What's your flavor of reading?

Flavor.... One small word but so there are so many options when it comes to flavor. You can go to the store and get just about any flavor of ice cream these days. It really depends on your mood which one stands out to you. Well, in Readers Workshop this week we learned there are MANY flavors of books. In reading, fiction and nonfiction are like the chocolate and vanilla. However, we learned this week there are many more!

Students were exposed to the variety of genres under each fiction and nonfiction. For example, fiction can be broken down to fantasy, realistic fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery. Nonfiction can be broken down into information, autobiography, and biography. Poetry is a special genre of its own though. During the next week we will dip into these flavors more to really figure out which flavor suits us as we may have not tried them all. Students are recommended to make sure they are getting a variety of these flavors each week to make sure they don't get bored. Perhaps this week they may find they have a new favorite.......

Practice your new reading skills!

Reading Genre Quiz

Welcome to our Garden of Learning

Are you ready to grow? We know that our 3rd Graders sure are! It was so refreshing for us to see such smiling and eager faces enter the class today and greet us. We were amazed on how friendly, kind, and excited everyone was to meet each other. What a fabulous orientation we had and we look forward to getting to know each of our little seeds better so that you can grow into a beautiful, intelligent flower. Everyone was a bit nervous but the laughs were heard all around the room. Also, thank you parents for taking time to attend and introduce yourself to us.

Just a few reminders for parents:

-Please return all papers and supplies in the folder you received today as soon as possible

-We are asking you bring one reusable bag for your child to store their books in they will use for daily readings. - Prepayments for lunch begin the 31st. Send in a daily amount with your child in a labeled bag/envelope with their first/last name.

- Your child will be receiving their Chets Creek t-shirt on Monday. Please have them wear it Tuesday.

-Read through the Connection and our Newsletter for important upcoming dates.

We will see you bright and early at 9am on Monday to begin the year! Let's make it a great one.