I have always been a fan of poetry. One type of poetry I really enjoy reading is the haiku. The haiku is a poem that usually consists of three lines with a total of 17 syllables. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line 7 syllables, and the third line 5 syllables. It describes one event, idea, thing, etc...
So, here's what I would like to suggest:
Let's ALL write a haiku (teachers included) and post it to this blog. Here is mine.
The North Star
Mysterious light
Brilliant but unreachable
Guiding my way home.
Mrs. Whelan
Now it's your turn. (Students: make sure to only use your first name.)
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Holiday Traditions
Every year at our home, we have a tradition during the holidays. The Friday after Thanksgiving we put up our Christmas tree. I love the beautiful, twinkling lights as they shine throughout our home at night. I love the feeling of comfort and peace the atmosphere gives to me.
Each of us has a special tradition during the holidays. Please share with everyone your special holiday traditions you and your family share with one another.
Each of us has a special tradition during the holidays. Please share with everyone your special holiday traditions you and your family share with one another.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Halloween Story Starter
Hello All,
OK, here's challenge #2. My husband, Jeff, wrote a story starter. Your challenge is to FINISH the story. Let's see how many different endings we can get! Happy writing!
The Prize Winner
Jack and Hannah Briscoe walked into the coolest Halloween party they had ever seen. Black and orange streamers hung from the ceiling, along with hairy spiders, flapping bats and several spinning witches. White smoke poured from the cauldrons on every table and grinning Jack O’Lanterns glowed at the foot of every scarecrow placed around the room.
“Wow,” said 7-year-old Hanna, dressed, of course, as Hannah Montana. “Hey! There’s Marci Fisher as Bo-Peep!”
Hanna ran off to join her classmate while her 10-year-old brother, Jack, in full Indiana Jones costume, found his friend Ollie Hopkins, munching pumpkin cookies as Batman.
“Hey, Ollie,” Jack said. “Thanks for the party.”
“No problem,” said Ollie. “Everyone went crazy on their outfits, huh?”
“Well, it is a costume party,” said Jack. “Are you giving out a prize for best costume like last year?”
“Of course,” said Ollie. “Want to help me pick the winner?”
“Sure,” said Jack, looking around the room. “Is that Jenny Franklin as the Wicked Witch?”
“Yeah,” said Ollie, “but check out Wally Pierce as Yoda. That’s hilarious.”
Then Jack saw a kid maybe his own age – boy or girl, he couldn’t tell – standing alone and dressed as some strange alien or monster. The kid’s costume looked very real, with tall silver boots, a glittery blue body suit and silver gloves that made it look like there were only three fingers. Weird. And the mask was incredible – shiny green skin, two large, round black eyes, no nose, and a mouth that hung down at the end of an elephant trunk. One extra eye waved around on a long stalk from the top of the head.
“Who’s that?” asked Jack.
“I don’t know,” said Ollie. “And if even I can’t tell, that’s a really great costume. I think we’ve just found our winner.”
Ollie quickly stood on a chair and announced, “Quiet down, everyone! We have a winner for this year’s costume party! The winner is, um, you! Freaky, alien monster kid. Come on up, take off your mask and tell us about yourself.”
After a moment, the kid came forward and faced the crowd. No one in the room could believe what happened next.
Jack and Hannah Briscoe walked into the coolest Halloween party they had ever seen. Black and orange streamers hung from the ceiling, along with hairy spiders, flapping bats and several spinning witches. White smoke poured from the cauldrons on every table and grinning Jack O’Lanterns glowed at the foot of every scarecrow placed around the room.
“Wow,” said 7-year-old Hanna, dressed, of course, as Hannah Montana. “Hey! There’s Marci Fisher as Bo-Peep!”
Hanna ran off to join her classmate while her 10-year-old brother, Jack, in full Indiana Jones costume, found his friend Ollie Hopkins, munching pumpkin cookies as Batman.
“Hey, Ollie,” Jack said. “Thanks for the party.”
