Writing up a Storm!

In P4 we are working on building our writing stamina.  Reading... that comes SO easily to most of the students that they could read all day!  Writing, however, is another story.  Writing is so easy to get the dreaded "writer's block" where we cannot think of anything to write, no matter how many ideas we are given. 

SO, to help with that, all of the students have made purple writing folders which they will be taking home every night (so be on the lookout for them!) to do some writing.  This week I am asking that students write for at least 20 minutes per night to build their writing stamina and realize how much they really have to say.  After checking them off this morning I am VERY impressed with the level of writing that they have been hiding this year!  Their stories were fantastic, especially for only 20 minutes of writing!  I can't wait to see more of that in their classroom writing this year and as we get closer to the MSP in late April and early May. 

Today we also took our second science CBA, comparing fats and protein nutrients we have been studying this trimester in science.  Students did a great job writing and working on their CBA and I'm interested to see what the students came up with.

This is our last week for our current science kit (food chemistry) and if you're interested in coming in to help inventory the kit Thursday or Friday afternoon that would be a HUGE help!  The inventory shouldn't take more than an hour (closer to 30 minutes usually) and can be done in our class.  If you're interested in helping with that, please email me and let me know.  First come, first serve!  :)