Sam Hughes Elementary School

700 N. Wilson
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 232-7400
Fax 232-7401
Principal, Janet Jordan

February 18, 2016

Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Monster Project that was put on hold due to Pearl Harbor letters needing to be
completed first will now resume again. Your child should have completed most, if not all, of the
research for his/her monster project at home. Given time restraints, however, the project has been
slightly altered. Instead of there being an entire report for the project, your child will present
his/her research done thus far in a presentation with others who have researched the same
monster. Guidelines are as follows:
Presentations should include:
Description (What does your monster
look like?)
Location (Where can your monster be
found?)
Origin/Relatives (How did the myth of
your monster begin? Where was the
first sighting? By whom?)
Interesting facts (limit to 2)

Possible presentation formats:

Power Point
Skit (with or without costumes)
Song (originally created by you/group)
Poster board
Artifact of your monster
Drawings
Letter format (inform the reader about
your monster) *REMEMBER to use
figurative language, point of view, etc.

Any presentation formats not listed may be

discussed with Mr. Ford or Ms. Cruz for
approval.
Presentations should take up no more than 5-7 minutes. Students will have TWO
rotation times in class to collaborate with group members. If students need more time, they will
need to complete the project outside of school. Students should be ready to present their monster
projects by their next rotation cycle after they have had two sessions to work on it at school.
If you or your child has any questions or concerns regarding the new expectations of the
monster project, please do not hesitate to contact me. My email is tcruz7@email.arizona.edu.
You may also contact Mr. Ford through email or school phone. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Ms. Cruz and Mr. Ford