This past week The Harry Potter Book Club made connections from Serious Talk to The Goblet of Fire. Mrs. Loof and I were incredibly impressed to hear thoughtful responses to why witches and wizards had house elves. We talked quite a bit about the connections of house-elves to slavery. Next …
Scholastic book orders are due February 9th. Take a look at the order form and find a book you’d like to read. Don’t want to order the book? Go to the library and request the book. Do you need the class code? Do you have other questions? Go to the …
This past Friday we kicked off Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Mr. Taylor lead one of the greatest book talks we have had in the book club. Students shared their noticings and wonderings about the expanding wizarding world. Students shared their insight into the Weasley family. Finally, students talked …
We have finally wrapped up Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The Harry Potter Book Club is in full swing and learning incredible amounts along the way. Each student has also learned it is important to believe in yourself. Harry goes… SPOILER ALERT!!!
Today students learned about the research project in our reading block. Students have been split into 5 different groups and will be researching different extreme weather topics. Topics range from hurricanes to droughts to floods and tsunamis. Be sure to ask your child about their topic today. There are many different …
We had an amazing time with the Harry Potter Book Club. Even though it was the Friday before vacation, students came prepared and learned a ton. Our guest teacher, Ms. Maloney, was as incredible as Harry Potter beating Malfoy to the snitch. She taught all about fear, happiness, and being …
