Monday, February 15, 2010

Feb 8-12, RABs

This week classes came to the Library for a book exchange and then went to visit our Christian Book Fair brought to us by Lighthouse Books.

While many students in grade 5 went on field trips, the ones that stayed at school were read the following book:
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch! by Eileen Spinelli

This book shows the powerful way love can transform a whole neighborhood, even if it was by accident.

February 1-5, 2010 RABs

Kindergarten: Mattland by Hazel Hutchins
Grade 1: Wanda's Freckles by Barbara Azore
Grade 2: The King's Taster by Kenneth Oppel
Grade 3: (fieldtrips)
Grade 4: Reviewed "We are a Team" poster in Library
Grade 5:

Monday, February 1, 2010

RABs January 25-29, 2010

Kindergarten: Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton

Grade 1: Library Lil by Suzanne Williams

Grade 2: Young Authors Day at Pokeweed Public School

Grade 3: Stanley at Sea by Linda Bailey

Grade 4: The Final Game by William Roy Brownridge. Instead of a read alound, in one class we talked about the ideas on the We Are a Team Poster; about taking things that don’t belong to us and what kinds of things happen when we do.

Grade 5: Timmerman Was Here by Colleen Sydor (the ending reminds me of the Johnny Appleseed story and also a little bit of Bone Button Borscht/Stone Soup stories.)  About leaving a place better than when you found it.

Monday, January 25, 2010

January 18-22, 2010 RABs

Kindergarten: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
This is a really fun book!  Have a look at interviews with this author as well as videos of his books on you tube.  Really neat!  Inspiring!


Grade 1: Brady Brady and the Great Rink by Mary Shaw
Boys and girls alike enjoy these hockey books. Great for reading aloud.

Grade 2: Treasure for Lunch by Shenaaz Nanji
One of my enduring favourites.


Grade 3: The Best Skater in the Whole Wide World by Linda Bailey
This story has a great ending.  Well developed and fun to read aloud.


Grade 4: The Hockey Tree by David Ward
A new favourite.


Grade 5: Black and White by David Macaulay
For this book, when it came time to read the parts of the train station announcements, I used a children's microphone on a cheap keyboard- it distorted my voice perfectly!  The students thought it was fun.  Students really struggled, however, to understand how the different stories in the book worked together.  Unexpectedly mysterious story.

Monday, January 11, 2010

RABS January 11-15, 2009

Kindergarten: Mrs. Toggle’s Zipper by Robin Pulver

Grade 1: Brady Brady and the Twirlin’ Torpedo by Mary Shaw

Grade 2: Snowed in at the Pokeweed Public School by John Bianchi

Grade 3: The Best Figure Skater in the Whole Wide World by Linda Bailey

Grade 4: The Hockey Card by Jack Siemiatycki

Grade 5: Testing Miss Malarkey by Judy Finchler

RABS January 4-8, 2010

Kindergarten: Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton

Grade 1: Emma’s Cold Day by Margriet Ruurs

Grade 2: Champions of Hockey by John Bianchi

Grade 3: The Farm Team by Linda Bailey

Grade 4: The Moccasin Goalie by William Roy Brownridge

Grade 5: Do Not Open This Book! By Michaela Muntean

RABS December 14-18, 2009

Kindergarten: The Stable that Bob Built by Cindy Kenney (Veggie Tales).


Grade 1: The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown.

Grade 2: The Christmas Cobwebs by Odds Bodkin.

Grade 3: The Runaway Driedel by Leslea Newman

Grade 4: When Mother was Eleven-Foot-Four by Jerry Camery-Hoggart

Grade 5: PART TWO: Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco.