Family Read Aloud Club met on Wednesday, 10/14/09. We talked about LawnBoy by Gary Paulsen. Most of the kids drew money in their pictures and talked about money in describing their reaction to the book! Most adults wished they could be so lucky!!!
Our next book is The BFG by Roald Dahl. Copies were sent home with kids on Friday, 10/16/09.
The cost of the book is $6.00. There are more copies available. Contact Mary Ann Rupcich at Springfield Ball Charter School if you are interested in joining our group.
We will meet next on Wednesday, 11/11/09 to talk about The BFG!!
See you then,
Mary Ann Rupcich
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I thought I would whet some appetites for The BFG today at school. So, after lunch, it was dark and gloomy and I am getting over the SBCS flu so my voice is a little raspy. And I began Chapter 1: Sophie in her bed at the orphanage and it is the "witching hour!"
ReplyDeleteYou could have heard the fish in the aquarium breathe as I described that big dark shape of a person coming after Sophie huddled under her covers!
This group of kids is now primed for this story. I hope some of you will get going on it. Of course it is not this scary after the first 3 chapters but oh, brother, it is the perfect example of a "grabber" beginning in more ways than one!!
Get your BFG voice ready and go for it...
by the way the kids figured out Big Friendly Giant so that helped take the edge off the scary start to the story!! Who needs Halloween! We had the BFG today!
Mary Ann
Lydia likes that there are some pictures to help her see the story more. She especially likes that they are in Giant country now. I am excitied to learn more about this big friendly giant! We gotta get our butts in gear! We r only on ch 7!
ReplyDeleteLydia likes that there are some pictures to help her see the story more. She especially likes that they are in Giant country now. I am excitied to learn more about this big friendly giant! We gotta get our butts in gear! We r only on ch 7!
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see that Lydia and Nicole are now in Giant country. I hope all of you are there by now too. Countdown to 11/11 is 13 read aloud evenings. Get reading!!
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Miranda and Luke are really enjoying this book. We read before bed each night and it is a good incentive to get them ready quickly! Even my husband is enjoying the reading.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Angie!
ReplyDeleteThat is what it is all about!
What about Ryan? Maybe I read it when he was in my class, but I don't think so...
Mary Ann
Lydia and i just had quite a giggle about the differnces in soda vs frobscottle. Lydia read between the lines with the descprtion of frobscottle. And her response was plsshhh
ReplyDeleteLydia and i just had quite a giggle about the differnces in soda vs frobscottle. Lydia read between the lines with the descprtion of frobscottle. And her response was plsshhh
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