Today at second grade, S wrote an essay. We were so astonished by how he articulated his insights that we are going to post it exactly as written (minus the spelling errors). With his explicit permission.
"My New Sister" by S Fletcher 9-10-15
We had a great summer! My new sister is doing well. She eats chips, hot dogs, [Oma’s corn and zucchini] fritters, pancakes, and yogurt. The reason we didn’t put her in school is because we need more time to think about it. This morning she said “eat” in English. I was impressed. She also said “school.” I had a good night’s sleep. Her name is Ca_____. She is from China. I’m mad because she is getting all the attention. I like teaching her even though she is hard to work with. I like being a big brother!
Oh my goodness! I did see some of his writing ability when he was with us. He wrote wonderful thank you notes when asked to and I loved his wording and especially when he signed the notes "Sincerely, S". He is so precious.
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