Salma reads "The Night before New Year's", by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Amy Wummer Grosset and Dunlap.
Friday 31 December 2021
Thursday 30 December 2021
Reading Corner: Christmas Time
Let's read "Growin' Christmas" written by Karen J Ashton and illustrated by Elspeth C Young.
Wednesday 29 December 2021
Reading Corner: Christmas Time
Today's story is "Grumpy Cat's The First Worst Christmas", written by Christy Webster and illustrated by Steph Leveris.
Tuesday 28 December 2021
Reading Corner: Christmas Time
Miss Linda reads "There's an Elf in Your Book", written by Tom Fletcher and illustrated by Greg Abbot.
Monday 27 December 2021
Friday 24 December 2021
Reading Corner: Christmas Time
For Christmas, Miss Jill brings us "Christmas Wishes", by Tony Mitton and Layn Marlow.
Thursday 23 December 2021
Wednesday 22 December 2021
Reading Corner: Christmas Time
Today's reading is "How the Grinch Got so Grinchy", written by Bonnie Worth and illustrated by Ray Goudy.
Tuesday 21 December 2021
Monday 20 December 2021
Reading Corner: Christmas Time
Let's watch Miss Jill reading "Bear Stays up for Christmas", by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman.
Friday 17 December 2021
Reading Corner
Let's listen to "One Winter's Day", written by M Christina Butler and illustrated by Tina Macnaughton.
Thursday 16 December 2021
Wednesday 15 December 2021
Reading Corner
American voice actress Nancy Cartwright reads "How I Met my Monster", written by Amanda Noll and illustrated by Howard McWilliam.
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Reading Corner
American actress Jennifer Garner reads "Maddi's Fridge", written by Lois Brandt and illustrated by Vin Vogel.
Monday 13 December 2021
Reading Corner
Here is "Charlie Crow in the Snow", written by Paula Metcalf and illustrated by Cally Johnson-Isaacs.
Friday 10 December 2021
Reading Corner
Today's story is "Sweet Dreams Jack-Jack", written by Meredith Rusu and illustrated by Gurihiru.
Thursday 9 December 2021
Wednesday 8 December 2021
Reading Corner
Miss Britton reads "Tacky the Penguin", written by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Monday 6 December 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Awnie reading "Sneezy the Snowman", written by Maureen Wright and Stephen Gilpin.
Friday 3 December 2021
Thursday 2 December 2021
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Reading Corner
Let's read "The Tale of the Trollgre", written by Kyle McMahon and illustrated by Teguh Sulistio.
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Monday 29 November 2021
Reading Corner
Todays' story is "Too Cute to Spook", written by Diana Aleksandrova and illustrated by Alicia Young.
Friday 26 November 2021
Reading Corner: Thanksgiving
Today's story is "The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving All Around", by Mike Berenstain.
Thursday 25 November 2021
Reading Corner: Thanksgiving
For Thanksgiving, We read "Sharing the Bread, An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving Story", by Pat Zietlow Miller and Jill McElmurry.
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Reading Corner: Thanksgiving
Here is "The Pilgrims First Thanksgiving", written by Ann McGovern and illustrated by Elroy Freem.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Reading Corner: Thanksgiving
Today, we read "Turkey Trouble", written by Wendi Silvano and illustrated by Lee Harper.
Monday 22 November 2021
Reading Corner: Thanksgiving
In today's story, we learn "How to Catch a Turkey", written by Adam Wallace and illustrated by Andy Elkerton.
Friday 19 November 2021
Reading Corner
Let's listen to "Our House is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet", by Jeanette Winter.
Thursday 18 November 2021
Reading Corner
Today, Miss Jill reads "Stick and Stone", written by Beth Ferry and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld.
Wednesday 17 November 2021
Tuesday 16 November 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Awnie reading "Pop", words by Karen Kilpatrick and pictures by Germán Blanco.
Monday 15 November 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Fi reading "I wish I were a Bird", written by Joy Roxborough and illustrated by Andy Catling.
Friday 12 November 2021
Thursday 11 November 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Miss Jill reading Cynthia Rylant's "In November", illustrated by Jill Kastner.
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Reading Corner
Let's read "A Porcupine Named Fluffy", written by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Monday 8 November 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Miss Jill reading "Be Kind", written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Jen Hill.
