March 4th, 2010

Warm Welcome, Writing Principal, and New Contest for Students

I’m recently back from presenting a school inservice and an author day at the Kateri School in the Kahnawake Mohawk Reservation in Quebec.  Second graders in Ms Fran’s class created a stunning welcome banner  — my first in the Mohawk language.  I just have to share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In other news, in my Monday Mini-Lesson Newsletter (February 22 — see all archived newsletters to the right) I stressed the importance of modeling writing for students.  Danielle Hamblin, principal of the Central School in Great Meadows, NJ is keeping a blog documenting her training to prepare for a Grand Canyon hiking trip in support of Leukemia/Lymphoma.  She forwards the blog to students in Great Meadows and Allachumy so they can assess her writing!  (I know she’s scoring well when it comes to quality details!)  Check out Danielle’s progress at:

http://pages.teamintraining.org/nj/gahike10/dhamblin

 

http://grandcanyonbound2010.blogspot.com/

 

 

 And finally, author Toni Buzzeo has a new book out:  

 

She’s inviting students in grades PreK -6 to enter a writing contest based on the cover of her book, No T-Rex in the Library.  You can read more about the contest (and possibly win a free half-hour Skype session with Toni Buzzeo!) here: www.Tonibuzzeo.com.  Hurry, the deadline is Friday,  March 12.

 

 

 

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2 Comments

  • 1. Gwendolyn Hooks  |  March 5th, 2010 at 12:51 am

    That was a super cool school visit!

  • 2. Fran Montour  |  March 5th, 2010 at 6:15 pm

    Hi Jennifer, I just checked out your site. The kids will be so thrilled to see you’ve put their poster on the blog! We just started our March break today, so they won’t see it until March 15. It was great to have you at our school. All the teachers have been talking about your workshop. Noma, our kindergarten teacher, is trying your suggestions for “writers workshop”. She’s so happy with what the kids are doing! Our kids are all carrying around your Andy Shane books! I plan to get the “Andy Shane Hero at Last” I know my class will love it - especially the boys! Thanks so much, Fran