Grade 4 Robot Band

10/20/11

Dear 4^th Grade Parents and Guardians:

The week before the Thanksgiving break, each fourth grade class will be working on a special, half-day project with Mrs. Davis (technology), Mrs. DiSalle (art), and Mr. Seager (music). As part of a unit on sound and music, students will be creating a “robot band”. Working with a partner, each student will use everyday materials to create a musical instrument. In the weeks following, during technology class, students will then use LEGO kits to build robots that can “play” the musical instrument.

We need your help to make the project successful. Please donate any of the materials listed below by Monday, November 14^th.  Send in materials in your child’s backpack (labeled “robot band”) or drop them off in the box labeled “robot band” in the school lobby. Thank you for your help!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Davis, Mrs. DiSalle, and Mr. Seager

Donations Needed:

Silverware

Coffee cans

Oatmeal containers

Baby food jars

Nails

Pot lids

Scrap wood

PVC piping

Rubber bands

Glass dishes

Glass bottles

Plastic bottles

Soda cans

Kleenex boxes

Shoe boxes

Popsicle sticks

Straws

Paper towel or toilet paper tubes

Wire

Duct tape

Plastic cups

Tupperware (or other plastic containers with lids)

Beads

Beans

Any other supplies that students could use to build a musical instrument.