Friday 5 November 2021
Reading Corner
D Julian reads "Bat Loves the Night", written by Nicola Davis and illustrated by Sarah Fox Davies.
Thursday 4 November 2021
Reading Corner
Today's reader is Theresa with "Eraser", written by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant.
Wednesday 3 November 2021
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Monday 1 November 2021
Reading Corner: Halloween's Week
Faith reads "Moonlight. The Halloween Cat", written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Sunday 31 October 2021
Reading Corner: Halloween's Week
Today Halloween's scary story is Margery Cuyler and SD Schindler's "Skeleton Hiccups".
Saturday 30 October 2021
Reading Corner: Halloween's Week
Mr. Paulson reads the scary story of "Creepy Pair of Underwear", written by Aaron Reinolds and illustrated by Peter Brown.
Friday 29 October 2021
Thursday 28 October 2021
Reading Corner: Halloween's Week
Miss Jill reads "The Runaway Pumpkin", written by Kevin Lewis and illustrated by S D Schindler.
Wednesday 27 October 2021
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Monday 25 October 2021
Friday 22 October 2021
Reading Corner
Let's read "Miss Kindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten", written by Joseph Slate and illustrated by Ashley Wolf.
Thursday 21 October 2021
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Mrs Britton reading Alexis O'Neill's "The Recess Queen", illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith.
Monday 18 October 2021
Reading Corner
Today's story is "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell", written by Lucile Collandro and illustrated by Jared Lee.
Friday 15 October 2021
Thursday 14 October 2021
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Reading Corner
Let's listen to Kelly reading "There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Map", written by Lucile Collandro and illustrated by Jared Lee.
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Monday 11 October 2021
Friday 8 October 2021
Reading Corner
Today's story is Connor Boyack's "The Miraculous Pencil", from the Turttle Twin Collection, illustrated by Elijah Stanfield.
Thursday 7 October 2021
Wednesday 6 October 2021
Reading Corner
In today's story time, we dive into Brad Meltzer's "A New Day", read by himself and illustrated by Dan Santat.
Tuesday 5 October 2021
Reading Corner
Mrs. Villarreal reads "How a Beetle Got Her Colours", based on a traditional tale from Brazil, by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Mercedes McDonald.
Monday 4 October 2021
Reading Corner
Let's listen to Mr Paulson reading "The Little House", story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton.
Friday 1 October 2021
Thursday 30 September 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Alan reading Mark Ruddick's "The Little Yellow Hermit Crab", illustrated by Melissa Snelling.
Wednesday 29 September 2021
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Mrs. Villarreal reading "The Ugly Vegetables", written and illustrated by Grace Lin.
Monday 27 September 2021
Friday 24 September 2021
Thursday 23 September 2021
Reading Corner
Today's story is "The Short Stories of Shark Fin Boy", written and designed by Andrew Goering.
Wednesday 22 September 2021
Reading Corner
Miss Jill reads "Dragons Love Tacos", written by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri.
Tuesday 21 September 2021
Monday 20 September 2021
Sunday 19 September 2021
Friday 17 September 2021
Thursday 16 September 2021
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Bonny reading "Leaf it to Sally Brown", by Betsy Franco and illustrated by Shari Halpern.
Tuesday 14 September 2021
Reading Corner
Let's listen to Mr. Paulson reading "Those Darn Squirrels Fly South", written by Adan Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri.
Monday 13 September 2021
Reading Corner
Listen to Miss Jill reading "Grumpy Monkey", written by Suzanne Lang and illustrated by Max Lang.
Friday 10 September 2021
Reading Corner
Let's listen to Ryan and Craig reading Patrick McDonnell's "A Perfectly Messed Up Story".
Thursday 9 September 2021
Reading Corner
Beth reads "Back to School Rules", written by Laurie Friedman and illustrated by Teresa Murfin.
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Reading Corner
Today's story is Chris Ferrie's "There Was a Black Whole That Swallowed the Universe", illustrated by Susan Batori.
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Reading Corner
Miss Linda reads "Hey! Who Made This Mess", written and illustrated by Primo Gallanosa.
Monday 6 September 2021
Friday 3 September 2021
Reading Corner
Teacher Charla reads "There's a Snake in my School", by David Walliams and Tony Ross.
Thursday 2 September 2021
Reading Corner
Here is Awnie reading "Never Let a Dinosaur Scribble", written and illustrated by Diane Alber.
