June 26th, 2018

Please see the following email sent home this evening in regards to our Summer Reading Challenge:

Good afternoon,

Did you know that when kids don’t read over the summer they are likely to fall behind when they head back to school? These learning losses are often called the “Summer Slide,” and our classroom has made it a priority to keep our students’ skills sharp by encouraging them to read all summer long. Today the students and I discussed our "Summer Reading Challenge." This year, we have set up a classroom FlipGrid page where students can post a short video sharing their reading with the class throughout the summer, similar to the "Book Talks" that we have used throughout the year. It is a fun way for us to keep in touch and see what each other are reading over the break. Students are already familiar with using FlipGrid from other activities we have done throughout the year. In order to post a video students will need the FlipCode (2c54a6) and Password (Ms. Barrington), as this grid is protected so that only our classroom can view and post videos. This information will also be posted to the classroom website for students to access over the summer. I also shared the "Ms. B's - Summer Reading Challenge" recommended booklist with students today. Obviously students are not being asked to read every book from this list. It is only meant to help students who are looking for a good book recommendation. This list is made up of: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, graphic novels, etc. meant to encourage students to find and read something new. Thank you for your support! Have a great summer everyone,


FlipGrid - https://flipgrid.com/
FlipCode - 2c54a6
Password - Ms. Barrington