Celebrate!!!

Our writers of nonfiction "how-to" (procedural) have finally published their books! Many of them published 2 books, some published 3! They are all very proud of their hard work. On Monday, all three first grade classes met in the ES foyer for a little celebration. We had a chance to read each others' books. Many of them gave great shout-outs to their fellow writers, complimenting their writer's craft.

"I really like your catchy beginning."
"You have great pictures and labels."
"I like how you got inspired by another how-to author and wrote your book in a different way."
"I like your closing - it's really fun!"

Please congratulate your child on their success. These books will be shared at our end-of-year portfolio celebration on June 6th.

Our writers are now moving on to our last writing unit of the year, which is another nonfiction unit on "all about" or informational books on space. As you know, we have begun our space unit and all of them have chosen a topic that they are interested in doing a little research. In the end, students will consolidate their findings and re-write it in their own words, add an introduction, fact boxes, and diagram. They have a choice of either publish their findings and make it into an all about book, a poster, or a model with a mini oral presentation. This past week, they have already gathered a lot of information in class. We will be getting ready to begin drafting next week. Ask your child what their research topic is and what they know already about it this weekend!