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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Bud, Not Buddy is about a boy who’s homeless, but has lived in a orphanage and a foster home. Even though he’s alone at a young age and not wit his family Bud was brave, had a positive attitude, and never gave up. There is not one thing […]
Read MoreShades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder I love Shades of Gray. I know that it is impossible that you will not like Shades of Gray. I think that if you read this book you will find it full of happiness and depression. Some people just past over books like this for just reading the first […]
Read MoreShades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder A young boy named Will lost his family due to the Civil War. Therefore for he has to live with his aunt and uncle on a farm. Will’s father fought for the confederacy and his uncle didn’t even fight. Will, at first, doesn’t like his uncle. Later in the […]
Read MoreYou may not be able to tell from this photo, but second grade is in the middle of a SERIOUS dance party here. Before classes enter for the day, I randomly select my Secret Reader’s name – and don’t tell anyone who it is. I keep my eye on my secret reader through the class’ […]
Read MoreThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis This book is about four children who lived in a professor’s house. They went into the wardrobe and found Narnia. Narnia is a wonderful land. Where animals can talk. Edmund met with the meanest witch. And he was under a spell. The children ran away […]
Read MoreThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis You should read The lion,The witch and the wardrobe it’s about these four children that live with this professor they this wardrobe and go in. Then they go into this place Narina they do crazy adventure.They meet people goes on journeys I think you should […]
Read MoreLast night was our first ever Family Book Club, hosted by Mrs. Rickabaugh and me for fourth grade students and their parents! We met from 6-7 PM in the library to share ideas, questions, and thoughts about the book while eating snacks and playing games. Participants enjoyed door prizes, interactive activities, old-fashioned apple pie and homemade lentils, […]
Read MoreThird graders continued their work with the almanac this week, finishing up their Almanac Scavenger hunts. Students finishing early got to wear a pair of Helper Beads and volunteer to answer questions for classmates that needed a little bit of extra help. The almanac isn’t the first reference tool that we’ve mastered this year – […]
Read MoreShiloh by Phyllis Reylonds Naylor Marty Preston is a boy that lives in West Virginia. One day, he saw a beagle near the old Shiloh schoolhouse. Marty named the beagle after the schoolhouse. Marty is the main character. Marty didn’t want to give back the dog to the previous owner. Marty loves shiloh so much. […]
Read MoreFourth grade continued their quest with the Super 3 team this week, and this time I took a lesson from our awesome fourth grade team and used one of their favorite methods in the classroom – Must Do, Can Do. There is a list of activities on the board that the students MUST do before […]
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