Friday, January 17, 2014

Welcome...


What a fantastic first day of class we had last Wednesday!  I am looking forward to reading your stories and leaving comments on them.  Make sure you are leaving thoughtful comments on other's writing as well.  Ask questions, point out what you really liked or your thinking on their writing.  The creative ideas I heard from y'all and your amazing stories are going to make for a fun semester together.

I am so excited to see how many of our new 4th grade GT Alpha students are already posting!  You took the ball and ran with it- and that makes my heart sing :)  Be sure to remind your parents that they can follow by email if they register on the side bar of the blog.  It's an easy way to keep up with posts and what we are doing in class.

Happy Writing!

Love,

Mrs.Goins

6 comments:

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  2. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    XD ~Elle

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  3. I REALLY enjoyed the class period and i seriously look forward to the next one! I love alpha~!

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  4. Okay. This is a bit late, but let me say the words: ALPHA IS AWESOME!!!!!! I wish we had it all day, everyday. It would be super cool! Anyway, you are a good teacher. (Good british accent!) I wish I would have you next year... Unfortunately, I can't.

    --Lisa :)

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  5. I love Alpha and coming to write!
    -Bliss

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  6. I really enjoyed you as a teacher Hope I get you as a teacher next year! =) I also liked alpha for the fact that I skipped regular school for something even better.

    ~ Hoku

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