Last month Joshua's teacher had the kids write something for Reflections. He chose to write about a rainbow. When he brought it home, I asked him a few clarifying questions and he added some more details. Just a few months ago, we couldn't get Joshua to write more than the minimum required for an assignment. Now he LOVES to write! Even though he didn't win the contest, Joshua received a certificate and small prize at the Awards Night tonight.
This is what he wrote:
The Magic of a Moment
Rainbow
One
time when it was raining, I was standing on my porch. I looked at the
mountains and saw a rainbow. It looked like it split in half. That is
called a double rainbow. My dad took a picture of it. It looked
beautiful. It is magic to me because I have never seen a double
rainbow before.
Nathan has been working with his friend, Matthew, on a musical composition for his Reflections entry. Although he complains almost daily about practicing the piano and begs to quit, he has been EXTREMELY excited about writing and performing this piece!
Their song is titled "A Walk in the Forest" and is about two friends (a piano part and a violin part) who start off walking together and then they get separated from each other as a storm comes in. At the end they find each other again (which I believe is the magical moment). They were able to perform their piece at the Awards Night this evening. Although the song is simpler than some of the other music we heard tonight, I am proud that Nathan set a goal and used his new talents to create something new!
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