Wednesday 1 September 2021
Reading Corner
Miss Jill reads "Tiny T Rex and the Impossible Hug", written by Jonathan Stutzman and illustrated by Jay Fleck.
Monday 5 July 2021
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Tuesday 29 June 2021
Monday 28 June 2021
Paula's favourite book
Paula's favourite book is "Memorias dun Neno Labrego", written by the Galician author Xosé Neira Vilas. It is a historical and social novel that narrates the childhood memories of a poor country boy.
Reading Corner
Miss Ems reads "The Gritty Little Lamb", written by Dan Allbaugh and illustrated by Anil Yap.
Friday 25 June 2021
Thursday 24 June 2021
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Monday 21 June 2021
Elena's favourite book
Elena's recommendation is "The Ickabog", J K Rowling's last novel. As all her novels, this fairy tale has grown into a worldwide best-seller, available in 26 languages. In this book, you can find adventure, kindness and hope.
Friday 18 June 2021
Thursday 17 June 2021
Reading Corner
Mr Paulson reads "Dancing Lilly", written by Cynthia Wilson and illustrated by Lintang Pandu.
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Daily Routine
The 4th Graders talk about their daily routine. Let's watch Antía's talking about hers.
Reading Corner
Miss Ems reads "The Boy Who Illustrated Happiness", written by Victor D O Santos and illustrated by Eszter Miklos.
Tuesday 15 June 2021
Reading Corner
British actress Felicity Jones reads "Spaghetti Hunters", written and illustrated by Morag Hood.
Monday 14 June 2021
Ale's favourite book
Alejandra recommends us "Holidays in Paradise". It is the fourth volume of a series of books called "La Diversión de Martina", whose author is a famous youtuber: Martina D'Antiochia.
Reading Corner
Let's watch Beth reading Michael Wong's "I Wish You Happiness", illustrated by Ann Baratashvili.
Friday 11 June 2021
Daily Routine
The 4th Graders talk about their daily routine. Here is Aroa speaking about a normal weekly day.
Reading Corner
Let's listen to Miss Linda reading "The President of the Jungle", by André Rodrigues, Larissa Ribeiro, Paula Desgualdo and Pedro Markun.
Thursday 10 June 2021
Reading Corner
Let's watch Awnie reading "Not Too Big... Not Too Small... Just Right for Me", written and illustrated by Jimmy and Darlene Korpai.
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Reading Corner
American actor and tap dancer Dulé Hill reads "As Fast as Words Could Fly", written by Pamela M Tuck and illustrated by Eric Velasquez.
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Sara's favourite book
Sara recommends us David Walliam's "The World's Worst Teachers", illustrated by Tony Ross. After three volumes of "The World's Worst Children", Walliams writes the kids' revenge with these ten tales. The book tells the stories of the world's most sinister teachers ever.
Monday 7 June 2021
Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters are phrases and sentences that use a certain sound, often very difficult to say, especially when repeated quickly. They are word games that are fantastic to practice pronunciation when speaking English, so 5th Graders have been creating some using the initial sounds of their names.
Let's watch Lucía's one!
Reading Corner
Today, Miss Jill reads "Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato, an Irish Folktale", retold and illustrated by Tomie de Paola.
Saturday 5 June 2021
World Environment Day 2021
This poem reminds us that we only have one Earth and we must protect her. The poem ties into the United Nations' initiative Decade of Restoration which aims at prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.
#generationrestoration
Friday 4 June 2021
Reading Corner
Mr Paulson reads "I Am the Boss of this Chair", written by Carolyn Crimi and illustrated by Marisa Morea.
Thursday 3 June 2021
Reading Corner
Miss Brighton reads "Abe Lincon's Hat", written by Martha Brenner and illustrated by Donald Cook.
Wednesday 2 June 2021
Tuesday 1 June 2021
Reading Corner
American actor and producer Elijah Wood reads "Me and My Cat", written and illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura.
Monday 31 May 2021
Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters are phrases and sentences that use a certain sound, often very difficult to say, especially when repeated quickly. They are word games that are fantastic to practice pronunciation when speaking English, so 5th Graders have been creating some using the initial sounds of their names.
This is Naia's!
Reading Corner
Today, Awnie reads "Chrissy doesn't Like her hair", written by Christine Williams and illustrated by Amy Summer.