Paula Grinvalds

Sixth Grade Teacher Valley Elementary School 301 South Pine Street Valley, NE 68064 402-359-2151 pgrinvalds@esu3.org Paula uses Word for everything she possibly can because, “It’s so easy to use! Everything I make looks so professional! You can insert any kind of graphic and then turn it into a watermark in 2 seconds flat. It’s simple to make columns or tables or anything you want. As far as I’m concerned, it’s just about the perfect word-processing program!”

Newsletter

Summary

Paula sends home a newsletter on a regular basis to keep parents informed about what’s happening in her classroom. The newsletter is written in three columns with a WordArt title.

The sample below has a special watermark in the background. Paula took a picture of her class with a digital camera, inserted it into the newsletter document, turned it into a watermark, and sent it behind the text. As the year progresses, Paula turns the newsletter writing and layout over to her students.

Objectives

Sixth grade students will apply the following skills:

• demonstrate writing and editing skills.
• demonstrate cooperative learning skills as the newsletter is developed when working with a partner or small group.
• demonstrate the ability to conduct interviews and to organize information used in the newsletter.
• demonstrate the ability to develop and adjust newsletter layout.

Download the actual Word file