9:30pm on December 5, 2016. There are two slots for that half hour. One sign-up per person.
If you have any questions, please let me know. I look forward to seeing many of you in the next few weeks.