Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Persuasive Writing for Mr. Senitte

Students were assigned to write a persuasive journal entry in their journal last week. They were to write a letter to Mr. Senitte and try to persuade him to change from styrofoam plates to washable plastic ones in order to help our school turn more "green." Today, a select few got the chance to read those letters to Mr. Senitte. He sat and listened to the students and even took notes on his laptop as they read. Then he asked the entire class, ok what is the next step. They agreed to have him call the correct people and set up a meeting that he will attend with three select students to start making a change. This is AMAZING!! I am so proud of all the students. All of them had excellent letters and it was hard to select the few to read to him. I was very impressed with the amount of google research that the students obviously did on their own. Wow!!

Testing went well today. Students did their best and I encourage them to shine again tomorrow on their language test. Taking their time and reading every question carefully is an excellent reminder for you to talk about tonight. I am proud of every student! Don't forget your protein snack for tomorrow.

Lastly, make sure you jump in that puddle today instead of going around it. It is super fun to be a kid or a kid again!! :0)