I hope you all have a happy summer full of outdoor play and lots of good books. I’m looking forward to getting in lots of reading during the summer months. I’ll also spend the summer planning the 3rd annual Mock Newbery Book Club for fourth and fifth graders, and a new K-5 program… The FES Mock Caldecott Award. I’ll share all of the details with students and parents when I see you in September. In the meantime, here are some resources to keep you reading this summer. I’ll be checking my email during vacation, so feel free to send me an email to tell me about your what you’ve been reading over the summer.
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Potter (cpotter@falmouthschools.org)
Falmouth Memorial Library is currently registering readers for their summer reading program. The summer reading program kicks-off on June 27th with a Mad Science presentation. Stop by FML or go to http://www.falmouthmemoriallibrary.org/youth/summer-reading for more information about how to participate.
- TD Bank is offering $10 to students who read at least 10 books over the summer. Visit their web site for more information: http://www.tdbank.com/summerreading/.
- Recommended summer reading lists from Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Sparks were sent home with K-5 students during the last week of school. If you need another copy of a reading list, click on the “Summer Reading Lists” tab on the top of the page. https://mrspotter.edublogs.org/recommended-reading-lists/
- If you’re looking for more summer reading suggestions, visit the Great Kid Books blog authored by California librarian, Mary Ann Scheuer. http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/
- Follow librarians Mr. Schu (AKA: John Schumacher) and Donna Kouri as they take a reading road trip this summer: “Let’s Go South ’12.” This year, Mr. Schu and Donna are bringing along Ivan from The One and Only Ivan. Follow their reading adventures here: http://mrschu81.wordpress.com/
- Scholastic is promoting summer reading again their Scholastic Summer Challenge. You can even download a free reading timer app if you want to keep track of the minutes you read.
http://www.scholastic.com/summer/
We recently bid farewell to our fifth grade students who have moved up to the middle school. Here’s a short video documenting some of our library projects and special activities from the past couple of years.