Ms. Lent's Bulletin Board

Have you seen this in the Kittredge building? How many have you read? (I'm on #13!)

Read 'Em!

Thanks to Kate, Audrey, Rosie, Manisha, Lohi, Mei Mei and Isabelle for getting us fired up to read!

The Kick off

The countdown is on!

E-books!

There are only a few weeks left before the official kick-off of the Bement MCBA program. This year we have added e-books to the collection, and several titles are available electronically. Also, the 6th grade will be participating.
I predict we will also have our first 25 readers; students who challenge themselves and read the entire list of nominated books.
Can't wait for the mad reading to begin!

90 Miles to Havana

I just finished 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flore- Galbis. This is wonderful story of courage; Julian flees Cuba in the early 1960s to come to America. It centers around events that many of us don't know much about--revolts, dictators, immigration, and Julian's story is captivating.
This book was recommended to me by Ms. Mullens' class and it has earned a 5-star ranking on Destiny. Read their reviews to learn more!

The new list is here!

The 2014 MCBA list is here! Just in time for some great summer reading, you will find a nice selection of genres and some terrific authors. We won't officially kick-off our MCBA program until Novemeber, but you can start reading now. Enjoy!

And the winner is...

On Friday, as part of our Dr. Seuss's Birthday Celebration, students in grades 4 & 5 who read at least five of this year's MCBA nominees cast their vote for their favorite book.
There were clear favorites!


                                                                         3rd Place

 Falling In

2nd Place - a 3-way tie!

Shoot-out

Guinea Dog

Touch Blue

And the Bement School winner is.....

Our school results have been forwarded to Salem State University, organizers of the state program. Next year's list will be released in June, just in time for some great summer reading. 

Battle of the Books

On Thursday we held our first Battle of the Books. Twenty students in grades 4 and 5 took part, reading books and writing questions. The competition was very evenly matched and the readers demonstrated great recall of the details of the books they had read.
Congratulations to Sarah, Adia, Christi, Peyton and Cameron this year's winning team and to all our participants: Isabelle Manisha, Irvine, Clarese, Drew, Zac, Trudie, Kate,

Audrey, Claire P., Claire O.,  Adam, Ashley,  Gracie, and  Angie. Thanks to Peter our scorekeeper and Sara our photographer. 
It was a lot of fun!

  

 

The final week...

We wrap up our MCBA program this week with two exciting events. Battle of the Books will take place on Thursday, with several teams representing both the 4th and 5th grades. Students have been busy writing questions in preparation for the tournament. The trivia-style game will test students' knowledge of the books and reward close reading.

On Friday, students who have read at least five of the nominees will be eligible to vote. A "voting booth" will be set up in the library as part of our Dr. Seuss's birthday festivities.  There are a couple of strong favorites among the nominees, but it will be exciting to see who wins.  Our results will then be forwarded to Salem State to be included in the state-wide vote. A winner will be announced in April.
Stay tuned for the results!

The Cupcakes say it all!

Look closely at these scrumptious cupcakes, "Book Club Rocks"!

They sure do!

The 5th grade club is currently reading MCBA nominee, Moon over Manifest. 

Not only are they dedicated, amazing readers, but they have serious baking skills as well : >)

4th Grade MCBA Book Club

Stop by the library on Thursday at 10:00 if you are interested in joining our next 4th grade book discussion group. We'll vote this week on our next book.

5th Grade Book Club

The Fifth grade book club met last week and picked Mockingbird as its January selection. We'll meet each Wednesday at recess to discuss this wonderful, sad, thought-provoking and award-winning book. It's not to late to join! (There will be cookies!)