I suggested that Owen write his teacher a thank you note for the end of school. I gave him a few ideas, but this is what he came up with all on his own.
Translation (though the writing is much more readable these days):
Thank you for being a good teacher Mrs. Talley. These are my favorite things: recess, lunch, social studies, science, math, computer (MyOn) (Tumble), books, physical education (PE), music, read-to-self, balloons (end of the day popping tomorrow activity), art, library, Mount Vernon field trip.
I was very impressed when I first read what he had written—spacing, spelling, and content. I did, however, give him two brief lessons:
- Comma usage for lists (which he mostly understood). Though you can see a few extra commas, he did really well for being in first grade.
- How to draw parentheses. He had just drawn a C in front of the word so I showed him what it really looked like—but he had the idea all on his own before that!