Hello Parents!
First, Happy Belated Mother's Day! I hope all you moms and grandmas were treated right.
In
Reading, I met with one of my first-grade groups, and those kids
brought books home to read tonight (hopefully) and return tomorrow.
In
Writing, we got back to writing in our Home-School Journals. Now, with
the Reading Restaurant and the Scribe behind us, we can return to our
more every-day literary pursuits like writing back and forth with our
moms and dads.
In Read-Aloud, Sam Gribley (My Side of
the Mountain) receives a visitor on Christmas Day. Ask your child who
it is, and what news he brings Sam.
That's about it for now. Have a nice week, everyone!
Mr. B.
Ps: Here is one of our recent fiction stories. It is by Miranda Stewart. Thanks, Miranda!
Stella the Star
by Miranda Stewart
Grade 1
Once there
was a star named Stella. It was a really beautiful night, and all the stars
were twinkling so bright, including Stella.
Suddenly,
Stella's light in her star went out. She was so, so, so sad, and she suddenly burst into tears. Tomorrow night
was the very, very, special Starlight, Star-bright show, and they were
performing for a really famous star. He was so famous because he was the best
actor in Starlight, Star-bright Village. Stella really wanted to perform. She
hoped her light would be back on by
then.
The next
day, all the stars woke up at sunrise. They all woke up early. They were
excited because they had practice – including Stella. Then, just before the
show, Stella's light came back on. She was so excited, and she performed! The
really, really famous star loved it.
“Actually,” he told Stella, “it was outstanding and perfect.”
The
End
