Poppa's Itchy Christmas

 George can't wait to open all the wrapped Christmas presents under the tree. could their be a baseball glove or a BB gun that he has been hoping for? He can barely  hide his disappointment, when he opens up the biggest, ugliest, striped scarf and the itchiest pair of red long underwear. His Poppa receives the same as well.
  Luckily, there is a new pair of ice skates for George, which is very exciting. On this crazy Christmas morning, George learns to be thankful for his gifts when Poppa and the gifts  help save the day.~Mary Jo

December

December by Eve Bunting
  Simon and his mother don't have much. They live in a cardboard house, they have a little Christmas tree with a few decorations, and a picture of an angel, December, from a calendar pinned to a wall. Simon's mom tells him that the angel sings to them when they are asleep.
  On Christmas Eve, Simon and his mother take in an old woman who needs a place  to keep warm. The next morning, Simon wakes early to find the old woman gone. Instead he sees their Christmas angel outside, with her wings fanned out over their little house. Is she real?  
    Simon and his mother's luck changes after their encounter with the old woman.~Mary Jo

Snowflake Bentley, written by Jacquelin Briggs Martin and Illustrated by Mary Azarian
Published 1998



A student favorite the book is about Wilson Bentley, the first known photographer of snowflakes.
A true story taking place 150 years ago (year 1865) in the gorgeous green mountain state of Vermont. Located in the village of Jericho between Lake Champlain and Mount Mansfield in the heart of the "snowbelt," where the annual snowfall is about 120 inches. What a great place to be a snowflake scientist, photographer and writer!

Enjoy, 
Paul Dear GR Montessori

Silly Goose's Big Story by Keiko Kasko

  Goose's friends love the stories he makes up when they are playing. But there is one thing- Goose is always the hero. His friends ask to take turns , but Goose is always in charge. During an argument, no one notices  that  a hungry wolf is sneaking up on them.
   Goose has a great imagination and clever friends to get him out of trouble.
   Keiko Kaska is one of my favorite authors and shows how important it is to have friends that you can cont on.~Mary Jo / Sibley
  

   Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve by Jan Brett takes place in the land of ice and snow. Read along to find out how the boy from Finnmark helps Kyri solve her Christmas Eve issue.

~Deb

SWCC is Reading A long walk to water : a novel : based on a true story by Park, Linda Sue

Our 6 graders are enjoying this interesting book!!

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.