An end and a begining...

Tonight was Meet the Teacher and I was so happy to see all the smiling faces coming in the doors of Bledsoe.  So many that were glad to be back and see all their favorite teachers and some excited new faces as well.  As I thought about the great things that are going to happen in the year to come I wanted to share one of the highlihgts of the last year. 

Book clubs, getting to sit down with a group of kids who were excited about reading and stories was a highlight of many days.  5th grade last year worked very hard on a few different book projects but this one is by far the largest and best!  They all worked together with the final editing and voice over done by Dylan and Lora.  They completed it in May, just before they left for their last summer before starting middle school. 

Enjoy and I hope that this coming year we will continue to enjoy books through Book Club and find even more creative ways to share what we thought about them using various tecnhology!

Mrs. Eaton's Summer Reading

Among the Hidden

I really enjoyed this book.  I listened to the audio book while driving around and setting up the library.  The main character, Nick, lives in the not so distant future when the government has outlawed many things including having more than two children.  Nick is a Third or Shadow Child.  His parents broke the law to have him and now keep him hidden.  A neighborhood is built near their house and it become harder and more important than ever that he stay hidden.  When Nicks starts to see Shadows in a near by house after he knows both parents and both boys who live there are gone he starts to wonder if there is another Hidden child living there.  He learns that some rules need to be broken when he sneaks over to the house one afternoon.  Read this book if you enjoy adventure and suspense, you will not be able to put it down and will race to the library to find the next in the series.  The author Margaret Peterson Haddix does not disappoint.

Back to School

We are almost ready to jump into the next school year.  I hope you are as excited as I am.  I am glad to be returning to Bledsoe this year.  I have been reading, reading, reading all summer and look forward to sharing wonderful books with you all.  I am just completing Among the Hidden my Margaret Peterson Haddix.  I will post a review very soon.  I have also worked my way through almost all of next years Bluebonnet Nominees and are you in for a treat.  There are some very exciting reads on that list.

Some of the exciting things that will be happening right off the bat this year are Book Clubs with grades 3-5 and Readers Theatre Club with 2nd graders.  Look back for more information on signups and schedules for these clubs.

Please let me know about a book you read this summer or a story that you loved - see you soon!