What are YOU doing on summer vacation??

Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a FUN summer! I’d love to hear what you are doing on vacation. How about posting what you are doing here so we can all comment and see what everyone is doing? I heard from Char Char and she’s in Puerto Rico! It sounds like they have lots of frogs there that are keeping her awake at night! She’s on her way to the beach in San Juan next… I’m in Oregon with Mr. Gilbert’s family and I’m having a lot of fun! They have chickens, llamas, and cows here so my boys are having a blast! Mr. Gilbert and I get to go check out the coast tomorrow.

Comment and let us all know what you’re up to!

Miss you and love you,

Mrs. G

Battle of the Books!

Battle of the Books 2008-2009

Calling all students going into the fourth and fifth grades next fall to join in a fantastic book adventure, Battle of the Books! Six schools in our area are joining together to engage students in reading books and forming teams for a competition next spring. The books have been selected and if you like to read over the summer you can begin reading now. The student objective is to read at least five of the books on the list and become a book expert who can then answer questions for a judge in the team competition against the other schools next spring. All readers are welcome! The library will have copies of the books available for check out next fall. The book list will be posted in the library as well as on the library webpage. Just select Mrs. Rose Rock in the school staff listing and click on Battle of the books link. Or check below and start reading now!

Battle of the Books 2008 – 2009

Historical Fiction:
Dragon’s Gate – Laurence Yep
Lily’s Crossing (Newbery) – Patricia Reilly Giff
The Whipping Boy – Sid Fleishman
Great Turkey Walk – Kathleen Karr
Fighting Ground – Avi
Worth – A. LaFaye

Fantasy:

Iron Ring – Lloyd Alexander

The Last of the ReallyGreat Whangdoodles – Julie Edwards
Silver wing – Kenneth Oppel
Music of the Dolphins – Hesse
The Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan

Mystery:
House With A Clock In Its Wall – John Bellairs
Mystery At Chilkoot Pass – Barbara Steiner

Biography:
Eleanor Roosevelt (DK) – Kem Knapp Sawyer

Science Fiction:
Girl Who Owns the City – O. T. Nelson
Downsiders – Neal Shusterman

Realistic:
Heat (CA Read Nominee 09) – Mike Lupica
Dear Mr. Henshaw – Beverly Cleary
Heartbeat – Sharon Creech
Report Card – Andrew Clements
View From Saturday – E. L. Konigsburg

Adventure:
Running Out Of Time – Margaret Haddix

Classic:
The Black Stallion – Farly
Homer Price – McCloskey

Have an AWESOME summer, Team Gilbert!

I miss you all already! Have a great summer and keep in touch… Love you… Mrs. G

Our STAR – Tanner! :)