A couple of weeks ago Aylee brought home a letter inviting those that were interested to take a test to determine whether they would be accepted into the gifted and talented writing program for the Provo school District. Aylee thought this was something that she would like to do. She got on the phone with her aunt Ashlee, who has been working on writing some books, and got all kinds of tips and feedback for her own submission.
The kids were given a choice of three different options of essays that they could write about. Aylee wrote some ideas for her essay topic and sent it to Ashlee. Ashlee looked over at and gave her some suggestions. Aylee made her corrections and adjustments for her thoughts. She then went to the school and took the test and wrote her essay on that topic. When she went in for the test she had all sorts of ideas come into her head for what she could change and add to her essay. She came home really excited about the essay that she had written.
On Friday of this week, I got a telephone call from Aylee. She had called me from home to let me know that she had received a letter in the mail from the Provo city school district. The letter stated that because of the exceptional scores on the "Writer's Symposium Writer's Assessment" that Aylee was qualified to participate in the Provo accelerated learning services writers symposium series. Fifty 6th graders in the entire school district were chosen to participate in this program.
Their first activity will take place this week where Aylee and other students will be able to meet Brad Wilcox who is a local author and professor at BYU.
These symposiums are daylong events held at the Provo city Library. Aylee is really excited to be chosen for this program. We are looking forward to seeing the different types of things that she learns as well as see how her writing grows from this experience.
Way to go Aylee!
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