Reading

January 28, 2008 Dear Ms. Johnson,

Our class is doing a project where we will be learning to be better writers. We have heard that you like to write. So we have decided to write to you in hopes that you will respond. We have been inspired by the book, __Dear Mr. Henshaw__, by Beverly Cleary. The book is about a boy who writes to his favorite author. In the story, the author writes back to the boy and encourages him to write. We are hoping that you would be able to write back to us with suggestions on how to become better writers. You can find our letters by visiting our classroom wiki at www.mendellstudentwikis.wikispaces.com and click on the reading page or our individual student wikis. We know you are very busy, so we will understand if you can't write to us, but we sure hope that you can!

Fondly, Mr. M's 4th Grade Class

1/30/08 Dear Ms. Johnson, I look like a kid who isnt that tall. I wont care if I am not that tall because well I never really cared anyway. I have blond hair and it just keeps on growing and gets so heavy that it just falls on my head like a mushroom cap. I have big brown eyes and like invisable eyebrows. I kinda like having invisable eyebrows. In the morning my hair gets all mushed around and you can see my eyebrows. Well thats all i have to say.

Fondly, Chris

Dear Ms. Johnson, I live in a place were there is nothing to do. I have three huge trees and two of them provide shade. If you look at my house from the north side, then you will see that it looks like a "h". I have a neighbor who is has power and money hungry. His pool is so big I cant see his house and he has a big house. I am surrounded by people. I have a long driveway. But its still good. Fondly, Chris

2/19/08 Dear Ms. Johnston, I have a hamster named Piglet and I use to have a guinea pig named Pigger. Pigger had past away a little bit after school started and I had her for about 4 years. Now Piglet is the smartest dwarf hamster I know because he had **escaped 4 times.** Now bites at me and is very tough even though he is only 1 and a half inch tall and only a big hair ball. Those are my pets. The family’s pets were cats and there 3 cats. Reebok (pretty much my sisters), Wanda and Jezabel. Reebok is like 16 years old and not in kitty years. Jezabel and Wanda had past away long before Pigger was born. I use to have goldfish and don’t get me started with them.

I now dislike goldfish, Chris

Dear Ms. Johnson, Im bothered by peolpe giving stuff to them when I really need something and they already have what they need. Im bothered when people just dont listen and like one time I needed to talk to this kid and he was just painting something and so he ignores me totally. That really bothered me a lot! but that is pretty much all that Im bothered and the all just kill me like teribble pet-peeves. Fondly, Chris

Dear Ms. Johnson, All I wish for is that global warming would and that the gas prices would go down and thats for the earth stuff. Would I would wish good shelter (which I have), good food (also which I have) and good transportation (which I have because I have 4 cars!). Honestly I will get the other stuff that I want like and and all that will come ... probably.

Its not much just dont offend me, Chris