Join the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life Challenge!
Celebrate #1: Happy March! Welcome to Slice of Life, a challenge to write every day in March sponsored by the Two Writing Teachers. This will be my third year to join in. My students are also slicing in March. We have a special class blog at kidblog for the Slice of Life Challenge. Since we will be out of school Monday through Wednesday of next week due to Mardi Gras, I encouraged them to get a jumpstart. Some did. Please stop by our site and make a comment. They love comments!
The Cat in the Hat visited the Book Fair! Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Celebrate #2: This week was the Scholastic Book Fair at my school. We also celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday. I added to my class library and enjoyed visiting with our librarian, Mrs. Armentor, otherwise known as “The Cat in the Hat.”
Have you read any of these books?
Celebrate #3: My students created a skit for Family Night. It was cute and clever, and they were terribly nervous. The skit was on the theme of bullying. They encouraged everyone to THINK before they speak.
Printable Poster Available:
Celebrate #4: My oldest daughter had her 29th birthday. She went to San Francisco for the weekend to visit a close friend from high school. I wrote a poem for her from Laura Shovan’s color prompt at Author Amok.
29 year old
For Maggie, 2/24/14Ballerina pink is not your color
as you take to the streets in an obsidian Lexus,
Independent,
daring,
bold
You fly to San Francisco. Run by the Golden Gate;
International orange looks good on you!
Undaunted, throw your hair to the wind—
Quick like silver, don’t look back.–Margaret Simon
Reflections on the Teche 
What a delicious week, Margaret. I will try to get to your students! Love the pic of your librarian-so fun. I need to get that Snicker of Magic! Love The Snatchabook! Thanks for sharing the poster/presentation from your students-good ideas! And I do love that poem for your daughter-it’s been such fun writing for Laura’s challenge, hasn’t it? Great celebrating & happy slicing! So glad you’re in this with me again!
So much to celebrate in your week, Margaret. I loved the poem for your daughter – “quick as silver” – she cuts such a strong figure in your poem.
So much to celebrate! Thanks for sharing these good ideas and thoughts. Your poem is a fun way to send your daughter off for a birthday weekend.
So many reasons to smile and moments to savor during the week. We all need to think before we speak, good job for your kids.
Love the poem you wrote to honor your daughter… I can picture her rush of color daring and adventurous. We started slicing the same year– I love writing with this community. Here’s to a great month! Now to get The Snatchabook!
It sounds like such a wonderful week. I’ll check out your student blogs and hopefully some of my kids will connect with yours. I love the poem you wrote for your daughter. I’ve never written for my kids, but you’ve got me thinking now.
As for incentives for my kids: We are going to have a celebration half way through March and at the end of March. Maybe we could connect our classes?
I think one of the greatest things about solc is making connections.
I love the poem you wrote for your daughter. It’s so sweet.
WOW must always be in the back of your mind because you managed to get a bridge in there!
Actually I wasn’t thinking of WOW at all but you must be to make that connection! Thanks for stopping by.
So much to celebrate and love in your post, Margaret! The “THINK” poster is powerful! What a great idea to base a skit on it. I’ve heard so many good things about A Snicker of Magic that I may have to buy a copy. And I love the poem you wrote for your daughter. What a special gift! Thanks for sharing.
One of my y students took A Snicker of Magic immediately. Thanks for coming by on this special Saturday.