Our dinosaur challenge is set to conclude on Friday 2/13. It has been so dino-mite to
read all of creative and thoughtful responses over the last few weeks! So far we have
had more than 200 writing pieces submitted and let's keep them coming as we draw to
a close.
We have had a few questions coming over the last week, hopefully these quick
responses help:
-Is this required? - No, participation is optional!
-If my child is in Kindergarten, is my child expected to write the response, or
should I as the parent transcribe their response? - Either option is just fine! This is
meant to get children excited about reading and writing. Kindergarteners are welcome
to draw their response and label with words or short sentences as well.
-Do you have to read a non-fiction book to answer correctly? While some of the
writing prompts are based in facts, others allow the children to purely use their
imagination! So in short, nope.
-When do the children get the prize? - At the time of turning in the writing, every
participant receives a small prize from the incentive box. Each writer will also receive a
raffle ticket that they then place in the raffle box for the particular prize they wish to try to
win. The raffles will be drawn on Friday 2/13. Winners will be announced right after the
drawings to the teachers and then appear in the next week's school newsletter. Children
will be able to start picking up their prizes right after the drawings, into the next week as
necessary.
Hope this helps! Enjoy the pics below of some of our dinosaur related activities from
the last month!
Sincerely,
Julie Tamayo and our parent volunteer team in the library
