Writing up a storm

In just three months of school I have seen SO much progress in the kids' writing.  It is really exciting to watch and listen to them strategize and confidently take risks in their drawing and writing... look how focused they are!  We have written narratives this trimester, and they have really taken off.

Some of the children don't want to stop writing!  Others find it a little bit more tiring, but in small increments of time manage to get a lot of ideas out, and revisit them quite well later in the day at our writing conferences. 

With the holidays coming up, we have begun talking about celebrations in our country and around the world... today we read "A Kwanzaa Miracle" and talked about the ways it is similar to Christmas and Hanukkah.

Tomorrow you'll be receiving an interesting and exciting note from me in your child's backpack, so keep an eye out!  Today they should be bringing home the newsletter and the November weather graph.  It would be a great extension for you to look it over with your child and ask him or her some questions about the information.

Have a great night!

~Mrs. Fournier