The Wonder Word

As a reminder, all activities from the LRC are considered enrichment. Focus on your learning boards first then come and explore here!

Once you click on the board below, you'll be taken to a larger version. Click on the books to hear the read aloud! ENJOY!

This week, Kwame Alexander reads from his Caldecott book, The Undefeated. A great poem for all students to read/listen to.

Please note the Zoom into Summer Reading information below. Next Monday we'll be holding special hangouts for each grade level, than one catch all to learn about the Park Ridge Public Library's Summer Reading Program in addition to Field School's Summer Reading Challenge! Get excited!!!

This week there will be a variety of Virtual Read Aloud Opportunities for Students! Here are the different choices below! Click on the link at the time of the meeting to join or use the buttons below!

This week we are reading The World Needs More Purple People. This brand new book debuts on Tuesday, and we are excited to share it with all of you! Please join us! If you want, wear purple! :)

PRIMARY Read Alouds- geared for K-2 but ALL AGES are welcome!

• Tuesday 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

***Note, we are going back to Zoom for our Read Alouds for this week.

Next Monday, Mrs. Bauer and I will be doing a Zoom into Summer Reading meeting with each grade level. We are hoping that you will be able to join us as we highlight the Park Ridge Public Library's Summer Reading Program, as well as share our Field School Summer Reading Challenge! The times for the Zoom into Summer Reading are listed below.

Kindergarten: 9:00 a.m.

1st Grade: 9:30 a.m.

2nd Grade: 1:30 p.m.

3rd Grade: 10:30 a.m.

4th Grade: 12:30 p.m.

5th Grade: 1:00 p.m.

Anyone we missed: 3:00 p.m.

I know how much people enjoyed "reading BINGO". This summer we have a new fun reading challenge to keep us connected! On Friday, I'll be posting a video about the Field LRC's GooseChase Reading Challenge. Get excited Field Friends! This one is going to be super exciting- with no papers to lose- woot woot! If you want to get a head start, create a GooseChase account for your family by signing up here. I'll share the game info out on Monday during the Zoom into Summer Reading meetings!

Last week, J.K. Rowling made a HUGE announcement on her website. Yes, that's the author of Harry Potter!

From her website...

The idea for The Ickabog came to me while I was still writing Harry Potter. I wrote most of a first draft in fits and starts between Potter books, intending to publish it after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows .

A few weeks ago at dinner, I tentatively mooted the idea of getting The Ickabog down from the attic and publishing it for free, for children in lockdown. My now teenagers were touchingly enthusiastic, so downstairs came the very dusty box, and for the last few weeks I’ve been immersed in a fictional world I thought I’d never enter again. As I worked to finish the book, I started reading chapters nightly to the family again. This was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my writing life, as The Ickabog’s first two readers told me what they remember from when they were tiny, and demanded the reinstatement of bits they’d particularly liked (I obeyed).

I think The Ickabog lends itself well to serialisation because it was written as a read-aloud book (unconsciously shaped, I think, by the way I read it to my own children), but it’s suitable for 7-9 year olds to read to themselves.

I’ll be posting a chapter (or two, or three) every weekday between 26th May and 10th July on The Ickabog website. We plan to publish some translations soon and will post further details on that website when they’re available.

The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power. To forestall one obvious question: the idea came to me well over a decade ago, so it isn’t intended to be read as a response to anything that’s happening in the world right now. The themes are timeless and could apply to any era or any country.

To read it, click on the picture above! Check back daily for more chapters!

The Battle of the Books List has been published for 3rd & 4th Graders and this year there are 40 books! I will tell you, this book list looks AMAZING! I'm working on getting some of the books digitally though Destiny Discover, however, I also know that the Park Ridge Library has posted some other ways you can start reading, and Miss Lisa has even found some of these books in Little Free Libraries around Park Ridge!

We will be restructuring how we do Battle this year and doing BATTLES at Field in November/December before the ones at the library start, with more details to come. But the best thing you can do is START READING NOW!!!

We will have a Battle of the Books informational "lunch" meeting called "Battle Books & Bites" on Tuesdays from 12:00-12:30 p.m. where we can talk Battle of the Books, and I can book talk some of the books! If you are interested in Battle of the Books, join us on Tuesday and I'll explain how our meetings will work.

Fill out the interest form below then click here to join the meeting on Tuesday. :)

If parents have questions, feel free to reach out to Mrs. Schaab directly.

On Wednesdays, at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. I am holding optional meetings for students who have their own WONDER that they would like to research. I am guiding them in the research process for something they wish to research on their own, then will choose what they want their final research project to be. So far we have some pretty amazing ideas! If you'd like to join us, please join our Google Classroom with the code efnfsfz - then I will make the link "live" in Google Classroom 5-10 minutes before each hangout. I'm excited for this optional opportunity to see Wonders develop into student created projects!

Now, I'm on to reading, A Dash of Trouble. With all of the baking we've been doing in this house, I'm pretty excited to see how magic and baking combine. :)

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Website: fieldlrc.blogspot.com
Location: 707 North Wisner Street, Park Ridge, IL, USA
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