Mrs. Huff's Stuff: Authors and Artists Writing Club!: Summer Memories

Monday, October 1, 2012

Summer Memories

The first assignment the Budding Authors and Artists class got to complete was to make a mini book called "Summer Memories." They designed a cover, and also completed four pages with sentence starters. Here are some of my favorites!

"The best thing I did this summer was...."

By Cody, 3rd grade:
My best part of summer was going to the Jersey Shore. I liked that because I went boogie boarding and deep sea fishing. I also went to the Boardwalk and won my ninth jackpot in four years.

By Florence, 2nd grade:

My best was going to London and visiting my best friends. I went to a gymnastics camp. It was fun! I went to my best friend's birthday.

"The worst thing about summer was...."

by Adeline, 2nd grade
I stood on hundreds of sand crabs, thinking they were pebbles.

By Joel, 2nd grade:

In LGS camp, my worst part was Zoomba. I had to dance.

"The most surprising thing that happened was..."

By Alexandria, 1st grade:

I got baby kittens. It was very surprising. They were black and white but had different designs.

By Clarke, 3rd grade:

when I fell off a raft at a lake. The cold water was very surprising. I was house boating with my family.

"The funniest thing that happened was...."

By Jerry, 3rd grade:

when I thought a mosquito was on me, until I figured out it was just my brother.

By Sammie, 1st grade:

when I went swimming at the swimming pool and I caught the ball in mid air.

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!"