Dear Parents and Community,

Our blog has officially launched! Students kicked it off by writing a persuasive essay. For our sixth graders, this was their first persuasive essay and for everyone it was the first time posting to a blog. We added some more firsts by including photos, links and sources cited. All in all, a challenging assignment   that required a lot of learning for us all. Students picked their own topics and photos and I hope you hear their developing writer's voice.

Parents, caregivers and family members can visit the blog by clicking on the link on the right hand side of this page titled Cougarville Student Blog or visiting kidblog.org/cougarville. You will have to sign in with a password which was sent home with your child. You can then create your own profile and check in with your student's work.

At kidblog.org, students and parents have separate sign-in buttons.

You will need the password sent home with your student to create a profile.  In the future you will use the drop down menu to select your name, but first you need to make a profile.

I am very curious how signing up works out for you. Please let me know if you encounter difficulties or have questions. If you feel overwhelmed by the world wide web, stop in before or after school and I'll be happy to help you sign up.

Thank you for your support and the opportunity to play with writing and blogging with your children!

Ms. Orion