Royal Readers!

Recently we were joined by two special Royal Readers! Jill's mom and Matthew's mom surprised us last week! Jill's mom read, "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More", which the children adored and loved pointing out their favorite limb the child in the story painted! Matthew's mom read, "Let's Do Nothing!" and "Officer Buckle and Gloria", both funny stories that sparked a few belly laughs from the first graders! Thanks for coming in to read to us!

Royal Reader!

On Thursday, Emilia and Luciana's mom joined us as a Royal Reader! She read two books, "Five Chinese Brothers" and "Ruby's Wish". The students loved hearing these tales that tied into our China unit. Thanks for coming in to read to us!

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Last week, Ellie's dad was our Royal Reader! He surprised us right after our afternoon recess. He read the book, "Cat and Rat" which explains the legend of the Chinese zodiac calendar. The students were then eager to share with him what the animal year was for their year of birth, since we just learned about the Chinese calendar! He soon learned that all of our students were born in either the year of the monkey or the year of the rooster. Thanks for coming in to read to us!

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Today, Andrew's mom surprised us as a Royal Reader! She read facts from the book, "Weird but True" by National Geographic. The students loved guessing the answers to the questions she asked before revealing the correct answer! Thanks for coming in to read to us!

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Yesterday, Kate's sister Kenzie surprised us as our next Royal Reader! Kenzie is a third grade student, and is the first sibling this year to surprise a first grader! Great job, Kenzie. What a special treat for Kate and the rest of our class!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMILY!

Today, we celebrated our friend Emily's birthday! Her parents surprised us as Royal Readers, and they brought the book "365 Penguins" along with one of Emily's stuffed penguins for the reading. The students loved the story! Thanks so much for coming in to read to us!

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This week, Katerina's mom surprised us as our Royal Reader! She read two stories, "I Have to Go!" by Robert Munsch and "Cock-a-Doodle-Hooooo!" by Mick Manning. The children giggled up a storm during the first book, as many could relate to the concept of having to use the restroom at the worst possible times, and enjoyed the beautiful illustrations and charming story during the second book, about an owl who is trying to fill the shoes of a rooster. Thanks so much for coming in to read to us!

Royal Readers!

We were surprised by TWO Royal Readers yesterday and today! Yesterday, Peter's grandma joined us to read "Leonardo and the Terrible Monster" by Mo Willems. The children were SO excited about this, as they just mailed their letters to Mo Willems earlier this week! Today, Luke's mom joined us to read "A Bad Kitty Christmas". The children loved this silly cat's antics as she learns the true meaning of Christmas. Thanks so much for coming in to read to us!

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Yesterday, Emilia & Luciana's mom surprised us as our next Royal Reader! She read, "The Elves and the Shoemaker" and the children were so happy to see that the elves who helped the shoemaker were rewarded for their efforts with sets of new clothes! Thank you for coming in to read to us!

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Yesterday, Mick's mom joined us to read "Shark vs. Train". The students loved this funny story about a shark and a train who fearlessly compete in various activities to see who is the best! What a fun birthday surprise for Mick!

Royal Reader!

Yesterday, Lily's dad surprised us as our Royal Reader for the day! He read us one of his favorite books, "The Giving Tree" and also a Thanksgiving story, "This is the Turkey". The children loved it so much they were begging for more stories, and even insisted that we could clear our schedule for the day to continue! Thanks for coming in to read to us!

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Yesterday, Joe's mom and dad surprised us with a special Halloween edition of our Royal Readers! We heard the book, "Mouse's First Halloween" and the children listened in suspense as each page turned. Thank you for the spooky fun read aloud!!

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Yesterday, Luca's mom surprised us as our Royal Reader! She read the book, "Dear Polar Bear" by Barry Ablett. The students were very excited to see that this book had special pull out letters that the polar bear's friends had written to him. We also learned about different bears from around the world, even though this was a fictional story, it was one that listed facts about a few bear species, and the students thought this was especially neat! Thanks for coming in to read to us!

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On Friday, we were surprised with another Royal Reader! Our Assistant Principal, Mr. Robinson, joined us to read the book, "Duck at the Door". The students loved hearing the story of Max the duck, who decided to stay behind when the other ducks migrated south for the winter. Max was a funny houseguest for the nice woman and her pets who allow him to stay with them, and although annoying at times, they find that they really miss him when he is gone! Thanks for coming in to read this sweet story to us, Mr. Robinson!

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Today brought our very first surprise Royal Reader of the year! It was...drumroll, please...

Dr. Jares!! Check out his fancy Dryden Dolphin footwear :) Dr. Jares came in to read, "A Fine, Fine, School", which the students LOVED. The suspense grew as the principal in the story decided that the students and teachers were learning SO much at their fine, fine, school, that they should go to school on weekends... and holidays... and the summer! I think these first graders were a little nervous about any ideas their own principal may be getting from this book. Thank you for coming in to read to us today, Dr. Jares!!

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Yesterday, our last Royal Reader of the year surprised us! Jackson's dad joined us to read "The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln" and "Chip Wants a Dog". We enjoyed these funny and cute stories so much, and we learned that a few other students in class have a Weimaraner just like Jackson's dog! Thank you for coming in to read to us!

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We were surprised by another Royal Reader last week! Amaya's mom joined us to read the books, "Chester" and "Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School." It was hard to us for remember just how long ago our first day of school was! Thank you for coming in to read to us!

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Last week, we were surprised by another Royal Reader! Rachel's dad came in to read the book, "Dog Breath" to us. The class loved this funny story and had many text to self connections about stinky dog breath! They also enjoyed hearing the clever puns throughout the book. Thanks for coming in to read to us!

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This week, we were surprised by another Royal Reader! Macy's mom joined us to read, "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble". The students really enjoyed sharing their ideas of what they would do with a magic pebble!

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Last week, we were surprised by another Royal Reader! Jessica's mom joined us to read "Too Many Toys" and "Parts". We loved hearing those funny stories. Thanks for joining us!