Our Winter Wonderland Service Learning Project Week was a great success.   Our focus was to send good cheer to others while enhancing the scholar’s writing skills.  Each grade level was assigned a form of communication for an identified audience, as described below:

• K – Thinking of You or greeting cards for those in assistive living facilities
• 1^st – Letters to children in foster care facilities and hospitals
• 2^nd – Letters to hospitals and assistive living facilities
• 3^rd – Cartoons for children in hospitals and those in assistive living facilities
• 4^th – Poems for a military unit
• 5^th/6^th – Short stories or infographics for assistive living facilities or hospitals

Scholars were provided a guideline to use to assist with effective writing.  The writing process included:

• Prewriting – Brainstorming and organization
• Draft – Rough draft using ideas from prewriting
• Revise – Make changes to improve writing
• Edit – Make corrections; self-editing/peer editing
• Publish – Final draft ready to share

Through this project, we were able to #buildscholars at IAS by increasing their writing skills and developing compassion for others in our community.

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WINTER WONDERLAND WEEK

December 2, 2019- December 6, 2019

IAS Service Learning Project

The Spirit of Giving Through Writing

Winter Wonderland Dress Down

Monday, December 2, 2019:  Ugly Sweater Monday

Tuesday, December 3, 2019: GIVING TUESDAY – SCHOLARS GIVE BACK TO IAS & Crazy Socks and Jazzy Tights Tuesday

Wednesday, December 4, 2019: Peppermint Wednesday (Red and White Attire)

Thursday, December 5, 2019: Gingerbread and Elf Thursday

Friday, December 6, 2019: Holiday Hats and Antler Friday