Metcalf students celebrate published work in ‘Winter Writing Land’

Metcalf Elementary School students showcased their published work during a Winter Writing Land activity on Jan. 24. To celebrate their stories, poems and other written work, students read other pieces and gave positive feedback.

Metcalf Elementary School students celebrated being published authors and did so on Jan. with a wintery-themed get-together led by Danielle Morgan, third-to-fifth grade reading/language arts interventionist.

The event allowed students and teachers to commemorate the completion of a learning cycle before moving on to the next unit.

"We found that teachers don't always have time to celebrate," Morgan said. "They skip that piece. After they finish a unit, they move on to the next one. But it is very important that you do celebrate and reassure the children that they are doing a wonderful job."

Morgan and teachers decorated the school gymnasium, turning it into Metcalf's Winter Writing Land activity. The theme included winter and holiday decorations and lights, as well as winter-themed music.

Danielle Morgan, Metcalf Elementary School third-to-fifth grade reading/language arts interventionist, leads students on a parade during a Winter Writing Land activity on Jan. 24. the campus celebrated writing and students read other published work and gave positive feedback. 

Students entered the writing land and sat in groups of four, each bringing his or her favorite written work. They paraded around the gym in celebration before trading their work with other students in the groups to read and provide positive feedback. A snack was provided as well.

The event continued with a second parade and one more round of trading and feedback before each student received his or her work back to read the positive remarks from their peers.

"The big push is writing, so why not celebrate as a group?" said Morgan, who the idea with fourth grade before it spread to the third and fifth grades. "The children are authors and so we are going to celebrate them."

Check out photos from the writing celebration on the CFISD Facebook page.