Students in grade two have been busy working to improve their reading and writing skills. Did you know, learning to write aids in your child’s reading? They recently learned the correct way to write with quotation marks. They practiced by adding dialog to the speech bubbles in a book taken from a-zlearning.com. Many of the students came up with humorous quotes for each of the animals pictured. Please enjoy a few of their samples. For more, read the Gecko published on December 10, 2009.

The kangaroo said, “I am fat.” Written by Sophia

The little bear said, “I am hungry Daddy.” Written by Andres

The penguin screamed, “Wo ho we are in a party!” Written by Eduardo

The yak said, “Silly!” Written by Henry