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Take a look at what they are writing next door in Ms. Guinto's class as she shares her round- up.

Great Advice about Creativity from Next Door

Don't know what to write, say, share? Ms. G has a great post about creativity to get you going.

It's true. There are days where we can write, create, invent, remix, paint, shoot and develop/manipulate material with no problem at all. We've all had those, right? Where the ideas come pouring in and you can't stop moving your hands and your spirit to arrive at a magnificent piece of art.  A blog post melts on white space like butter on a hot pan.  Paintings emerge effortlessly on the canvas; your vision and reality a complete match. Song lyrics float in the air. Photos speak a thousand narratives just from the light hitting the subject's eyes.  It seems like, when our muses cooperate, the work is easy. When the ideas are within our reach and are overflowing, the process feels like a relaxed day sunbathing by the beach, cold mango smoothie in one hand, an annotated book in the other. 

cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo shared by Bill McIntyre  

Be sure to check out the whole post here.  What do you think? How do you get inspired, motived to create?

Next Door is Closer Than You Think

I recently introduced you all to Ms. Guinto, well let me now introduce you to her students. Some of these people may be your friends, while others may be strangers, either way take a look at what they are sharing:

1. Hazel - an insightful view on blogging.  and storms.
2. Gianluca - a sport lover's look at spending on sports.
3. Jack - his poetic take on beaches   and books. 
4. Jimin - a lovely post on blogging. 
5. Mahpara - if you love music, you'll love this post. 
6. Toby - you will never look at drum kits the same way. 
7. Denivy - a shot in the dark, a post on inspiration.
8. Rebecca - a loot at her Inner compass.
9. Rosie - thought provoking post on Palm oil plantations.  
10. Aisha - Book review on Suzanne Collin's Mockingjay 
11. Emily - make sure you read and comment on her first chapter.
12.  Rosalie - more thoughts on beaches. Make sure you check her earlier posts too.
13. Annabelle - Dream exercise resulted in this.
14. Cian - check out this eerie account of his dream about The Man.
15. Michelle - Help her decode her random dream.
16. Victoria - Check out her super post on mooncakes.
17. Zoe - a personal post on ballet.  
18. George - on sharing what's true to him.
19. Lucy - on books and well, real life. 
20. Ella - Check out her newest post on blogging.
21. Caleb - a short post on his definition of music

Please take Ms. G's advice on commenting:

Finally, just a quick reminder:  don't forget to look at the tab on commenting. Helpful hints to make sure you are commenting with meat and grit and not fluff.  We also have new classroom signs hanging above the table for you to refer to, in case you need to some immediate references in the classroom. Check them out.

 We are here to connect based on ideas not classroom locations. So feel free to read, comment and share your ideas with the folks next door. 

Ms. Guinto

Hey team,

Have you guys meant Ms. Guinto from next door? Stop by her room and say hello, she is rad. She can be a great mentor and writer/artist for you guys to learn from. Be sure to subscribe to her blog for writing advice, inspiration, and examples of great writing, photography and storytelling. 

I am sure I will write more about her in the coming weeks, but I wanted to make sure you are connected to this great teacher, person and resource. Remember we are building communities. One community? Find the people who speak to your soul and share your world view.