Dear Students and Parents:

We are pleased to announce the Highland Ranch Science Fair and Exhibition, to be held on Friday, January 29th, 2010, the MPR. Student participants will check-in and setup up at 5:30 and the event will take place between 6:00 and 8:00.

All students are invited to participate and all families are invited to attend the event! Students may work on an individual project, or work with a partner or small group (for younger students) to plan, conduct, and present the findings of a science investigation and/or experiment. Students may also choose to exhibit a science collection (e.g. rocks) or other project that communicates what they know about their subject to the audience.

We will also have Class Projects on exhibit (e.g. Mrs. Rasmussen's Third Grade Bird Study) as well as community participants such as I Love A Clean San Diego, UC San Diego, Southwest Fisheries, County Office of Education. Dr. Zoolittle will also be attending!!! Please plan on participating and enjoying!

How to Get Started: Don’t wait! Start now by reading all required documents (retrieve from "Important Links"), getting teacher and parent approval, and taking advantage of resources such as the school library, your teachers, and your Science Coordinator, Shelley Glenn Lee, to help brainstorm project ideas. Grade specific suggestions, helpful web-links, suggestions for parent support and other important information available here on the HRES Science Fair blog

Students: Choose a topic that is truly interesting to you! The work must be SAFE, so parents are required to supervise and monitor any safety hazards. Parents are encouraged to help you, but you should be doing most of the work. Just do your best and have fun.

Parents: Please download the following forms (see "Important Links" or HRES Website)
1) STUDENT ENTRY FORM
2) SCIENCE FAIR RULES
3) SCIENCE FAIR HOW-TO

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN! Remember, Approval and Entry Form Deadline:
NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15th, 2009

Sincerely,

Shelley Glenn Lee (Science Fair Chair) and your PTA Science Fair Committee
shelleyglennlee@gmail.com