The writing TAKS test is on Tuesday, March 1st. Our 4th graders have been preparing, brainstorming, writing, and editing many compositions. It seems like Mrs. Sebesta and I are more stressed out about the test than they are! After countless weeks of instruction, they deserved a much needed day off. Friday was Camp Write-A-Long day! Camp-Write-A-Long is focused on helping fourth graders prepare for the TAKS writing test, but emphasizes creativity as opposed to mere test-taking skills. They had an enormous tent set up in the classroom and were all wearing their camping gear. We decorated t-shirts for them to wear on testing day. They painted different sayings related to scoring a 4..."Go 4 it!" "Shoot 4 the Stars!" "Score a 4!" The shirts turned out to be adorable and the kids had a blast making them! We sang camp songs, ate s'mores in the tent, and used the literary elements word search as a time filler! I never experienced Camp Write-A-Long as a fourth grader, but I won't ever forget this experience as a student teacher! The kids said it was the best day of fourth grade ever!
