We have been challenging your children to become more thoughtful letter writers. One of the FCAs for today's letter was "thoughtful response." The children have been viewing responses as an answer to the questions from the previous letter. We are challenging them to think beyond that. Their responses should also address the comments that the previous letter states. For example, if a parent writes about their experience with p.e. when they were a kid, the child should write something about that. They might say, "I'm surprised that..." or "I wonder why..." or "I think it's cool that..." That writing should be addressed.
If you haven't already been doing so, please take the time to respond to your child's letter this weekend. It will help make their letter writing more meaningful and it will give them someone to whom they can respond.
A second FCA this week was "looks right, sounds right." Third graders have fallen out of the habit of rereading their letters for editing purposes. Therefore they accidentally leave out words, write incorrect words or make other small mistakes. I have challenged them to reread all writing that will be read by another person. They should read the writing out loud and point to each word as they read. This will draw their attention to any mistakes they may make so they can be corrected. You should see a difference in their writing soon.
Have a great weekend! :o)
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