A Terrific Tuesday of Read Week

We had a terrific Tuesday today!  The kiddos enjoyed five different mystery readers, we practiced being safe in case of a tornado, practice subtraction with a peer, and enjoyed lunch with specials guests at our Munch & Read celebration.

Mystery Readers
Today we had another opportunity to listen to different mystery readers read a variety of fun books!  Our day started off with Cal's mom & dad (Mr. & Mrs. Goeckler) reading Berenstain Bears Go on a Picnic.  This is book that Cal's dad had when he was a child & that Cal now has!  After Cal's dad finished reading the book Cal told riddles out of another book.  You should ask your kiddo if s/he remembers one of the riddles!

Our second mystery reader was Adam's dad (Dr. Link).  Dr. Link read Owen and Mzee, a nonfiction book about a hippo and a tortoise becoming friends.  As he read, the class had a discussion about the importance of text features.

Mrs. Tutt (previous 5th grade teacher & current Fellows Mentor) was our third mystery reader.  She read a funny book Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great (this is the same author of Ballet Cat).

Ms. Hackman's mom came into town from St. Louis to be our fourth mystery reader!  She read Big Dog, a book about a golden retriever.  She chose this book because the dog in the book looks a lot like Ms. Hackman's dog!  Mrs. Hackman even brought in dog bone Rice Krispie treats for a snack!

Our last mystery reader of the day was Mrs. Rhonda from the office.  She read a funny book called Don't Invite a Dinosaur to Dinner.

Before lunch the kiddos chose their favorite book from all the books that were read.  They wrote down their opinion and supported their opinion with three specific reasons.

Tornado Drill
The kiddos came in talking about the tornado warning that occurred last night.  I am super glad that everyone was safe!!  Today was our statewide tornado drill.  We practiced today what we would do in case of an inclement weather situation.  The kiddos did an amazing job quickly getting in line, walking to the Media Center, getting in their severe weather positions, and being quiet.  We got a compliment from a fourth grade teacher on how well our second graders did!!

Munch & Read
WOW!!!!  What a an AMAZING turn out that we had for our Read Week Munch & Read celebration!  We celebrated the love of reading with eating lunch with special guests and reading.  Students shared their favorite books with guests and even their own books that they wrote.  It was a wonderful time!

Who's Who Wednesday
Tomorrow is Who's Who Wednesday for our Read Week spirit day.  Your child can dress as his/her favorite book character.  I cannot wait to see all the fun book character costumes!!

I hope that your kiddo is enjoying his/her early dismissal day, and that you have a wonderful evening!