Absolutely. I am sure they are doing some traditional/formal writing as well as creative writing activities as it is part of the curriculum.
However, there is research that suggest writing skills are declining
Another interesting trend in education is that some schools are removing cursive writing from their curriculum. What will happen if kids do not learn to write by hand and all the work they do is via computer?
http://www.inquisitr.com/1030809/cur...-it-in-school/