Skype with Mrs. P. We Are Writers!

Another busy week has passed and another is coming.  Are we ever NOT busy in 3B?  Nope!  This coming week will be a little shorter for students as they have Monday off for teacher inservice and Friday is an early out for Homecoming.  Even with the short week, we have so much to do.

Last week we had a wonderful Skype with Mrs. P.  Some of you may recognize her as Mimi off of the "Drew Carey Show" a few years ago.  She now talks to students encouraging them to show their creativity through writing. With this Skype, there were classes from Hawaii, Florida, Missouri, Utah, and Kansa connected with us as well.

This opportunity connected well with our writing in 3B as we have been working hard on where writers get their ideas.   Even with the technical difficulties on her end at the beginning of the Skpe, it was fun to listen to her tell stories and answer questions.  She has quite the imagination!  A favorite comment that she made to the students was, "If you can talk about it, you can write about it." I hope that really sticks in the students' minds as they continue writing this year.

She also holds a writing competition across the US.  Last year, the students in my homeroom and Mrs. Midthus's homeroom class each ended up in the top 5 and were awarded various prizes.  Information for Mrs P's writing competition can be found at Be a Famous Writer on the internet.  Simple click the link and it will take you to the information.  3B students are excited to get started writing about their pets, as that is the topic of the contest this year.

Thanks Mrs. P for sharing your stories, answering our question, and motivating us to write.