I just want all of you to know that I am very proud of your efforts! You are "really stepping up to the plate." In fact, we all celebrated today because one of our team members hit a home run! Congratulations, Emily! I was astounded with your writing today. I even shared it with the Mrs. Hooper (The very fine principal of J. H. House Elementary School!) I am going to showcase it here for all to read.
Smart is Back
"It's real, it's real. I can't begin to tell you how happy I am. What an absolute miracle." These were some of the words Elizabeth Smart's dad spoke when Elizabeth was found. Taken from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah at knifepoint on June 5, 2002, she is now safely home.
Brian David Mitchell took Elizabeth Smart. He is a 43-year-old handyman that begged for work off the street and worked one day at the Smart house. Also charged was Mitchell's wife, Wanda Barzee. Elizabeth is believed to have been taken to be one of Mitchell's wives in his plan to have 49 wives.
Now after nine months, Elizabeth is home safe and happy - playing her harp again. The family expressed their gratitude for the extensive media coverage and prayers to help find Elizabeth.
For all those who are still looking for loved ones, don't give up hope.
www.elizabethsmart.com
This touched me. If you have a heart, you will be touched like I was.
Now, the important thing to remember is that, of course, we cannot hit a homerun every time. That's OK. Just continue to work at improving your writing, and most of all take time to enjoy the process. Good writing takes hard work, but you can feel so good about continuing to improve. I am proud of each and every one of you.
N.J. students, there was not enough time today in class for my students to respond to you in the way that they would have liked. Fifth graders were being tested today so our time was cut in half. We had to squeeze a lot into one hour - usually we have two hours! The faces on my students told a great story - they were taking all of your responses in and really thinking about it.... learning a lot. They are beginning to internalize some of the new things they are experiencing. I saw lots of smiles and heard some exclamations of joy as they shared comments.
It was a good day in Georgia........
This was a really good piece of writing. I especially liked the title because I was not sure what the story was about until I started reading.
Good job Emily!!!!!!!
Posted by: Julie Corey | March 26, 2003 at 05:48 PM