Back to Blog

Quirky Letter to the Class

My students love to leave notes for the class to read in the morning. Typically, they remind each other to have a great day and earn extra Golden Hawks (class rewards for positive behavior). Today we walked in and saw this:
It begins with "Dear Paper," (why??? I'm not sure!?!) and ends with a reminder that it's Groundhog Day today. My class cracks me up. What is something quirky that your class does?

Comments

  1. Anonymous2/04/2012

    I'd like to have my students give this a shot. They have great ideas so I'll see if they can write my class note.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hello Mrs Sykes2/05/2012

      I did write the note for the first few weeks of school, but my kiddos have been writing their own in the afternoons as we prep for the next day. They love it, and engage in quite the debate over what to call the class. (Thus, Dear Paper...) Let me know how it works out for you!!

      Delete

Post a Comment

I love to hear from you. Thanks for supporting my tiny corner of the internet.

Popular posts from this blog

Make and Take Literacy Night = Fun Parent Involvement

Image
The ultimate goal of literacy is to help students become life-long readers, so they can be educated citizens. The child's first and most influential teacher is their parent and/or guardian. With that in mind, it is crucial to give families the tools they need to help this child, as well as other children in the household. {Here's a link to an article from The Atlantic:  How Family Game Night Makes Kids Into Better Students } I love to invite families to school for Literacy Night. I've helped organize, prepare, and lead Literacy Nights at least 8 times over the course of my teaching career, and I plan to continue this for years to come. Here are my tips for an easy and successful Literacy Night in Upper Elementary classrooms. Make and Take for Literacy Night, grades 3-5 At a recent Literacy Night at my school, the parents met in the gym to see a quick presentation about state testing. The students went to the media center to watch a video, learn how to do the Make and
Read More...

The Reading Game ~ Review

Image
Last week I received a copy of The Reading Game - 2nd Edition , and I have to tell you, I was pretty excited about it! I saw the game at the ED Expo 2015 in Atlanta , and I need to share the brilliance of this product with you. The Reading Game truly is a game that helps children develop confidence in reading.
Read More...