“No problem,” said Ollie. “Everyone went crazy on their outfits, huh?”
“Well, it is a costume party,” said Jack. “Are you giving out a prize for best costume like last year?”
“Of course,” said Ollie. “Want to help me pick the winner?”
“Sure,” said Jack, looking around the room. “Is that Jenny Franklin as the Wicked Witch?”
“Yeah,” said Ollie, “but check out Wally Pierce as Yoda. That’s hilarious.”
Then Jack saw a kid maybe his own age – boy or girl, he couldn’t tell – standing alone and dressed as some strange alien or monster. The kid’s costume looked very real, with tall silver boots, a glittery blue body suit and silver gloves that made it look like there were only three fingers. Weird. And the mask was incredible – shiny green skin, two large, round black eyes, no nose, and a mouth that hung down at the end of an elephant trunk. One extra eye waved around on a long stalk from the top of the head.
“Who’s that?” asked Jack.
“I don’t know,” said Ollie. “And if even I can’t tell, that’s a really great costume. I think we’ve just found our winner.”
Ollie quickly stood on a chair and announced, “Quiet down, everyone! We have a winner for this year’s costume party! The winner is, um, you! Freaky, alien monster kid. Come on up, take off your mask and tell us about yourself.”
After a moment, the kid came forward and faced the crowd. No one in the room could believe what happened next.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Challenge 1
Challenge 1:
Please introduce yourselves. Students, use only your first names please. Try to keep as much identifying characteristics out of the blog (do not post where you live, pictures).
Include in your comments:
First name
School
Interests
Hobbies
Wear hearing aids?
Use sign language?
Sports
Family
And anything else you want to share.
I will be reviewing everything before it is posted to ensure the integrity of the site.
Please introduce yourselves. Students, use only your first names please. Try to keep as much identifying characteristics out of the blog (do not post where you live, pictures).
Include in your comments:
First name
School
Interests
Hobbies
Wear hearing aids?
Use sign language?
Sports
Family
And anything else you want to share.
I will be reviewing everything before it is posted to ensure the integrity of the site.
Welcome
Hello Students and Teachers,
I am very pleased to have this blog started. For many years I was the editor/publisher of the student-driven newsletter called The Hearing News Quarterly: a newsletter solely for students with hearing loss. Students would be asked to submit written work, art work, creative ideas, spotlight their profiles, etc...I then would gather all the information and put it into a newsletter format, publish it, then distribute it among all the students and teachers who were involved.
Students were very excited to see their work in the printed format and KNOW that they were published authors. It really did so much to boost their confidence with their writing. They also got to connect with other students with hearing loss.
Alas, funding for the newsletter became obsolete, and all of the publishing monies came from teachers who wanted their students to participate in the newsletter.
A wonderful friend and co-worker, Mrs. Vincent, convinced me it was time to start a blog. The best thing about doing it this way is that it costs nothing, except the time and energy to manage the site.
I will posting challenges for students to complete. Teachers, feel free to comment as well. The more posts we get, the better this blog will be.
Now go to the first Challenge--and have fun!
I am very pleased to have this blog started. For many years I was the editor/publisher of the student-driven newsletter called The Hearing News Quarterly: a newsletter solely for students with hearing loss. Students would be asked to submit written work, art work, creative ideas, spotlight their profiles, etc...I then would gather all the information and put it into a newsletter format, publish it, then distribute it among all the students and teachers who were involved.
Students were very excited to see their work in the printed format and KNOW that they were published authors. It really did so much to boost their confidence with their writing. They also got to connect with other students with hearing loss.
Alas, funding for the newsletter became obsolete, and all of the publishing monies came from teachers who wanted their students to participate in the newsletter.
A wonderful friend and co-worker, Mrs. Vincent, convinced me it was time to start a blog. The best thing about doing it this way is that it costs nothing, except the time and energy to manage the site.
I will posting challenges for students to complete. Teachers, feel free to comment as well. The more posts we get, the better this blog will be.
Now go to the first Challenge--and have fun!
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