Library
Field Trip…
Just a reminder
that we will be walking to the Hudson Public Library and Wood Park on
Wednesday.
Please make sure
your child has proper footwear, a bagged lunch, and a water bottle. (Lunches will be transported by car to Wood
Park, so your child won’t need to carry their lunch in a backpack.) Also, please apply sunscreen and bug spray at
home.
If you have any
questions, please let me know!
Summer Reading
Last
week we started to talk about the importance of summer reading. You child will be coming home with a Summer
Reading folder that has resources that can be used when school is out. I am also posting these resources on my blog
so that you are aware of them.
To
start off our summer reading discussions we looked at the graph below. It is a really powerful way of showing kids why
it is so important to read during the summer.
Ask your child what they learned from
looking at the graph!
To Be Read Lists….
We also
learned that there are a lot of great websites to go to when we aren’t sure
what to read. The kids started to create
a “To Be Read” list last week.
Here
are some of the websites that were helpful in creating these lists….
·
Click KIDS
·
Click BOOKS and AUTHORS
Other
types of reading…
Reading blogs written by other
kids is another way for your child to get their “daily” reading in. Here are a few blog websites:
·
Sports Illustrated for Kids-click: BLOGS
Summer
Reading for Quinn…
This week we will be looking at the books choices that Quinn
Middle School is providing for students.
Each student will need to choose one of the books from the list to read
over the summer. They will be recording
their thinking and will be placed in a Book Club at the beginning of 5th
grade to discuss the book with other students that also read the book.
We
will be watching book trailers and browsing the books during our field trip to
the Hudson Public Library. Students will
be encouraged to check out a book during our library visit (possibly one of the
books from the Quinn list). Each student
will make their choice in school by the end of the week.
Book
Orders….
If you are planning on ordering
any books from the Scholastic Book Club, please order by Tuesday. I want to make sure that we get the books
before the last day of school.
Success
Day!
Next Wednesday,
June 17th is fourth grade Success Day. It will be held at 1:00. Last week I sent home the dismissal slip for
Success Day. If you are planning on
dismissing your child before the end of the school day on the 17th
please send the slip back with your child by this Friday.
It certainly is a busy time of year! I can't believe we only have a few weeks left of the school year. I hope everyone has a great week!
~Jen
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