Mrs. Huff's Stuff: Authors and Artists Writing Club!: New Year's Resolutions

Sunday, March 6, 2016

New Year's Resolutions

My New Year's Resolution is to not get so behind on this blog!!

The Budding Authors and Artists read a poem about New Years, and we followed it with a writing assignment about New Years Resolutions. The goals the children set for themselves were fabulous, but listing the goals were not enough. They had to write about WHY those resolutions were important to follow through on, and what would happen if they succeeded. Enjoy these samples!

My New Year's Resolutions are to not watch that much TV, and follow directions. This is important because I want to follow directions, and my mom won't be happy if I don't. Ii don't want to watch TV that much, because it's bad for my brain! If I do these things, I will get more time to spend with my family, and I will be a good student!
~Kalea, 1st grade

My New Year's Resolution is to be better at math than I am now. I think I need to work on subtraction. I make mistakes like 20-15=? but I am going to work hard on it. This is important because I want to have a great year. If I do this, I will get better and better and maybe become a math teacher!

~Rose Anne, 2nd grade

My New Year's Resolution is to not get mad every time I lose a game, not be very bad to my brother, and to do more push-ups. This is important because I don't want to have a fit. If I do these things, God will be very grateful, and my brother will love me, and I will get really strong.

~Andrew, 2nd grade

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About the Teacher

Mrs. Huff has taught Language Arts for over 20 years. After being a classroom teacher for 12 years, she chose a new career path in teaching writing workshops and tutoring in order to stay home with her young children. She loves teaching creative writing, reading, and grammar. She specializes in teaching elementary school grades, but enjoys assisting older students with their writing as well. She offers both in-person and online workshops and tutoring sessions. Mrs. Huff is Barton trained and certified, and has experience tutoring dyslexic students. She loves to see their growth and improvement in reading, writing, and spelling.

Mrs. Huff's hobbies include coaching volleyball, photography, scrapbooking, writing, and spending time with her family. She has a daughter and a son, both "graduates" from the "Authors and Artists" program!

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What Parents and Students have said about the workshop:

"The small group environment allowed for lots of personalized attention and immediate feedback. My daughter loved the workshop and came home raving about the creative writing assignments which included group, partner, and individual writing."

"It amazed me how my son was excited to stay after school for an academic-style club. Mrs. Huff made the classroom environment comfortable and light after a long day's work at school, yet encouraged hard work and focus and got the kids to produce great things. We loved the program!"

"I loved Mrs. Huff's teaching style and enthusiasm."

"I never thought I'd hear the words 'awesome' and 'writing' in the same sentence from my son, but that's what he said after the first class."

"My daughter absolutely loved the workshop. It made her think, and challenged her to write something different. She loves writing, and this gave her a scheduled time to do what she loves best with a teacher's guidance. Plus, she loved her teacher!"

"Authors and Artists is my favorite part of the day."

"This workshop is hard work..... but it's fun work!"

"I was very impressed with Mrs. Huff's manner with the children. There was a sense of mutual respect in the classroom between the teacher and students. The students were comfortable and worked hard, but had fun!"