Check out this extremely awesome book!

In reading we've been working on book recommendations. Here's the first one we wrote as a class:

Have you ever lost your mom? In this book, A Mama for Owen by Marion Dane Bauer, Owen loses his mom. In a big rainstorm Owen, the hippo, and his family were separated. Then Owen searches for his mom, but instead he finds a new one. Can you guess who it is?

We enjoyed this heartwarming story based on a true tale from Kenya. We suggest that you read this great realistic fiction book. Happy reading!

By 403 Scholars

What Have We Been Reading?

Thanks to a great suggestion from Grayson, we've decided to share the books we've read aloud as a class. We've been reading a lot of books about community, friendship, and cooperation to tie in with our Social Studies theme for the quarter. Here is our list:


-First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg

-The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth

-Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
-Head, Body, Legs retold by Won-Ldy Paye & Margaret H. Lippert
-Author, A True Story by Helen Lester

-Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

-Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

-The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

-Big Al by Andrew Clements

-Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

-Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola

-A Mama for Owen by Marion Dane Bauer

Building a Community

We're off to a wonderful start here in room 403! We've been building our classroom community through numerous activities. Our class crossword, jigsaw puzzle, and daily compliment circle have helped us to work together and build a bond with one another. Here we are cooperating to put together our class puzzle!