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Yay, NTT! Congratulations! 
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Congrats on the great news!!
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Congratulations newtothis! Thanks for the best wishes. We got an e-mail from Bryan Hallauer, who is in charge of applications to let us know that they received the application and reccomendation letters. He also mentioned that they were going to review applications on the 16th and we should hear back in 3-4 weeks. I thought it was very good of them to notify us.
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Congratulations! Good to see another 5 year old DYS!
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Well, I've been working on DS' portfolio today. I'm just not sure what kind of stuff they are looking for. We don't have a video camera, so that's pretty much out. I tried to collect some interesting (and I think unusual) work samples. Not worksheets, although I have reams of those, but stuff that DS made or wrote. I am also planning to send more anecdotes. I don't know if they are looking for rock solid proof of...something...? I'm not sure I have anything like that. I guess what I have will just have to do.
Does anybody have any tips/ideas for what to include in a portfolio? How much stuff should I send? Do they return the things I submit? Some of them are keepsakes. I won't send them if I can't get them back.
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Cathy,
I didn't video my DS7 for the portfolio even though we have a camera...just felt a little strange about doing it. I sent off copies of samples from his kid writing journal/books which show his creativity and humor. They do not return items and since we are sentimental about saving these books (which he started writing in kindergarten and into this year into 1st), I just sent copies of the ones that were the best. I probably sent off more than was necessary, but I wanted to give them a feel of the books. I also probably gave too much detailed description for the portfolio, but I felt they needed to know since they didn't have the total book series.
If you'd like I can give you more detail in a pm.
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I'm not sure how to copy some of these things because he illustrates a lot of his writing with flaps and pop-ups that he makes.
Could I take photos of the originals?
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That sounds very cool.  I'm not sure about photos...perhaps you could copy the parts you could and add photos? You may just want to contact DYS about that...I sent them an e-mail with my questions and they got back to me within a week. (you can always call them too which is a bit quicker I think.
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Thanks, Moni. I did try calling them last week but their message said they were out of the office until the 25th. So I decided to pump you for info instead
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