Well done to the 15 students who completed a blog post  last night. Of those 15, 13 students completed the homework task set to write about the field trip yesterday. Of the students who did not complete the work, 1 had no blog yet as he was new, 1 was absent due to having her appendix out and 1 had forgotten his password…so all in all I am thrilled with the efforts the class are putting in with their blogging. The homework on the art museum was not even due today, it was for any day this week so thanks again for your diligence.

Well done to Jordan who also added another post as well. Great job! The idea is that the students can use this blog for a whole variety of writing and it should not just be used when I set them a task in class. They can be writing about books read, movies viewed, places visited, projects they are working on, ideas they have…really, it is limitless. I just ask them to remember to keep in mind that once what they have said is out there, anyone can see it and so they always want to put their best work forward.

Parents, any time you want to check out your child’s blog, or any other student in the class, you do so by double-clicking on their name under my blogroll down the right sidebar on this page. We would love it if you would take some time to read, reflect and comment upon your child’s writing. I will be discussing with the class this week that it is not appropriate etiquette to correct spelling on your someones blog via a comment. For one thing, they will go back, edit their work and correct the mistake, and then your comment will be out of place. Rest assured that we will attempt some editing ourselves soon enough but at the moment the idea is to get the students engaged and confident with the process. A great way to comment is to focus on a key point they have written about and ask them to elaborate on it in another post, give some praise and make some suggestions for further entries. You can always tell bloggers about their sloppy spelling or punctuation in person or via e mail.