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State Writing Test

We took the state writing test today, and I think the students did really well. Based on my observations, students worked really hard. They seemed focused. They planned, drafted, revised, edited, and rewrote their compositions. Most seemed to be satisfied with their topic and able to produce writing of more than a page. No matter what the scorers say, I know they've come a long way and really developed into writers.

RAK writing

Students recently worked on writing an essay on a schoolwide assigned topic-Random Acts of Kindness. They used the 4 square format and were required to have 4 paragraphs with 5 sentences in each paragraph. The focus of this essay was organization and ideas. Most of the students did well with this assignment. Here is an example of an A paper by Katie (I did not make any corrections):

It is fun and easy to do RAK. RAK stands for Random Acts of Kindness. You should really do RAK for the environment and friends. But the question is do you show RAK everyday? I do and you should too. So let me tell you the many ways you could show RAK.
You could show RAK towards family and friends. You should call or hug a family or friend if something bad happens to them or someone. If your grandparents are learning something new that you know how to do you should help them learn it! You could play with your cousins or little brother or sister while your parents are talking about something important.
Do you show RAK towards the environment? Sure you may not litter and you may save water but you could do more than that. You should recycle and donate items to Good Will. Your family could even volunteer to plant trees at your local park. Also if you live by the road you could pick up trash by it.
Everyone should show RAK. Whether it’s volunteering or just calling to say hello these are all ways of showing RAK. The world would be a better place if people showed RAK.

reporter Katie

Today we learned about persuasive writing. We had SAFE and learned about self-esteem. Then in Mrs. Heaberlin's classroom, we drew pictures of the book Mr. Tucket. At lunch we had hamburgers and at recess we played Shark Attack and 4 Square. Mr. Exner taught us how to play math baseball. Then we picked up our bookbags and went to PE. In PE we did PE challenges. The challenges are: volleyball, hoola hoop for 30 seconds, jump rope for a minute and a half, balance beam, pattle ball, and catch and throw.

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Reporter Destiny

At school we had so much fun. One thing that happened in Mrs. Evans class was we started working on writing for a contest. When we went to Mrs. Heaberlin, we read more of Mr. Tucket and finished the whole book. It was an interesting book to read. Then K-Kids went on a field trip to Kiwana's lunch, an they had a very good time. Next we went to lunch and these were our choices: Hamburger or chicken Fajita. After lunch, we went to Mr. Exner's class for math and played Greatest Common Factor. Then we went back to Mrs. Evans and some people went to extended day and some people went to P.E.

Reported by Destiny