Dear Readers,
My life is so busy that I will only be able to post once (or possibly twice) a week for who knows how long. I've decided to do a long post every weekend with all the latest news. Sometimes it will include pictures, other times it will not.
The RSSG Post is going great. I'm having so much fun acting like a real reporter and getting to do my favorite thing--write! I've been assigned an article about the school's Magazine Sale Fundraiser. I took pictures of girls turning in their orders and at the ice cream social for everyone who sold three subscriptions or more. I also interviewed the principal about our success. I'm done with the first draft of my article, too! The first issue comes out on September 28th. I can't wait!
Next, Samantha has been working diligently. I help her by making a few posters for her Student Council campaign and watching her Peter Pan rehearsals.
I'm still doing Today's Adventurers, too. We're planning a bake sale to raise money for a trip to the zoo so we can see all the animals we've been learning about in our zoology unit.
On top of all this, there's that thing called homework! I spend about an hour and a half per night studying.
That's all for now! I'll post pictures when I can.
Your blogger,
Kit
P.S. Can you tell we've been working on friendly letters at school?
Showing posts with label newspaper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newspaper. Show all posts
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Yesterday's Newspaper Meeting!
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
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
Monday, August 30, 2010
Extracurricular Activities
Today, we were walking out of class at the end of the day when Ms. Bell reminded us to check the bulletin board in the hallway. After the crowd of girls moved away, Samantha and I were able to see.
The board was peppered with colorful announcements. Auditions for Peter Pan, a request for library assistants...
"Look!" said Samantha, pointing to a light blue flier. "I can run for Student Council now that I'm a fifth grader!"
But I didn't care about that. The only thing I saw was a pale orange sheet of paper advertising a meeting for people interested in being on the staff of the RSSG Post, the school's newspaper.
"You have fun campaigning for Student Council," I told my friend. "I'm gonna be a reporter and writer for the Post."
"Oooh, Kit, that's perfect for you!" she squealed. "When's the meeting?"
I checked. "Tomorrow at lunch."
"That's okay. I'll sit with Tracy." Samantha giggled. She started babbling about Student Council as we slowly made our way to the exit of the school.
I promise to let you know everything that goes on at tomorrow's newspaper meeting! I can't wait!
-Kit, future newspaper staff member
P.S. I told you school would get interesting...
The board was peppered with colorful announcements. Auditions for Peter Pan, a request for library assistants...
"Look!" said Samantha, pointing to a light blue flier. "I can run for Student Council now that I'm a fifth grader!"
But I didn't care about that. The only thing I saw was a pale orange sheet of paper advertising a meeting for people interested in being on the staff of the RSSG Post, the school's newspaper.
"You have fun campaigning for Student Council," I told my friend. "I'm gonna be a reporter and writer for the Post."
"Oooh, Kit, that's perfect for you!" she squealed. "When's the meeting?"
I checked. "Tomorrow at lunch."
"That's okay. I'll sit with Tracy." Samantha giggled. She started babbling about Student Council as we slowly made our way to the exit of the school.
I promise to let you know everything that goes on at tomorrow's newspaper meeting! I can't wait!
-Kit, future newspaper staff member
P.S. I told you school would get interesting...
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