Wednesday, February 27, 2013

English Test : Thurs. Mar. 7


English Test : Thurs. Mar. 7 Study Guide
-Spelling –ed &-ing endings (PB 186)
-Vocabulary- Lunch Money & LAFFF
-Adjectives/Adverbs (PB 187-189, 199-201)
- Reading Comprehension

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Newbery Medal Books

During the next few weeks, we will we working with Newbery Medal Winning Books.

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal

We are reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate out loud in class. Students will choose h 1st) a Newbery Medal Winner or Honor Book to read independently .  You can find a list of past winners here.

There are many of these books in our classroom library, and many more in our school library. Happy Reading!!