We have been lucky enough to take part in a program called the Writing Partners Program through Sac State. For a semester this fall, our fifth grade class has written letters back and forth to students in Professor Clark’s college class. Yesterday, our class took a field trip to Sac State to finally meet our writing partners.
It was great for me (the teacher) to see the connections that were made between elementary and college student. I think it opened up some people’s eyes to what college life is like, and inspired my students to someday attend a university like Sac State. I could envision a day where all my students attend college.
What made it a great day for the students? Read below.
December 11, 2014 at 5:50 pm
Visiting Sac State was the best day ever. The field trip we took there was the best because I got to meet my writing partner, Mike and he was just as I imagined him. The tour around Sac State was amazing, I got to see all the huge buildings and me and my partner liked the same things too. We both liked the same foods, color, car, and college. That’s why it was the greatest day ever.
December 11, 2014 at 5:51 pm
It was fun going to Sac State and finally meeting my writing partner. My writing partner’s named was Doreen. Doreen and I had many things in common. For example, one thing was loving doing multiplication and division. Another thing in common was loving to write any kind of writing. The fun part of the field trip was walking in the tour together. From the tour I loved the 5 story house tall library. I got inspired by what college was like and how much I really wanted to go there when I grow up.
December 11, 2014 at 6:15 pm
I liked the library because the person leading the tour said that there was one floor that was completely silent.
December 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm
I liked the field trip because the lunches tasted good but mostly because I learned about where people go because they’re not very good at math or writing. I also enjoyed the field trip because my writing partner was funny and cool and also has a lot of friends. I also enjoyed the trip because it was cool to go on a field trip and finally meet my writing partner and his name was Nate! I learned that Nate was nineteen years old and I also learned that that’s not a long time to be able to get to college. I also learned that they have gigantic buildings for each subject including the library! And that’s why I liked the field trip!
December 12, 2014 at 5:27 pm
Your partner was great too he looked just like you and he was really cool but you only got to meet for a little bit when we ate and made our posters and I liked of how you described about your field trip well you wrote a fantastic post.
December 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm
My Field trip to Sac State was fun and amazing, because I finally got to see my writing partner,Kaylynn.Sac State was so fun.When I saw my partner I thought she was amazing and beautiful.Kaylynn,was so fun and, kind she got me a present so I thought that was so kind of her.The tour of Amy, was amazing. Amy, had a nice loud voice so I’m pretty sure we all heard her.It was so fun because we got to go to seqoya hall, and to these huge stairs and, also got to go in a huge library, and a huge jim.The best part for me was to finally getting to meet Kaylynn,and getting to spend time with her. What was your favorite part?
December 12, 2014 at 5:20 pm
My favorite part is when we draw our high five with our writing partners.
December 11, 2014 at 5:55 pm
The first thing that I liked about Sac State is because my writing partner was nice. My partners name is Erick. We talked about what I wanted to be when i grow up and I said, I wanted to be a doctor. Also I found out that he likes science.
Another thing I liked about going to Sac State was because they had a Well to go exercise, they had a big library, because they had a place where if they didn’t know what could be their major the had a building where people could help them, and they could go anywhere to study.Then we had a great time doing our My High Hive. We made a hand. I really liked his message to me. I had a great time.
December 12, 2014 at 5:30 pm
I also liked the 5 story library. It was awesome to see it from the outside because it was so gigantic. I also liked going to the building where they had all the rocks the rocks the college have studied. I learned that she wanted to be a physical therapist. The art activity (My High Five) was great to do so we could learn more stuff about each other. I wish we could still write to each other
December 11, 2014 at 5:57 pm
It made it a great day for the students at Sac State for a variety of reasons. First, it was a great day for the students because most of my class was here and they got to see my classmates. Second, the Sac State students got to take a tour with my classmates. Third, they got to do an activity with us.
There are three reasons why my writing partner had a great time with me. First, my writing partner and me had a great time on the tour. Second, my writing partner and me were talking to each other at Sac State. Last, we both were doing an activity at the end of the field trip.
December 12, 2014 at 5:39 pm
David, what you wrote reminded me of when I first saw my writing partner Erick.
I remembered when my partner and I were talking about what I was good at in school. Also it reminded me when we had that tour to The Well and the library. Finally it reminded when Erick and I made our My High Fives and how he wrote a thoughtful message to me. Did you enjoy talking to your partner?
December 11, 2014 at 5:58 pm
The field trip was great. The tour looked different then I thought in my mind. I thought it will look kinda like our school but way bigger and when I got there I was like where are the classes? But I learned that the classes are in the buildings. The Well was amazing and the Well is a place with a gym, a pool, some workout stuff, and indoor sports.
My partner was fantastic. He was tall, is 18 years old, had orange hair, his skin was white, and he was from Cameron Park. We had stuff in common like he likes sports, math, and Christmas. It was great to have a 18 year old partner.
