Summer Reading SuperSTARS!

W-O-W!  I was completely amazed (and thoroughly delighted!) this week when I asked my fourth graders to raise a hand if they had read any of the "Rooster Books" over the summer.  Hands shot up all over the room!  I ended up with a long list of students who were ready to answer a question and earn a star for our reading poster.  By the end of the day there were 22 stars on the chart, and I hadn't even started signing books out to them yet!

All of these students have already earned at least one star!

The "Rooster Books" are the nominees for the Rhode Island Children's Book Award that I've acquired for Ashaway School.  All of our fourth graders are encouraged to read at least 5 of those books. When they do, they get to sign the poster that reads, "We're Going to the Rooster Games!"  (If you don't know about the Games, click here!)

This year, something happened that has never happened before: a student read enough books over the summer to actually start fourth grade being able to sign the poster!

Nathan read six of the Rooster Books over the summer and is the first to sign the poster!  Congratulations, Nathan!  :)