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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I put together a SAT Project Proposal Sheet and meant to post this for the list two weeks ago. Sorry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(At least I can say that it has been thoroughly tested now before implementation!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">It has been a struggle to get my students to choose a topic. I still have 1/3 with no idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In case you need some extra suggestions, here are ideas we (staff and students or from PD days) have come up with so far:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">A mother who runs a café and shoves all her receipts into a drawer and then has to process them all for her BAS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">A roster for navy cadets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">A mother who runs Family Day Care and needs to track the hours and charge for each child<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Basketball competition stats recorder – to output a ladder in a format to be uploaded into the website<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Music collection (yours or a friend's)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Friendship circle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Something to help Student Council organise events<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Small business customers or sales<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Personal/Family Inventory e.g. hobbies, clothing (even theatre costumes), household possessions (eg for insurance), family share portfolio, heirlooms (items that have belonged to ancestors)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Business Inventory (plant nursery, used car yard, craft supplies)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Farm machinery maintenance (or School’s computer hardware…)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Sports teams or athletes (your own, the school teams, etc)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Golf handicap system<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Address book for family or friends<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Crop planting records<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Budgie breeding (or any other animal)<span style="color:#1F497D">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I hope this is of some help. I hate to see students floundering so early in the year (which some of mine are still!).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Esther.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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