Newbery Madness!
December is the month to read as many Newbery novels as you can. These award-winning books will entertain you at school and home. I would love to hear your thoughts about the Newbery book you selected. (Feedback welcomed!)

To celebrate the holidays, students will be writing letters to many different people in our community. Students will write letters to elementary students, nursing home patients, soldiers in Iraq, and to Santa’s Workshop. Students will have an opportunity to communicate their well wishes through their writing. Who else would you like to write to and why? (Feedback welcomed!)
Every year Pfeiffer Middle School students amaze me how they help Toys for Tots through their donations. We have the best giving community! December is time to help others and enjoy time with your family. I would love to hear how you have helped someone. (Feedback welcomed!)

Enrichment ideas for December:
□ Write poetry and share your poems with family members.
□ Set your own personal reading goals over the holiday break…read and achieve!
□ Track Santa Christmas Eve and keep a travel log…where is Santa? What time did he come to Ohio?
□ Bake Christmas cookies reading a recipe. How did the cookies turn out?

Merry Christmas to all!!!

November… A time to be thankful!

On Tuesday, November 24th, students will honor people who have made a difference in their lives. Students will create a “Who You Are Makes a Difference essay to present to their honored guest. Students will also give their guest 2 blue ribbons as a symbol of their appreciation for their guest. Take time to show others they are special to you! (Feedback welcomed!)

At home, students are to be reading a novel of their choice for twenty minutes every night. At school, students are reading Hiroshima, Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes, and Number of the Stars. Students will be engaged in reading, discussing, and learning about the setting and events in history. Veterans…thank you for your service to our country! What do you know about the World War 11 time period? (Feedback welcomed!)

Enrichment: Try to eat with chopsticks and let the class know how you did.

(Feedback welcomed!)

Intervention: What do you still need help with understanding and what are we going to do to fix it? (Feedback welcomed!)

I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my students, Perry Local Schools, my family, my health, my faith, and fun in my life. What are you thankful for????

(Feedback welcomed!)

Many blessings,
Mrs. Wells

October is mystery month!

Suspense, mystery, and gripping plots are all elements of mysteries. Students will be learning about the genre of mysteries in the month of October. Students will be engaged in intriguing mystery stories and activities. I recommend the following mysteries to read: Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, Sammy Keyes by Wendelin Van Draanen, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy series, and a new mystery called Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff. Let's make a mystery "to read list." Students...what mystery books do you recommend other students to read? (Student feedback welcomed!)

Students will get to check out mystery books during a mystery book pass. Every night students will read their mystery for twenty minutes every night. By reading every night, students will be entertained by a good book and earn a reward coupon from "Pizza Hut Book-It" program. Parents, please verify reading at night by signing a reading log. I will check the reading log every Monday. Students, set a goal....How many books are you going to read in the month of October? (Student feedback welcomed!)

What do you know about the mystery genre? (Student feedback welcomed!)

Well what are you waiting for? Let's get reading!! Mrs. Wells