Reading in Nashville, TN

Hi all,
I am currently in my hotel room blogging about reading in Nashville, TN.  Mrs. Herring and I are at a conference called, "The Model School's Conference".  Literacy is such a huge piece.  I started a new book called, Camden Summer.  The book is about a woman in the early 1900's who moves back to her hometown in Maine.  I really enjoy reading on a plane.  Where do you like to read?

The other book that I brought with me to read is Jerry Spinelli's book Fourth Grade Rat.  I asked my daughter to read it first to see if she thought it would be a good book for a lunch book club book for 4th graders next year.  She thought it would be a great book after reading.  So I am going to read the book while in Nashville.

June 23, 2011

Just finished Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos.  Joey ended up at a special school where the doctor worked with his Joey and his mom to help him with focus issues.  He finally got to return to school and was so excited because he felt that he was a new kid.  You will have to read the book to find out how the return went!!!

I hope all of you are having a restful summer and I hope you will read, read, read!!!!  It's the only way for you to become a good reader.  I also hope that you will visit the public library.  There are many wonderful reading and writing events going on there this summer.  My daughter finished her second card of 300 minutes so off the to the library we will go.  I will probably be there around 3:00-4:00.  Hope to see you there.

What a beautiful day!

Hi all, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather.  What a great present!!  I am almost finished with Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.  I hope Joey gets better because he is now at a special school because of an accident while running with scissors. He cut the tip of a gal's nose.   This book really shows what it is like when kids struggle to stay focused and calm. 

My daughter Sydney turned in her first 300 minutes at the Public Library.  She got two free doughnuts at Rick's Bakery.  We went there today and she also picked out her dad's birthday cake-a guy on a sandy beach surrounded by palm trees.  We will be going to Aruba later in the summer.

See if you can find out facts about Aruba.  You will need to do some nonfiction reading!!!!

Public Library

     Headed to the Public Library.  My daughter has read her first 300 minutes.  She will turn it in and get the next card.  Are you involved and have you turned in your cards yet that tell how many minutes you have read?

June 13-19

      Hope your summer is progressing nicely and you are curled up with a great book.  I am still reading Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.  It was a slow start but I am getting into the main character's frustration with trying to do the right thing, but his attention and overabundance of energy seem to keep him in trouble.  I find myself not wanting to put it down. 
      Read USA Weekend insert from today's paper and famous author James Patterson has a website to encourage students to read during the summer months.  It is ReadKiddoRead.com and he makes recommendations of book titles for kids.
     

Last Day of School

Tomorrow is the last day of school.  It is with mixed emotions that I close the year.  I will miss all of you, but I hope that we will stay in touch via my blog.  I am excited about our adventure in reading!!!

I am currently reading Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos.  Mrs. Santeford, our librarian helped me find this book because I wanted to read some books by Mr. Gantos.  He is very interested in coming to Northwest, Arkansas. 

Has anyone read this book?

June 6-10

I hope you are on your way to great summer reading.  Holcomb is having the Public Library visit tomorrow to tell us about their summer reading program.  My fifth grader will be involved.