As you know, I went to the first meeting of the
RSSG Post yesterday at lunch. It was a lot of fun!
The newspaper office is pretty small, so the entire staff will rarely be there at the same time. Twelve people came to the meeting, so six will come on Tuesdays at lunch, and the other six will come on Thursdays at lunch.
There's a whiteboard where Miss Clarion (she's the adviser, as well as one of the sixth grade teachers) and Gloria Epstein (she's the sixth grader Miss Clarion chose to be student editor) will write important information.
I guess they're going to get a bulletin board, too, to put up fliers for events newspaper staff will need to attend to report and take pictures.
Along the wall is a table with laptops on it. Since there are only two, you have to sign up for an after-school or lunch time slot to finish typing articles you didn't have time for during the meeting.
Finally, there is a little round table in the middle of the room where two or three people can come up with ideas. I sat there and took notes during the meeting.
Miss Clarion and Gloria told us all about the expectations of the newspaper. It seemed pretty simple: follow instructions, stick to deadlines, come to all the meetings, and work hard.
I'm so excited to be on the staff of the school paper! I can't wait to start reporting and writing. It's going to be my best year yet!
In other news, Samantha is attending a meeting tomorrow at recess to get more information on Student Council. I promised her I would help her with her campaign once she gets started, so we're going to meet at the school library after class to brainstorm.
Bye for now!
Kit
