Read Across America Guest Readers

In celebration of Read Across America week, we have had some very special guest readers in our class.

Ethan, a CHS senior, came to read a Dr. Seuss book!

 Miss Viola Swamp also came by for a surprise visit! : )

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Dr Seuss!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Read Across America Activities

Monday, March 2 is Read Across America day!

Monday, 3/2 - Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! - Green Eggs & Ham

Tuesday, 3/3 - Hat Day - 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Wednesday, 3/4 - Crazy Sock Day - Fox in Socks

Thursday, 3/5 - Book and Blanket Pajama Day - The Sleep Book

Friday, 3/6 - Character Day (Dress up as your favorite book character.  Doesn't have to be a Dr. Seuss character)

Rotary Reader

Last Friday, Lauren's dad, a member of the local Rotary Club, came to read to our class.

 

He shared an inspirational story of famous athlete, Cam Newton, and his perseverance, hard-work, and great attitude.  We're so glad you came.

Be A Champion Read Contest

 

 

The Alabama Education Association is proud to announce our 4th Annual Be A Champion and Read Contest. The goal of the program is to get students and parents excited about reading. What better way to do it in our state than getting Big Al and Aubie involved!
All K-8 students who read six books qualify to win a trip to the Iron Bowl with two guests, sideline passes, and pre-game activities.
Lucky teachers and librarians of participating schools are also eligible to win thousands of dollars for their classrooms and libraries. Roll Tide! War Eagle! Keep Reading!
Prizes:

Iron Bowl Tickets – The two winning students (one for Alabama and one for Auburn) and two guests will receive free tickets to the Iron Bowl! Each prize includes sideline passes and pre-game activities.
$500 – Seven participating teachers will be randomly drawn from all entries and will each win $500 for their classroom!
$2,000 – Two schools with at least 70 percent student participation will be randomly drawn and will win $2,000 for each of their libraries!
$500 – Two teachers and/or librarians who decorate bulletin boards, walls, or doors to promote the contest will each be eligible to win $500. Photo submissions will be accepted at myaea@alaedu.org until November 12, 2014. A panel of judges will choose the winners

Reading Log

The reason behind nightly reading log...

Read Across America

 Monday, March 3, is National Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday.  We will be doing some special activities Monday to celebrate that day.  We will also be celebrating all week with dress up days!

Monday, March 3- Fox in Sox (Wear crazy socks and show off your style!)

Tuesday, March 4- Cat in the Hat (Wear a cat hat or any hat to honor Dr. Seuss!)

Wednesday, March 5- Stripes Day (Wear stripes in any way that you can!)

Thursday, March 6- The Lorax (Speak for the environment, wear green!)

Friday, March 7- Dress as any Dr. Seuss Character!!   

Read Across America

Friday we celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday and the love of reading he continues to instill in so many.

We love reading yes we do, we love reading how 'bout you?!

Reading

With the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays and days off from school, don't forget to take a few minutes each day to listen to your child read.

This is why we do Reading Log.  Something so simple makes a big impact.

Take a look at these great sentence starters to get your child talking about what they read.