Tell me a story

Do you ever wonder how a story gets started? Something I have noticed over the last few weeks is that for every story told, it reminds someone else of a story about their own families and their own lives.
There is something magical for me about listening to one student only to see the rest of the group start to see links with their own life experiences and get excited about listening and talking.

Here are some of the comments I have heard from parents about the progress of the Telling Bee:
Sophie from grade 1 told her Dad,"she really liked hearing stories from the different people in the school who she didn't know before. She also said she wished her little sister could be a part of it too because she think she would also like the stories."
Sophie's dad Phil had this to say,"Speaking as Dad, I can tell she is excited about it and she couldn't wait to show us the work she had done to prepare for her story last week."

Another of our parent's, Laura, also got in touch to tell me about her family's feeling about the Bee, "The positive impact of stories…
The telling bee initiative has positively impacted my family. Anthony and Sam are recalling and sharing stories with great enthusiasm. The story telling exercise has made long winter car rides to cold hockey arenas entertaining, amusing and most delightful. Sam loves to re-tell me, over and over, about the day he was born and I missed my nail appointment because he arrived early.
So many wonderful, heart-warming stories. So grateful that both my children are engaged in this amazing process. Thank you Ms. Found."

This event is about our whole school community and it is great to hear that it is having such an impact on the families involved.