We are Writers!

The children are now in the middle of their LETTER WRITING unit! They are going to be exposed to so many different types of letters in the next few weeks! We started off by talking about the 5 main parts of a friendly letter.

Then the kids were ready to write their first friendly letter. They wrote it to me! In their friendly letter, they told me how they thought 2nd grade was going so far. They highlighted the Date, the Greeting, the Body, the Closing, and the signature to make sure we had all of those important pieces in our writing.

Next the kids learned how to write a thank you note! We noticed that the SAME 5 parts are in a thank you note, but our focus changed a bit. We made sure to: 1) Specifically say thank you for the gift or action 2) Tell how it made us feel 3) Add a few kind sentiments 4) End with a closing sentence. The children wrote a thank-you note to Officer Hajek at the AHPD for a great tour of the Police Department, and they also wrote a thank you note to Miss Julie and Miss Teri at the AHML for bringing the Book Mobile for a visit on Tuesday! The kids did a really nice job writing authentic thank-you notes this week!

The 3rd type of writing the kids practiced this week was writing an INVITATION. We recognized that its important to include the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, and WHEN details of the event, as well as any other important details (what to bring, etc.) The children were so excited when they learned they were going to be making invitations for their parents to our music show on Tuesday! They worked so hard and put so much effort into their work. We hope you liked our invitations (and we hope you can come to our show!)