People in every walk of life, in every kind of work, and at every age write! The very social nature of writing invites all people to make meaning through their writing. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recognizes how important writing is and established October 20, 2014 the National Day on Writing.

This year we celebrate National Day on Writing with all the first graders at William O. Schaefer. The first graders just completed their first writing unit of study! Congratulations! The students will proudly share their work in each first grade classroom on Friday, October 17th. Please help celebrate their hard work and efforts by congratulating them when you see them!

Read: Arthur Writes a Story by Marc Brown

When Mr. Ratburn gives a creative writing assignment to the class, Arthur wonders what makes a good story. When D.W. yawns through Arthur’s first tale, he decides he needs to look a some new angles. With each new angle, Arthur’s story takes one more hilarious step further from his original idea — but is the end result really the tale Arthur wants to tell?

Watch the animation, Arthur Writes A Story, below.