Here at school during 7-7:30 time at school, students in my classroom are being encouraged to write 25 word stories -- which are short, engaging bits that catch people's attention.  They're perfect for the amount of time that we have for writing and they're actually pretty challenging for the kids simply because they have to work with such a short number of words.

I'll share some of those 25 word stories with you here on our website as they come in. 

Here's the first -- which was a tag team effort between Sophie C and me:

The chimney was empty, the cookies were eaten, and the milk had been drunk.  Most of all, the presents twinkled and gleamed -- Santa had come!

Be well,
Bill Ferriter