We are starting a new reading activity this year, " Battle of the Books" with 5-6 grade. Students that are interested, and their team members, read books from a list of 20 books. In March we have a battle to test their knowledge of the books they read, then the winning team from Orchard will go on to the district competition at the end of March.

The books that are chosen for the BOB book list are a mixture of genres. Many are classic books that have been around for awhile. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a good book to read.

Here is the book list for this years BOB...

Author                                               Title                                 

Banks, Lynne Reid                         The Indian in the Cupboard

Burnett, Frances Hodgson             The Secret Garden

Burnford, Sheila                         The Incredible Journey

Clements, Andrew                         No Talking

Denzel, Justin                         Boy of the Painted Cave

DiCamillo, Kate                         The Tale of Despereaux

Farley, Walter                         The Black Stallion

Goble, Paul                                     The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Haddix, Margaret                         Running Out of Time

Juster, Norton                         Phantom Tollbooth

Karr, Kathleen                         The Great Turkey Walk

Lewis, C.S.                                     The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds             Shiloh

Park, Linda Sue                         The Kite Fighters

Konigsburg, E.L.                         From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Peck, Robert Newton             Soup

Sachar, Louis                                     Sideways Stories From Wayside School

Shahan, Sherry                         Frozen Stiff

Taylor, Theodore                         The Trouble with Tuck

Urban, Linda                                     Crooked Kind of Perfect

BATS!

5 little bats sitting on the floor

1 flew away, then there were 4.

4 little bats sitting in a tree

1 flew away, then there were 3.

3 little bats tasting witches brew

1 flew away, then there were 2.

2 little bats just having fun

1 flew away, then there was 1.

1 little bat who likes to pretend

won’t fly away, because he is my friend.

H is for Haunted House

from

We Give Books.

Book Pig

Looking for a book to read? 

Book Pig is a great site to get book recommendations. 

This week the younger classes have been watching 

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 

through Storyline Online, 

a product of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. 

Check it out!

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

HAPPY TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!

Here are a few pirate words that are good to know...

AHOY: Hello!

ARRRRGH: Hello, goodbye, disgust.

MATEY: Friend.

ME HEARTY: Someone dear to your heart.

AYE: Yes.

AYE AYE: I'll do it right away!

AVAST: "What's up?" or "What are you doing?

WALK THE PLANK: A punishment of walking off the side of a ship and falling into the ocean.

DOUBLOON: A gold coin.

BLIMEY: Surprise.

SHIVER ME TIMBERS!: An expression of fear or excitement.

SEA DOG: Experienced sailor.

JOLLY ROGER: The pirate flag with its skull and crossbones.

SCALLYWAG: Bad person.

CAP"N: Captain.

GRUB: Food.

SEA ROVER: Pirate ship.

I hope you enjoyed the Evertaster assembly today and discovered more about how SWEET reading & writing can be. If you want to see more information about Evertaster click to the right, on the cover of the book.

SWEET READING,
Mrs. Morley