The Notable, Neat, and Nifty Students of Nisbet

(I used a thesaurus to come up with the title for this post – can you tell? 😉 )

I was in for a real treat when visiting Mme Simpson’s Grade 4’s today  at James Nisbet. First of all, I got to see some familiar faces from my previous visit and to share my writing workshop with a very bright, perceptive and creative bunch. (You were the first class to notice “alliteration” in the paragraph exercise – very impressive!).

I also got to take part in the students’ “story sharing circle” where students take turns reading from their VERY creative stories! I listened to imaginative stories about lively cheeseburgers, inventive professors, man-eating chickens, and so much more that  it’s impossible to list everything here (but my mind is still spinning!). I loved the use of humour and expressive words in all of your stories.  I was most impressed with the comments that you shared with each other, and how you all cheered each other on when stories were read. What a cool, creative and supportive group of friends!

It was an awesome time – thanks so much to Mme Simpson for the invitation (and for doing so much to encourage creative writing among these notable, neat, and nifty minds!)

Hope to see you all again soon…

– Karin