Mr. Salsich's Class
Third Grade Explorations in Learning
Sep
17
Memories of Summer
In writing we have been talking about how memories can give us great ideas to write about. We have also been working on using interesting, descriptive words (like “enormous“) in place of boring words (like “big“).
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Here is a slideshow of some writing we did about special memories from this past summer. We tried to use at least four descriptive words in each piece.
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September 17th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Dear Cayla,
It sounds like you had a great time in New York! I’m wondering what part of New York you where in? I loved the words “fantastic”, “giggling”, “exciting”, and “marvelous”. I’m excited to be in the same class!
Your friend,
Sandy
September 17th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Dear Sophia,
I thought your writing was outstanding! You had tons of excellent words. My favorite two were “fantastic” and “awesome”. You are a fabulous writer.
Your Friend,
Ivy
September 17th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Dear Jacob,
Your memory sounds like you had a splendid summer. The words “enormous” and “furious” are magnificent! Keep it up!
Your classmate,
Bennett
September 17th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Dear Alicia,
I really liked what you did this summer. You used a lot of great words. Two of my favorite words were “bubbly” and “thrilling”. Keep up the great work.
Sincerely,
Cayla
September 17th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Dear Sean,
I liked your writing. Last year I went to Washington DC! You used some great words like “awesome” and “amazing”. I’d like to hear more about your trip to Washington!
Your Classmate,
Wynn
September 17th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Dear Bennett,
I loved your summer writing. I liked how you said which dock you went to and what you ate. I loved how you used the words “motored”, “burst” and “shocked”!
Your friend,
Brendan
September 17th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Dear Ivy,
I loved your writing and how you used some awesome words, like “awesome” and “exciting” and “tiring”.
Your friend,
Maddie!
September 17th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Dear Kali,
I really liked your summer writing. Two interesting words I really liked are “fantastic” and “souvenir”.
Your friend,
Alicia
September 17th, 2012 at 11:23 am
Dear Nora,
I wonder what body surfing was like. Was it fun? I like a few of the words you used, like “fantastic” and “frantically”. Those words are very cool. Did you know what you bumped into?
Your friend,
Piper
September 17th, 2012 at 11:24 am
Dear Wynn,
I loved your writing. Some of the words that I liked were “unsuccessful” and “mountain”.
Your friend,
Grant
September 17th, 2012 at 11:25 am
Dear Piper,
I like your writing. My two favorite words were “exploding” and “excitement”. Your summer sounded fun, I could really picture the concert.
Your friend,
Natalia
September 18th, 2012 at 8:10 am
Dear Piper,
I think it was a big rock. Body surfing is fun. Thank you for the compliment!
Your Friend,
Nora
September 17th, 2012 at 11:26 am
Dear Lindsey,
Your summer sounds fun. Two words I liked are “fortunate” and “cannonballs”. Coconut cove sounds fun. Horse racing sounds fun too. You’re so lucky to go to Florida.
From Sophia
September 17th, 2012 at 11:28 am
Dear Natalia,
It sounds like you had a wonderful summer. I like how you used the words “fabulous” and “marvelous”. You are so lucky to ride a horse.
From,
Daniela
September 17th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Natalia,
What a fun vacation we had. I think the best part was seeing how much you have grown as a swimmer. I think you are officially a FISH!
Love – Mom – xo
November 19th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Dear Mom,
It was so fun going on vacation. I had lots of fun. Did you? You should check out some of our other posts.
Natalia xoxo
September 17th, 2012 at 11:29 am
Dear Sandy,
I really like Cape Cod. I like how you used the words “castles” and “freezing”. Keep up the marvelous writing.
Your friend,
Lindsey
September 18th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Dear Lindsey,
I really like Cape Cod too!
Thanks for the compliments on the words!
Your writing was also very cool!
I’m glad you were so happy with your summer!
Your friend,
Sandy
September 17th, 2012 at 11:30 am
Dear Collin,
The two words I liked were “incredible” and “amazing”.
From,
Jacob
September 17th, 2012 at 11:32 am
Dear Daniela,
I really like when you said you swam in 6 feet. I also like when you talked about your pool. Two of the words you used that I like are “glorious” and “apartment”.
From,
Kali
September 17th, 2012 at 11:33 am
Dear Brendan,
I really liked your summer writing. Your summer seems really fun. I like how you said “gigantic” and “fantastic”. I think your writing was awesome.
Your friend,
Ryan
September 17th, 2012 at 11:36 am
Dear Grant,
I really liked your summer memory. I wish that I could have the whole pool to myself. I liked how you and your brother jumped in to the iceberg pool.
your Friend
Collin
September 17th, 2012 at 11:37 am
Dear Ryan,
I think your story is great. I liked the words “challenging” and “delicious”. How was the soccer game. I think it sounds great. What was the score? You won two games but lost the third, and how was the ice cream?
Your friend,
Trey
September 17th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Dear Sophia,
I wish I could have gone as fast as you did going down the Alpine Slide, you are FEARLESS!! I had the best time on vacation with you and our family.
xoxo
Dad
September 17th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Dear Mr Salsich and Class,
What wonderful descriptions! I noticed a lot of fabulous vocabulary as I read through, and in particular I enjoyed reading ‘blindingly’, ‘hot as a volcano’ and ‘grainy sand’. Super word choices, well done! It sounds like you all had a great summer.
I love the way you have presented your work using Googledocs, and I’d like to find out a bit more about how you did this – was it easy to do? Did you all type your own work in? I’d appreciate any advice you have as I’d like to present work on our blog in a similar way, it looks fantastic!
Thanks
Mrs Monaghan
A Room with a View
September 17th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
Dear Ivy,
I was really proud that you played in your first tennis tournament. You did a great job and, most importantly, had a lot of fun. I look forward to seeing you in more tournaments!
Ivy’s Mom
September 17th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
What wonderful and creative kids you all are. I’m so thrilled that you had a terrific summer. I really enjoyed reading about some of your amazing adventures. Also, I think your teacher is tremendous!!
Sam (Ryan’s Dad)
September 17th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Hello Piper,
I love how you started with such a visual entertaining beginning. It was such a beautiful thing to see- all those neon butterflies and hearts drifting down. I am lucky to have seen Coldplay through your eyes.
You have such talented writers in your class. All the imaginative descriptions show everyone had such a wonderful summer. I am excited to read everyone’s future writing pieces.
Wonderful Blog!
XOXO- Mom
September 18th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
These were wonderful descriptions of great summer adventures. I enjoyed how all of the students worked hard to describe their trip/adventure in the most colorful and sensory terms. Great job!