Home and School Writing Connection

Gizmo the Guinea Pig is our special stuffed animal class friend who enjoys taking trips to students homes.  Every other day, Gizmo the Guniea Pig will travel with a classmate to his or her home.  The student will write about their experience in the journal provided and return the journal back to school to read to the class.  Students love being selected as Gizmo's friend for that day and enjoy sharing him with their family. Feel free to take pictures and place them in the journal.

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               Writing Expectations

-Writing is written in complete sentences
-Writing is descriptive and explains what   
 happened
-Writing can be based on real or imaginary
 events of what you did together
-Writing includes family members
-Writing can include pictures or drawings
-Writing is neat (can be handwritten or typed)