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May 31, 2013

Biblionasium
On Thursday our class explored a fun site in the computer lab called Biblionasium. Biblionasium is a place where the kids can keep track of their favorite books, log their daily reading, and win virtual awards. I set up our classroom and thought we could keep in touch over the summer by seeing what we are each reading! Although you dont need to join, there is a parent component you and your student can use at home. With your permission, your child can connect with their friends and see their bookshelves and reviews. To join as a parent, all you need to do is go to www.biblionasium.com and enter your childs username and password. (Your child should know their usernames and passwords.) I encourage you all to use Biblionasium this summer as a great way for your child to keep track of their reading!

End of Year
We are wrapping up the year. This last formal newsletter highlights some summer activities for your child. Many of you asked about books and websites for your child this summer. Check out these activities!

2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrows Kids by Amy Zuckerman and Jim Daly Everest Trilogy by Gordon Korman Crickwing by Janell Cannon The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis Pirateology by Dugald A. Steer The Quest Begins: Seekers #1 by Erin Hunter The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico The Boy Who Painted Dragons by Demi The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper The Gruesome Guide to World Monsters by Judy Sierra The Trouble With Wishes by Diane Stanley Walter the Giant Storytellers Giant Book of Giant Stories by Walter M. Mayes The Not-Just-Anybody Family by Betsy Byars Boy of a Thousand Faces by Brian Selznick Edgar and Ellen Under Town by Charles Ogden Framed by Frank Boyce Jim Ugly by Sid Fleischman Love That Dog by Sharon Creech Lunch Money by Andrew Clements Picklemania by Jerry Spinelli

Books Just a Few!

Here are some fun websites that I enjoy in the classroom and your child might enjoy reviewing. Just google the title (unless otherwise listed) to find the activity! You also may find these on my classroom blog. Everyday Math Online your childs login from the school year will continue throughout the summer. Great summer prep! Sumdog Fun math games! Xtra Math Math fact practice working at 3 seconds a problem. Read Write Think Press create a newspaper, brochure, booklet or flyer of your own creation. Character Scrapbook create a scrapbook of a book as a response to a finished book Story Starters a fun way to get a story started! Time for Kids we read the magazine throughout the school year. Spelling City play games with a word list youve created! Funbrain Games lots of fun games Gamequarium more games Jigzone online jigsaw puzzles SET game a fun brainstretching game! You can buy a set of cards at Meijer and play or try the online puzzle! Addictive! http://misshumphreys.blogspot.com visit our classroom website over the summer!

Websites

Miscellaneous
Please continue to keep in touch over the summer! If you need anything, please email me at khumphreys@rockfordschools.org! Id love to hear how your child is doing!