APRIL & MAY 2010

Mrs. Taylor’s Class for Gifted Readers & Writers

Reading Theme: Natural Disasters

“The greatest minds on earth didn’t paint with a brush, but with their imaginations and dreams.” Kelly, 5^th grade FOCUS Student

Our Pink Monkey Family

By Lauryn

When a FOCUS family looks in the mirror,

what do they see?

Do they see a family that is not related, but acts alike?

Do they see people who aren’t afraid to stand out or to be different?

Do they see friends that care about each other?

Yes, all that is true..

Being a Pink Monkey is special.

We aren’t just “regular” people.

We are …

Smart

Bright

Fabulous

Unique

And

Pink.

We don’t go crazy if someone makes fun of us or calls us “weird.”

We’re not weird … we’re GIFTED.

Most of all,

We are a Pink Monkey Focus Family.

Jennifer Klaas-Taylor, Ed.S.

Language Arts FOCUS Teacher

Brookwood Elementary School

1330 HollyBrook Road

Snellville, Georgia 30078

770-736-4360

"If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

	FOCUS means … Fostering Originality, Creativity, Understanding, and Self- Awareness