Getting into Some Nonfiction Books

New Favorite Book and Author

The was a great little book to spark some conversations about friends, teasing, bullying and making great choices.  We also practice many reading skills like identifying how characters change in a story. We also enjoyed writing our own "chapter 12" as a sequel and writing letters to the author, Carolyn Marsden.

Understanding Author's Purpose

Fourth graders identified the author's purpose of different parts of the Florida Times Union newspaper including editorials, letter to the editor, news articles, comic strips, advertisements, sports and the parade section.  We discussed the importance of understanding an author's purpose, which is easy as P.I.E.

Using Benchmarks to Measure

Changes in Matter

Junior Mad Scientist, Jaylah assists Mrs. Donnelly in some awesome experiments with chemical changes in matter.

Chris Van Allsburg Author Study

Ask students in our class anything about Chris Van Allsburg's books, and you will be impressed.  They are now experts on this author and the fantasy fiction books he has written.

Boosterthon FUN RUN was a Blast!

WOW! What an awesome day at Beauclerc Elementary School.  Beautiful sunshine, 35 laps, music, volunteers, PTA, fun and lots of $ raised for OUR school. Thanks to the Boosterthon guys, Sean and Evan!!!

Chick-Fil-A Reading Night

Students from Jacksonville enjoyed a fun night a Chick-Fil-A and special treat from Superintendent, Dr. Nikolai Vitti.  He read the picture book, Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester Laminack.  What a great discussion they all had about the lessons the hens and peacock learned.  Thank you, Dr. Vitti!

Fun Run this Thursday!

Get your sneakers ready for the very awesome Boosterthon Fun Run on Thursday, January 31!  Go to funrun.com to record your pledges or donations.

MYSTERY READER DAY

Thank you to Alicia Somers for being our MYSTERY READER today.  Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to share your love for reading.  We all enjoyed The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill.