Assessment

Comments from visitors, teacher participants, and students are always welcome and help in planning for future projects.  Please share your thoughts about this project.   Thanks!

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4/4/05
We really enjoyed participating in this project...thank you for sponsoring it...
Kimberly Pace  Grade 1  Holt Elementary School  Tuscaloosa, AL

4/10/05
We enjoyed taking time during April Poetry month to do this project.  Happy spring - Kathy Harris  Grade 3  Charles Wright School Wethersfield, CT

 4/10/05
When I learned about Colorful Spring, I knew it would be a perfect extension of our Spring work.
Lanise Jacoby  Grade 2  Peirce Elementary  Arlington, MA
 
4/28/05
Apart from a few sunny, warm days at the beginning of the month, April
has been quite grey and dreary.  I think that may be why the children
enjoyed doing this project so much - it helped remind them of nicer days
to come!
Janet Chartrand   Elizabeth Park Public School  Ottawa, Ontario   
 
4/28/05
Thank you again for providing this opportunity to connect with others.  My class truly enjoyed the activities we did to create our poem.
Helen Unterborn  Kindergarten  Pine Brook Elementary  Greece, NY

5/2/05
Thanks so much Marci for another wonderful Internet Project!  We read some really good spring books to get the students thinking about spring colors.  They really enjoyed writing their spring poems and reading all the other poems that other students have written.  Thanks again for all your hard work on this project.
Sincerely, Mrs. Bonzer and First Grade
Judy Bonzer  Grade 1  Fisher Elementary  Marshalltown, IA

5/2/05
Colorful Spring was a "just right" project for my first grade class. I just need to spend more time on the whole project. I don't know where time gets away to. I am always too rushed.
Pamela Spann  Grade 1  West Elementary  Daingerfield, TX

5/2/05
     One suggestion that might add another dimension to the project is to link our name to our email address.  That way we could contact each other and let classes know that we enjoyed reading their poems.  My kids spent part of their computer lab time today reading the poems that the classes created.
     Another suggestion might be for you to create an ongoing list of participants of your projects, so that when you decide to do a new one you can contact those teachers to see if they would like to participate in your project.  I for one, love taking part in your projects and would love to have notice about new projects.  
     I enjoy the seasonal projects because the changing of the seasons is always discussed as part of our curriculum. 
Debbie Coats  Grade 2  Clay Lamberton Elementary Berlin, WI

5/02/05
     Because my students and I had also participated in the Fall Is Here! project, we felt very comfortable in working with the spring project.  The preparation time was considerably less, since the children already were familiar with the poetry types.  Although the spring assignment for my students was very similar to the fall project, we could explore so may different areas of the curriculum that could be related to spring since we had less reason to learn the poetry types. 
     My whole school is heavily involved with Accelerated Reader and while I am in no way lowering the importance of the program, it can be difficult to get students excited about literature that isn't AR.  Working on your projects has been very helpful in getting my students to look beyond the AR value of books, and look for literature to enjoy because, well, reading is fun! 
     Please keep me on your mailing list for future projects.  I enjoy participating!
Future Ideas:  I don't want to run you ragged, but what about a project per season, marking period (we're on a four marking period schedule).  Maybe a winter, back to school, summer project, etc. 
Debbie Alexander  Grade 2  Isle of Hope Elementary Savannah, GA

5/02/05
I thought it was meaningful.  Maybe we could add an email component--where we pair up and write letter to another class?  Thanks.
Nicole Luongo  Grade 1  Lincoln School Rockaway, NJ

5/02/05
I think it was great the way it was.  Thanks for helping me. 
Melanie Marshall  Grade 2  Westwood Elementary  Houston, TX