WALTERS READING: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

On January 26th, we will be attending a field trip to Clowes Hall to see the play Freedom Train.  It is the story of Harriet Tubman.  It is a wonderful play.  Please look for the permission slip that went home yesterday.  

On February 15th, we are going to the high school to see the play version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

We are very excited about both of these opportunities.

This week we are going to begin reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  We will be having a literature circles in class discussing what we have read.  The children will have a sheet in the back of their yellow folder that is an assignment organizer for this unit.  Each time I assign another set of chapters we will add the date on the sheet of when our next literature circle is.  It is EXTREMELY important that the children have completed the assigned reading before the date of our literature circle.  There will also be an assignment that goes along with the reading.  For each set of chapters, they will have a different role in the literature circle.  The roles are described on the back of the assignment organizer.  These assignments will be for a grade and should be completely thoroughly.  Please, please, please make sure your child is prepared to participate in the literature circles by making sure they have read the assigned pages and completed their assignments.  

I will be passing out the books and materials for their first assignment today.  Our first literature circle will be on Friday, January 13.  Your child should have the assignment and reading done before class.  

A few of the children read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe last year, so they will be reading Freedom Train and participating in their own literature circle.