The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!

RES will be having another school wide

Scholastic Book Fair

on Tuesday, May 22 & Wednesday, May 23

in Room 10.

This is a BOGO sale.  Buy one book at the regular price and get another of equal or lesser value free.  Students and families can also buy raffle tickets to win a basket of books. 1 ticket for .25 or 5 for $1.00.    

The RES Scholastic Book Fair will be open:

Tuesday,  May 22, 7:15-8:15 am & 2:45-5:45 pm.

Wednesday, May 23, 7:15-8:15 am & 2:45-5:45 pm.

NEW digital payment option for students: eWallet! Now families can send their child to shop the fair cash-free! Below is a link to our Book Fair Homepage:

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/richmondelementaryschool9

Questions:  Contact Ileen Gilbar

The Global Read Aloud Begins... #gra15 #grafiat

Today is a very exciting day in 3rd grade!  We're beginning The Global Read Aloud with more than 500,000 other students all over the globe.  A fellow participant created this map to show other classes around the world that are also reading "Fish in a Tree"...we added our pin to the map!



Pernille Ripp, the founder of The Global Read Aloud, has welcomed us to this year's project with this message:



AND...Lynda Mullaly Hunt, the author of our read aloud story has also welcomed us and even read the first chapter of the book to us.  We're sooo lucky and can't wait to start the journey...



Throughout the next six weeks, we'll be following along to a specific plan for The Global Read Aloud.  We don't want to read ahead of our connected classrooms or fall too far behind.  So, if you're following along with us at home, be sure to follow our game plan!  Also, Mrs. Redford has purchased a few extra copies of FIAT for our RES Library that parents will be able to check out...feel free to join us on our Global Read Aloud journey!!

Week 1:  Chapter 1 – 8 (October 5-9)

Week 2: Chapter 9 – 17 (October 12-16)

Week 3: Chapter 18 – 24 (October 19-23)

Week 4: Chapter 25 – 33 (October 26-30)

Week 5: Chapter 34 – 42 (November 2-6)

Week 6: Chapter 43 – end (November 9-13)

 

Mystery Skype!

This morning, we participated in our very first Mystery Skype!!  A mystery skype is when one class meets up with another class somewhere in the world.  Each class asks a series of yes/no questions to try to determine the location of the mystery class.  Because the Skypers can be anywhere in the world, we had to start with a broad question like:  Do you live in the Northern Hemisphere?   Given that answer, we could then ask about the continent, then the country, and so on.

Eventually, with our cunning detective (& geographic) skills, we were able to locate our new third grade friends at Beechwood Elementary School in Fullerton, California!



They are also reading Fish in a Tree for the Global Read Aloud project and we're hoping to connect again in the future!

"Fish in a Tree" Predictions #gra15 #grafiat

The Global Read Aloud begins next week...we're sooooo excited!  This week, we prepared ourselves by thinking about the title of the book (Fish in a Tree), looking at the cover and hearing the quote below from the book to be able to make predictions.

"...a wise person once said, 'Everyone is smart in different ways.  But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it's stupid." (Chapter 29)

Created with Padlet

Global Read Aloud 2015 #gra15 #grafiat

 

This year, our 3rd grade classes will be participating in a project called the Global Read Aloud.  This project will start October 5th and will run for approximately 6 weeks.  The idea behind it is very simple; teachers around the world read the same book aloud to their students and then use technology to share the reading experience with these other classrooms.  

During the project, our class will be reading Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt and connecting with students around the world who are reading the same book.  We will use technology tools such as Skype, Padlet and our team twitter (@RESGrade3) to facilitate these connections and conversations.  In fact, our first connection will be on Friday when we "Mystery Skype" with a 3rd Grade Team from somewhere in the world!!



Here's a link to a book trailer we watched about the book.  FIAT Book Trailer

We are very excited to connect with others, especially since more than 200,000 students are already signed up to participate.  This project will allow for our students to use technology tools in a meaningful way, as well as learn about other cultures, all while listening to a fantastic read aloud.  


If you would like more information about the Global Read Aloud, feel free to visit the website www.theglobalreadaloud.com.