Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The End of Summer

The end of summer is near...  Hard to imagine that we will be back in school in just a few weeks.  Who ever thought of starting school on August 1, in Hawai'i, when it's 90 degrees outside, no wind, and no air conditioning?  Some of those higher ups, sitting in their air conditioned offices, not having to motivate those sweaty students after recess!!

I went to my classroom today to work on the classroom library.  I have lots of books but organization has always been a problem for me and I don't want to add more books, from my garage, until I have the basics down.  So, I sorted books - some by author (Roald Dahl, Jerry Spinelli, Andrew Clements, etc.), by genre (mystery, fantasy, etc.), and by level, hoping that the students will be able to find something to read.  After reading Book Whisperer and Igniting a Passion for Reading this summer, my goal for the new school year is to let my students read... read... read... read..