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Letter
200 E Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
Dear Mr. Chuck Reed,
How are you? How are you feeling? We know that you are really busy since you have many important documents to sign and meetings to attend to. We really appreciate that you are spending your time reading this, but we feel like we have the need to thank you for all your hard work, after all, San Jose wouldn’t have been complete without you. Thank you for making San Jose the way it is.
There are many great schools in this city thanks to hard working teachers, students, principals, and you of course. Schools in San Jose have been receiving great reviews and many schools have scored an eight to a nine. It is a great accomplishment. Many students and parents have been writing down reviews like: “This school is the best!” “My child enjoys going here.” “I feel really safe at this school.” As you can see, many people like schools.
Even the tourists are pleased. There are so many fun and exciting places to go to in San Jose, not only for parents, but for children as well. We know that because we are children as well and there are a lot of places to go to. Some very enjoyable places include:
• Raging Waters
• Winchester Mystery House
• San Jose Golf Course
• Tech Museum
• Happy Hollow Park and Zoo
Since there are outstanding places to go to, there are mouthwatering restaurants as well. Out of the survey many people had claimed that food here is the best and service too! If you want to prove that, please check out some of these great restaurants!
• E&O Trading Company
• Chuck E Cheese
• Old Spaghetti Factory
• Capers
• Fresh Choice
Thank you for reading this letter. We are thankful and grateful that you are spending your time reading and this. Also, we thank you for making San Jose, the way it is now.
Sincerely,
Kaitlin
Shawn
Amy
(Team San Jose)
Survey
School Survey
1.What do you think about schools in San Jose?
They are the best! ~ 4
They are okay ~ 19
They are horrible! ~ 1
2.What do you think about the restaurants in San Jose?
The food is delicious and great service ~ 20
The food is okay and service is okay ~ 3
The food is bad and service is even worse ~ 1
3.How do you feel about San Jose’s theme parks and museums?
They are so fun and interesting ~ 4
Some places are fun and some are not ~ 18
Everywhere is boring ~ 2
4.What do you feel about parks in San Jose?
They are fun, relaxing, and safe ~ 2
Some are clean and fun and some are not ~ 22
All the parks are nasty and they aren’t safe ~ 0
5.What do feel about libraries in San Jose?
They are quiet and they have a lot of books ~ 8
They sometimes don’t order the books I want, but there are still a lot of other books ~ 15
They have all the boring books and they don’t have any fun items to read ~ 1
Interveiw Questions and Answers
Questions:
1. What places in San Jose do you like the most? Why?
2.Why did you choose to live in San Jose?
3.Do you think that San Jose has a caring school climate? How?
4. Are the places in San Jose ‘family friendly’?
5. Do you think that there are many educational resources in San Jose? Examples?
6. In San Jose there are many festivals. Do you enjoy them or do you despise them? Why or why not?
Sample Answers:
1.McEnery Convention Center, Annual Fanime convention during May.
2.San Jose is a place where you want to live in because of the beautiful sites.
3.Some schools have caring school climates because of caring teachers.
4.Yes,neighbors are nice when they have parties.
5.Yes,YMCA=fitness, extra tutoring.
6.I enjoy some of them because during Chinese New Year there are many nearby celebration areas, like the temple for fireworks.
Interveiwed: Kelly Luu
Why?: Kelly has lived in San Jose for about 11 years, and knows many things about San Jose's climate.
Top 10 Places to visit in San Jose
1.Children’s Discovery Museum
2.Paramount’s Great America
3.Tech Museum of Innovation
4.San Jose Museum of Art
5.Rosicrucian Museum and Planetarium
6.Intel Museum
7.Japanese Friendship Garden
8.Raging Waters
9.Santana Row
10.Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph
Poster
Some of San Jose's greatest places to go to. For example, the exciting Paramount's Great America and the Paramount's Raging Waters! This also features San Jose's delicious variety of foods. For example, Di Lac cuisine with amazing vegetarian food. And also the E&o Trading Company restaurant with amazing and exciting tastes in your mouth of Asian fusion!
File Type: MS Word Document: 67 K
Personal Observational Story
Once upon a time, there was a small boy named Sam. He was tired of Texas, his hometown, of cacti, EVERYTHING!!! He realized that he needed to move. So, he decided to move to San Jose. His feet trembled on the plane, as he second-guessed his opinion. When he got there though, it was wonderful!! As soon as he stepped off of the plane, a breath of fresh air entered his system. It was beautiful! He saw the blue of the sky, the greens of the trees, and the countless colors of the people. Everybody at the airport was very friendly to him, allowing him to do what ever he wanted, taking care of him. Eventually it became his bedtime, so he went to sleep. The next day, he would be going to his new school. When he arrived at Quimby Oak, The mural was fantastic!!! Wolves guarded the gym as he walked into the front office. “Hi”, he said,“ My name is Samuel Johnson, and I am not quite sure of which class I am supposed to go to.” Expecting a melancholy response, he was surprised to get a handout with all of his classes listed in order of period and a map of the school. “Thank you”, he said. He quickly went to his first period class listed on the map hurriedly. He was nervous, but a warm voice inside of his heart reassured him that he would have a great time in San Jose.