Grade 5 exhibition topic already, and her group has picked the stray dogs in our lane

moss_sandal_91103 Jul 2026

Elder one is in grade 5, so this is her PYP exhibition year. Her group of four chose their topic in the first week: the stray dogs in our lane, why there are more every year, and what the society should do. They want to interview the watchmen, the vet near the market and our society committee, with a parent present, every Saturday. I work shifts, and most Saturdays I'm either sleeping off a night or back at the hospital. How much were parents involved in your child's exhibition? Is a parent at every interview normal, or are the girls just being careful?

3 comments

quiet_kettle_94603 Jul 2026
No exhibition at our son's CBSE school, but his class did a group survey project last year and the parents took turns. Four children, four families, one Saturday each. Nobody did all of them. Maybe the girls' families could split it the same way? ❤️
plum_spoon_32324 Jul 2026
From the teaching side, an adult present for interviews outside school is sensible, but it doesn't have to be the same adult each time. Ask the supervising teacher what the school expects. Some schools also want written consent from whoever is being interviewed, especially for something like a committee.
- moss_sandal_91105 Jul 2026
  Messaged the supervising teacher. Any parent from the group is fine, and she'll send a consent note for the interviews. One less thing.
ochre_diary_64044 Jul 2026
Why does the society committee need to be interviewed by ten year olds on a Saturday? If it's a phone call, they can do it with you on speaker on an evening you're home. Not everything has to be in person.
- moss_sandal_91104 Jul 2026
  Fair. The committee secretary lives two floors up, so a doorstep chat is probably enough for that one.