Fantasy Book Summer Reading

Welcome to our new fourth graders! This year for our summer reading, instead of doing a written report, you have the option of participating in a discussion online. I hope this will let us all see and respond to each other's thoughts about the book.

As a reminder, you need to begin each comment with the book you read, and should write your first name only under "Comment As." You should then write down the number of the questions you are answering, followed by your answer. Later on, you should check back and respond to another student's comment.

For your fantasy book, you need to answer two of the following questions:

1. Who is the main character and how would you describe them? Are they like you at all-why or why not?

2. What do you think are the three most important things that happen in this book? Why are these the most important?

3. What in this book happens that makes it a fantasy? List at least two things, and be specific.

4. Is the "world" that the author created one that you would like to live in? Why or why not?

June 6, 2012

We made it to the end of the year! It has truly been a joy to teach this class, and there were many moments throughout the year I felt blessed to witness the intelligence, generosity, and compassion of the students.

The students are meeting their reading teachers in middle school today and will receive their summer reading and math packets. These need to be completed over the summer and turned in on the first day of school. The students should continue to bring pencils, art supplies, and paper to write on to school these last few days, as we have assignments left to complete.

Thank you for all of your support throughout the year, and I hope you have a fantastic summer!