Today's story is Sonia Sotomayor's "Turning Pages: My Life Story", illustrated by Lulu Delacre.
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Reading Corner
Marvel reads about a very inspirational women, the actress Audrey Hepburn in "Just Being Audrey", written by Margaret Cardillo and illustrated by Julia Denos.
Monday 29 March 2021
Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters are phrases or 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.
Reading Corner
In today's story we meet "Frida Kahlo", written by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Gee Fang Eng.
Friday 26 March 2021
Reading Corner
Do you want to know who is Katherine Johnson? Here is Suzanne Slade's story "A Computer Called Katherine", illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.
Thursday 25 March 2021
Reading Corner
Claire Rudolph Murphy's "Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage", illustrated by Stacey Schuett is a story about votes for women.
Professions
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Reading Corner
Professions
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Reading Corner
Here is another story about women who raised their voiced and changed the world in "She Spoke", written by American Sign Language teacher Kathy MacMillan and by film and TV writer Manuela Bernardi; illustrated by Kathrin Honesta.
Professions
Monday 22 March 2021
Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters are phrases or 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.
Reading Corner
Meteorologist for NBC10 Philadelphia Brittney Shipp reads her book "The Meteorologist in Me", illustrated by Robin Boyer.
Friday 19 March 2021
Reading Corner
Mrs Clark reads "Little People, Big Dreams Maya Angelou", written by Lisbeth Kaiser and illustrated by Leire Salaberria.
Thursday 18 March 2021
Reading Corner
American actress and executive producer Marsai Martin reads "ABCs for Girls Like Me", written by Melanie Goolsby and illustrated by Princess Kay.
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Reading Corner: Saint Patrick's Day
Today, Ireland celebrates Saint Patrick, therefore we are reading "The Leprechaun's Gold", written by Pamela Duncan Edwards and illustrated by Henry Cole.
Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin, Ireland
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Reading Corner: Saint Patick's Day
Monday 15 March 2021
Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters are phrases or 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.
Reading Corner
Today's story is about "Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-on-Foot Girl", written by Megan Reid and illustrated by Laura Freeman.
Friday 12 March 2021
Reading Corner: International Women's Week
In celebration of International Women's Day, this week we present stories that highlight women empowerment and famous historical women. Today, Kristi reads Chelsea Clinton's "She Persisted. 13 American Women Who Changed the World", illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
Professions
Thursday 11 March 2021
Reading Corner: International Women's Week
In celebration of International Women's Day, this week we present stories that highlight women empowerment and famous historical women. Todays' story is about the legendary actress, dancer and singer Rosita Moreno in "A Girl Named Rosita", written by Anika Aldamuy Denise and illustrated by Leo Espinosa.
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Reading Corner: International Wome's Week
In celebration of International Women's Day, this week we present stories that highlight women empowerment and famous historical women. Mrs Gisa reads "Fearless Mary", written by Tami Charles and illustrated by Claire Almon.
Professions
Someone who is generally charged with the apprehension of suspects and the prevention, detention, and reporting of crime, protection and assistance of the people, and the maintenance of the public order is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Reading Corner: International Women's Week
In celebration of International Women's Day, this week we present stories that highlight women empowerment and famous historical women. Today's story is "Amelia Earhart", written by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Mariadiamantes.
Monday 8 March 2021
Tongue Twisters
Reading Corner: International Women's Week
In celebration of International Women's Day, this week we present stories that highlight women empowerment and famous historical women. Today's story is "Coco Chanel", written by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Ana Albero.
Friday 5 March 2021
Reading Corner
Awnie reads "Rosie Revere Engineer", written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts.
What's the matter?
I went to the doctor and she said I have to take _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the infection.
Thursday 4 March 2021
Reading Corner
Here are Olivia, the Ostrich, Fucsia Fish presenting "The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School", written by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Are Hoyt.
Professions
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Reading Corner
American actress Amanda Bynes brings the story of a dog in "The Night I Followed a Dog", written and illustrated by Nina Laden.