It's been a time of celebration in fourth grade! Last week, students finished up their narrative pieces and participated in our Celebration of Writing event. We have been working with Jenna Lincoln, a published author, who has been helping us better understand the life of an author. During our celebration, students had the opportunity to play the roles of a literary agent at a publishing company and an author trying to get their piece published by a publishing company. Authors created a "pitch" as a short and exciting way to share about their story to entice literary agents to inquire more about it and and offer them a publishing contract. It was so fun to hear the buzz and excitement in our room. Students were beaming with confidence as they shared their writing! On Friday of last week, fourth grade hosted our school's North Star assembly. We have done a lot of work developing our understanding of the word impact . One of ...