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Read in the Wildest PlacesThere are many changes this year with I Love to Read Week. We are celebrating reading earlier in the school year and most importantly we are going to read for the fun of it. No challenges to meet! A big change from past years. Why are we having all these changes? We are a school that reads and we believe that our students read because they enjoy reading and not because they have to meet a challenge. This does not mean however, that I Love to Read Week will not be fun or it will not be about reading. It is all that and more. Our theme this year is “Read in the Wildest Places” and we are going to link the week to the environment. We will learn about continents and endangered animals. The Early Years will take on the waterways of the world. The Elementary grades will explore the rest of our planet. Each elementary grade will be assigned a continent. Each section will select an endangered animal from their continent and share some facts about it with the rest of the school in an e-book that Mrs. Bashour will put together. All you have to do is, e-mail Mrs. Bashour a picture and few facts about an endangered animal that you choose to learn about as a class. The deadline to send the e-mail is Friday, October 16. Grade 1 will have fun in Australia Grade 2 will travel through European wilderness (whatever is left of it) Grade 3 will go back to Africa Grade 4 is taking on the expanse of Asia Grade 5 will explore the Americas. The idea is to link I love to read week to the social studies curriculum and to highlight environmental issues. The students will fill in Animal logs that will be used to decorate the library. The Elementary School Activities: Monday—Assembly. We’ll kick off the I Love to Read Week by taking our favorite book and reading together, silently.
Tuesday—Discover your continent. We encourage you to read about your continent. Check out books or get online and learn about the people, the animal, the geography or the history of your assigned continent. The topics are diverse and interesting.
Wednesday—Pajamas day. Everyone in the lower school, including teachers, will wear their pajamas to school. A definite favorite at ACS!
Thursday—Turn your TV off and Animals at School day. Each student will bring their favorite stuffed animal from home to snuggle with and read many favorite stories. Today is also no TV day. We ask that you encourage your children to turn the TV off and read. Less TV is a wonderful habit to develop.
Friday—Decorate your door day. Your door can look like a forest, focus on a single creature, or can be a display of facts about an endangered animal living on your continent. All of the above ideas can be combined to create a riddle so others can try to guess the animal. The choices are limitless. On this day, we ask to please send few facts and a picture of the endangered animal of your choice to Mrs. B. She will put an e-book of all animals chosen by the different classes. Teachers will share the e-book with their classes on the following Monday. The Early Years Activities: Monday—Sea day. We’ll read sea related books. The range includes stories, information about sea life or simply a tale with a sea setting i.e. the fisherman and his wife. Tuesday—teachers are readers day. Teachers can read to each other’s classes. It is a great way for kids to get to know other teachers or simply spend time with teachers they had in earlier classes. Wednesday—Pajamas day. Everyone in the lower school, including teachers, will wear their pajamas to school. A definite favorite at ACS! Thursday—Turn your TV off and Animals come to School day. Each student will bring their favorite stuffed animal from home to snuggle with and read many favorite stories. Today is also no TV day. We ask that you encourage your children to turn the TV off and read. Less TV is a wonderful habit to develop. Friday—Decorate your door day. Each classroom door can look like an ocean, a river, a pond or a lake. It can focus on a single water creature, showcase favorite water stories, or you can have a display of students’ thoughts and reflections about sea and other aquatic life. The choices are limitless. Happy Reading! In addition to finding books and stories from the library, consider reading and learning about animals by visiting some of the following websites.
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