Last year as the NewsQuest group came to a close, saying good-bye to such a terrific group was not easy, so I opted not to say good-bye. Same goes this year.....there will be no good-byes to this fine group.
Our combination group of ESL students and native English speaking students has been a good learning experience, for the teacher as well as the students! I am so proud of all of you.
I would also like to extend a special thanks to your parents. Your children have been an absolute pleasure to teach.
I wish you all the best next year in middle school. I expect to see your names in the news and maybe even in weblogs, or the next "newest media". My hope for you is that you read, read, read this summer and then think about all that your are learning. Then, remember the power of the written word. Take your thoughts, reflect a bit, think some, muse a little, and then start making connections. Keep on writing! Build those brain wrinkles! As Lucy said last year, "Mrs. Davis, I just love my weblog. My brain is getting lots of thinking wrinkles! This is so much fun." It has been great fun."
I just spent some time browsing through your weblogs. What a joy! I'd like to close with the power of your written words from your weblogs.
Jacqueline.......
Weblogs are very important to me because they have changed my writing life.
Derrick.......
We think we have gained an understanding of what it takes to be a good writer. There are more ups than downs and we are united in our thinking that weblogs rock!
Luz.......
I have being thinking about my and others weblogs. I have being thinking that what the others are writing is wonderful because they have good thoughts. I like the way they express their feelings because they put all their heart on it. I love the things that they write about. On the first time I was in here I felt so happy because I had a lot of friends here. I am going to miss my weblog but I am going to write.
Jerry.......
This is the last blog ever in elementary school. But I hope next year we will be able to blog in middle school. When we were filming yesterday me and two other boys made up a rap about blogging and it goes like this. "To the computer, to the keyboard, to the keyboard www.weblogs, I'm always bloggin on my weblog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog all blog, blog, I got, I got, I got comments. Weblogs are off the chart, YEAH!!!"
Cristian.......
Blog - This is a new verb for me. It means written words in the computer. I like to blog about basketball. I like to blog about my passions. I like to blog about things that happen in my family. I was excited when I start to blog in my first weblog in the United States.
Emily.......
I Love Blogging! Blogging has allowed me to express my feelings, hear what other people have to say about my work (which I dearly love) and finding out how good of a writer I was. I'm telling you, I cannot go through a Thursday (The days I work with Mrs. Davis) without blogging. Taking away writing in my life, I would be nothing. Never think you're no good at writing. Some day you might be the next Dr. Seuss. But you always have to try. Blogging allows you to have people point out mistakes, or give praise to your work. So, if you have a webblog, keep working on it. Who knows, only time can tell.
Yoceline.......
We also got a friend. Her name is SuperThinker. I am down in the dumps when she does not write to me. I want every Tom, Dick, and Harry to write to us. Wrinkles is the best of the four corners of the earth.
Jennifer.......
I hope that our future bloggers can help us make a better world. I think I will be a future blogger in the years to come.
Noe.......
I think weblogs are neat because you can communicate with a friend or a relative. It is a better way to communicate with another people. I like this web log because. I can communicate with another student.
Amber.......
I like to blog because I like to talk about current events. Earlier this year my writings were not so good. But now being in this group, my writings have improved big time. It also helped me expand my vocabulary. I will be sad when I have to leave, but I will be webbloging in the future.
Angelica.......
I love to blog because it is something I am good at. I like to write about the news because it keeps me informed about what is happening around the world. Right now we are trying to make a book. It is so much fun because I like to draw and I like to blog. I hope we get to finish the book before we go to middle school. We also are going to make a presentation. I wish this year would never end, but we only have one day left.