May 23, 2008
Great Books to Read this Summer!
RL: 3rd grade and up: (fiction)
- *Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume
- *Ramona Books - Bev Cleary
- There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom - Sachar
- Tuck Everlasting - N. Babbitt
- Nims Island - W. Orr
- Ball Park - Lynn Curlee (non-fiction)
*series books
RL: 4th and up: (fiction)
- How to Steal a Dog - O’Conner
- Ingraive the Brave - Cornelia Funke
- Call it Courage - Armstrong
- The Star of Kazan - Eva Ibbotson
- 10 Ways to Make My Sister Disappear - Mazer
- Jeremy Fink and the Mystery of Life - W. Mass
- The American Story: 100 true tales from American History (non-fiction)
- Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls
PLEASE come and see me at the beginning of next year to let me know which books YOU really enjoyed!
If you read one that is NOT on the list, and feel it should be, please write the name and author so I can add it to the list next year!
Happy Reading!
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May 12, 2008
End of the Year!
I can't believe that there are only three more weeks of school! As we wind down the year, we continue to work on our portfolios The students have been reflecting, writing, and gathering information for weeks in preparation for conferences.Hope you all enjoyed the opera this past weekend along with 3/4H's papa holua prop. Please check the photo gallery for pictures of all the work that went into it!
Important dates coming up:
• Friday 5/16 - NO CLASSES - Teacher Prep Day.
• Thurs./Fri. 5/22-23 - Parent Teacher Conferences - Reminders went home last week. Also check the times listed in the classroom window.
• Mon. 5/26 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day!
•Tues. 5/27 - Student Recognition Assembly.
•Wed. 5/28 - Class Party - Please let your child know what you are wiling to bring in as a snack!
•Thurs.5/29 - Field Day - Last day of school - 12:30pm dismissal.
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