Saturday, September 10, 2011

Next Up....."DOT DOT" Celebration!

We are so excited! 

This week we will be celebrating "International DOT Day" together. DOT Day is on September 15th, which is when The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds was first published in 2003. On this day, Peter and FableVision Learning challenges people all over the world to "make your own mark and see where it takes you."  

We have been doing a lot at our schools to get ready for this super fun day.  
The students are welcomed into John's library at Brook Forest Elementary with this amazing display.  
And can learn more about Peter and FableVision here.  
Shannon and her students created this new display in the Van Meter Elementary Library and they are enjoying all of the new books they added to their collection too.  
Last week, a big group of Shannon's 7th and 8th graders created beautiful DOT art work outside.  She wrote about this day on the Van Meter VOICE blog.... Today The Students Made Their Mark....On Each Other, The World, and ME!
She created signs for DOT DAY on the library and art room doors.  The students created signs throughout the school with the banners.  
And John's students started decorating paper with their DOTS too.  

To celebrate in the libraries this week, we have planned a lot of literacy and art activities for the students. We are going to be painting and drawing with watercolors, finger paints, crayons, colored pencils, and sidewalk chalk.  There is even an activity involving coffee filters, markers, and water bottles...Oh my.  
Our kids are going to create DOTS using the iPads and drawing apps.  We will be sharing these creations with each other over Skype.  
John had a great idea today.....ROLL OUT the "Read" carpet for the week and have our students add dots throughout the week.
And even our students are planning things.....like Alissa.  
We will be sharing The Dot and other special books like Dotty by Erica Perl
and Dot by Patricia Intriago over Skype with our students.  

And of course a DOT Day celebration would not be complete without DOTS for everyone.  :) 
So just as the sweet character Vashti learns in The Dot, anyone can make a mark on the world.  

This week in Oak Brook, Illinois and Van Meter, Iowa, we will celebrate the marks of every single person in our schools and the uniqueness of them all. 

We cannot wait to hear how you are going to celebrate DOT Day too!

7 Comments:

At September 10, 2011 at 4:38 PM , Blogger Teresa Kravtin said...

This is so wonderful, as it should be! Have fun with Dot Day and keep making your mark, John and Shannon. Kudos!

 
At September 10, 2011 at 4:40 PM , Blogger Shannon McClintock Miller said...

Thank you, Teresa. We will be posting about DOT DAY throughout the week. :)

Have a wonderful day, Shannon

 
At September 10, 2011 at 4:47 PM , Blogger Mr. Schu said...

Thank you, Teresa! :)

 
At September 10, 2011 at 5:14 PM , Blogger TJ Shay said...

Love this so much!! What two better Ambassadors could we find to help kids "Make their mark?" Thank you both for sharing your creativity with the world! Your students are so lucky to work with such amazing people, I know I feel lucky!

 
At September 10, 2011 at 5:53 PM , Blogger Shannon McClintock Miller said...

Hi Terry,

Thank you so much for the wonderful comments. :) We LOVE being Ambassadors for FableVision.....as we love all of you for sharing your creativity and VOICE with the world.

We are lucky too! Shan

 
At September 10, 2011 at 7:32 PM , Blogger erica said...

DOTTY is so excited - she loves to make her mark! And she loves dots (the candy), as do I. In fact, I gave my editor, Susan Van Metre, a DOTS lunch box to celebrate the publication of DOTTY... it has a place of pride in her office.

 
At April 14, 2013 at 12:03 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

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