CES celebrates writing

Recently, Crestline Elementary welcomed a group of authors, illustrators and musicians to the school for its annual Celebrate Writing event. 

On this day of learning and fun, students heard from the visiting writers, including Mike Artell, an author, illustrator, cartoonist and musician from Louisiana who has written a wide range of books, both fiction and non-fiction; Gail Carson Levine, who has written books on writing and poetry, as well as many chapter books, including Ella Enchanted; Dale Christopher, a writer and the son of the prolific children’s author Matt Christopher, who uses stories about his father’s life and books to inspire readers; and Lori Nichols, an author and illustrator from Homewood who has written and illustrated picture books, such as the recently published Maple and Maple and Willow Together.  Popular Tennessee-based musician Roger Day also performed for the students and spoke to them about the song-writing process.

Crestline students prepared for Celebrate Writing for many weeks by reading books by the visiting authors and completing writing and art projects based on their works. These art projects were displayed at the school during Celebrate Writing, and the authors enjoyed seeing all of the student artwork inspired by their books.     

Crestline also invited the students and teachers from Brookville Elementary School, Crestline’s partner school in Graysville, to join Crestline for Celebrate Writing. Crestline’s Student Council members acted as escorts for the Brookville classes, and Crestline and Brookville students met the pen pals they have been corresponding with this year.