The CIPLC elementary classes indulged in our first author’s
visit of the year earlier in September, with Ms. Margriet Ruurs traveling all
the way from British Columbia to spend three days with us in Gecko territory!
While in Venezuela, Ruurs shared her passion of writing,
explained the inspirations for some of her +23 books with classes, and taught
invaluable writing tips to students during class sessions.
Her passion for literacy and poetry was contagious, and the
students wrote up a storm upon her arrival in each grade level’s
classroom. Each class took on their own
unique poetry task, from poems depicting colors to verses displaying what
personal items powerfully convey about each student’s character.
One of the aspects students were most excited about was the
opportunity to have their writing published online in a safe but accessible
format. Margriet is the editor of a
children’s writing site that publishes children’s work so that they can share
it with peers from all over the world.
If your students would like to publish his/her poems or
prose on Ms. Ruur’s web magazine so that students worldwide can view their
masterpieces, please visit www.kalwriters.com/kidswwwrite. What better place for your children to read
stories from peers around the world and to take part in a global community of writers?!
For more information about Margriet Ruurs, please visit http://www.margrietruurs.com/schoolvisits/school_visits_talks.html.
No comments:
Post a Comment