December 12, 2014 at 5:33 pm
One thing cool about my partner was that she had a lot of friends. What i liked about her is she was nice to me. Another thing i liked about her is that she gave me a present.
December 11, 2014 at 5:58 pm
What made the field trip great was that got to see the person we were writing to all along. It was awesome that I got to learn a lot of goals my writing partner wanted to accomplish throughout her life like becoming a physical therapist. Zo’e’ (my writing partner) had a lot of things in common with me like, we both like sports. My class and I needed to find someone who looks like us. My classmates and I were so lucky to have lunch with our writing partners. It was so cool that the college was so gigantic. My classmates and I were so lucky to have writing partners, and got the chance to meet them for the first time.
December 12, 2014 at 5:46 pm
I think the grass and trees is what makes it gigantic because it covers mostly everything.
December 11, 2014 at 6:01 pm
We had a field trip in Sac State and it was awesome because I never been in a college before. I haven’t even talked to a college student before. My partner was really nice. That campus was huge it was almost big like a football field or bigger. I liked their library because it had a section of where you can use the computers. They also had a place where you can drink tea. There was places where you can buy food. When I went to Sac State for the first time I felt like I was actually a college student. I want to go to Sac State for college. Sac State was beautiful.
December 11, 2014 at 6:04 pm
I have fun at Sac State, it was great, we have a tour and they have big building. They also have restaurant in their school, they have gym, library, math class, science class, and writing class. And they also have a building called “The Well,” Inside there is kind of loud. Also in Sac State have sports like, soccer, football, tennis, and basketball. When our tour was finished we went to our writing partner and write about us.
December 12, 2014 at 5:38 pm
I like how you write all the places in Sac State and all the sport that they play there. The thing I like most of all is that you put in The Well.
December 11, 2014 at 6:06 pm
The field trip was great because we took the the tour and met our partner, and Sac State had many places we can learn once we grow up. My partner was great because once she grew up she wanted to live in the mansion and have good relationship to people.
December 11, 2014 at 6:07 pm
What I liked about my writing partner is that me and my writing partner Gabby we walked around Sac State. Then we went to go eat are lunch then when we got done eating me and Gabby got to hang out together when we were at Sac State. And me and Gabby draw a picture and we said good bye.
December 11, 2014 at 6:09 pm
I liked the field trip because it was cool to finally meet my partner in real life. It was cool to learn about the place. It was fun to eat my lunch with my partner. It was sad to go back to our school, but it was fun to meet my partner and to see her in real life.
December 11, 2014 at 6:13 pm
I got to go to Sac State and meet my writing partner it awesome to meet her I had so much fun.The campus was very,very, big there so many place you can eat at Sac State.There so much thing to do like rock climbing,baseball, lot of sport to play.We went to see our writing partner classroom and we did a thing call My High Five with our partner you can do a hand or a flower. I had fun but, it was time to go back to school.
December 11, 2014 at 6:16 pm
I saw my Writing Partner, I was so excited, because it was my first time seeing her. Her name was Cynnea. She was really nice and had a kind heart. When I made my Third card, I gave her a, Smencil, and a rubber braclet. I felt so happy! When me and my classmates had went on the tour to meet our Writing Partners, I was so excited to meet her. When we first step on the Sac State area I keep telling Lillianna, I can’t wait to meet my Writing Partner, I kept jumping up and down, because I was so Happy! When I saw her, she was so pretty and kind! We had a tour with our Writing Partners I was in my mind so Happy! At the end She had gave me a gift. I was sad because I had to say goodbye. I gave her a hug and said I’ll miss you. Then i said goodbye and we went back to our School.
December 12, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Visiting my Sac State writing partner was great because not only did I meet my partner my mom also got to meet her . My partner name is Jenelle O., she is very nice helpful .Thanks to the tour I got to see what a collage really look like.Going to Sac State on Tuesday was the Tuesday of this hole year!
December 12, 2014 at 5:44 pm
The field trip to sac state was fun. It was fun because I got to meet my writing partner Ben. Ben is nice he like’s to play football, play videogames and does not like math. Sac State is big it has a gym, a library,and computer lab and more. they have fast food like Panda Express and Starbucks. It was fun at Sac State. I hope I go to sac state when I get older.
December 12, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Visiting Sac State was the best field trip ever! My writing partner is named Tania Arias. She was nice and funny. When Mr.Ohama said picture your partners in mind I thought of Tania Martinez. I learned that her favorite color is mostly all the colors but yellow. Her most favorite color is pink. I also learned that she works at Little Caesars pizza. Her handwriting was so neat. She said she’s not creative but I think she is. She is 18 years old. She kind of looked like me. I would like to go to Sac State! What is your partners name?