#SOL16 Tuesday Writing 4-5-16

#SOL16 Tuesday Writing 4-5-16

My students and I couldn't leave our daily writing behind when March was over. So I suggested we do a Poetry challenge for the month of April. Today we learned how to write a Cinquain. So my slice of life today is written in the form of a cinquain.

Spring Fever?

The children continue to come to school each day

But their minds are elsewhere

Could it be that spring fever has hit?

The weather is lovely; some may say too hot

School isn't over yet. 

Day 4 of Poetry Challenge

Day 4 of Poetry Challenge

Play

by Mrs. Cook

I read a book or two today

School is over and 

Now it's time to go and play

The sun in out

We scream and shout 

I read a book or two today. 

4-3-16 Day 3 of Poetry Challenge

4-3-16 Day 3 of Poetry Challenge

Spring Is Here!

by Mrs. Cook

Twitter, twitter, chirp, chirp

Two birds flutter on the roof

A fallen log

A croaking frog

Signs all around that spring is here!!

4-2 A Morning Walk

4-2 A Morning Walk

A Morning Walk

by Mrs. Cook

Started my walk early this morning

Nobody out

Peaceful yet windy

Ducks flying overhead

6 miles later, 

I was ready to fall back into bed!

4-1-16 April Fool's Day

4-1-16

April Fool's Day

by Mrs. Cook

I am not a fan of this day

Tricks and jokes aren't just child's play

My students were kind and let me be

And then my sister pulled a prank on me!!

#SOL16 Day 31 The Last Day of Our Slice of Life Challenge

#SOL16 Day 31 The Last Day of Our Slice of Life Challenge

I was sharing with my students this morning that today was the last day of the Slice of Life Challenge. A small group of them have been participating with me! We have all grown through this experience. We are better readers and better writers because of it!

At the end of our sharing time, I had an "aha moment." Why should we stop just because the challenge was about to end? So, I proposed that we do another challenge for the month of April. We have been studying poetry and so we are creating our own Poetry Challenge. I am so excited that they were willing to continue on this journey with me!! Then they asked, "So what about May? We've decided during May we will share our reading experiences!!" How cool is that?

As for me, The Tree Fairies story continues...I won't get to write or revise it tonight due to other commitments but tomorrow, I'm back on it. I woke up in the middle of the night knowing how it ends. Now, I just have to get through the middle of it. :) I am loving this!!

#SOL16 Day 30 The Tree Fairies, con't.

#SOL16 Day 30

The Tree Fairies, con't.

Long, long ago there was a land full of tree fairies. Although no one had ever seen one, the old folk would tell stories of magic and lights. It was said that when the moon came out each night, that one only had to make a wish and that a tree fairy would grab the wish and carry it up to the moon. One night as her family took their evening walk, Sue Ellen saw the moon and remembered her grammy telling her the story late at night. So she closed her eyes, and whispered, "I wish I could fly." No sooner had the wish left her trembling lips then she began to feel the leaves swirl beneath her feet. The winds danced around her ankles and she felt herself floating off the ground.

Sue Ellen couldn't be sure if it was the wind that carried her or something else. A faint light could be seen around her scuffed up tennis shoes. Was it just an ordinary lightning bug? The kind that she would run after and put in an old mason jar? She tried to capture the light between her hands but it swirled to and fro. This wasn't an ordinary lightning bug. Could it be a real tree fairy? The glow became brighter as it circled Sue Ellen's head. 

The glow twinkled and she yearned to reach out and touch it. She lifted her arms out to her sides. But the rushing wind carried her higher. She pinched herself to see if she was really flying or only dreaming. Looking down she saw her family running after her. On the edge of a cloud she heard her momma say, "Sue Ellen, you come down here right this instant. You hear me?" She began to giggle and said, "Momma, I've got to see the Tree Fairies."