Manteo Elementary's
Manteo Elementary's
One Book, One School Reading Event
One Book, One School Reading Event
March 13th - March 31st
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The goal of this event is to get our entire school community - including parents - involved in the joy of reading. Each family will receive a copy of our selected book, The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. Following a shared schedule, the families read at home together. At school we will be reading and in the classroom, there are daily events and projects that reinforce the reading and get everyone at school excited about the book.
The goal of this event is to get our entire school community - including parents - involved in the joy of reading. Each family will receive a copy of our selected book, The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. Following a shared schedule, the families read at home together. At school we will be reading and in the classroom, there are daily events and projects that reinforce the reading and get everyone at school excited about the book.
El objetivo de este evento es involucrar a toda nuestra comunidad escolar, incluidos los padres, en el placer de la lectura. Cada familia recibirá una copia de nuestro libro seleccionado, El Mundo Según a Humphrey de Betty G. Birney. Siguiendo un horario compartido, las familias leen juntas en casa. En la escuela estaremos leyendo y en el salón de clases hay eventos y proyectos diarios que refuercen la lectura y entusiasmen a todos en la escuela con el libro.
El objetivo de este evento es involucrar a toda nuestra comunidad escolar, incluidos los padres, en el placer de la lectura. Cada familia recibirá una copia de nuestro libro seleccionado, El Mundo Según a Humphrey de Betty G. Birney. Siguiendo un horario compartido, las familias leen juntas en casa. En la escuela estaremos leyendo y en el salón de clases hay eventos y proyectos diarios que refuercen la lectura y entusiasmen a todos en la escuela con el libro.
Click on the week below to see the reading schedule and access the discussion boards for each week.
Haga clic en la semana a continuación para ver el horario de lectura y acceder a los foros de discusión de cada semana.
About the Author
About the Author
Sobre la autora
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
My friend Humphrey was born in a classroom.
My friend Humphrey was born in a classroom.
One of my son’s science teachers had a collection of classroom pets. There were cages with hamsters and mice, tanks with lizards and frogs, and most memorably, a boa constrictor which the teacher liked to wear draped around her waist. I wondered what these animals thought about what they saw and heard all day and decided that it would be fun to write about school through the eyes of a classroom pet.
One of my son’s science teachers had a collection of classroom pets. There were cages with hamsters and mice, tanks with lizards and frogs, and most memorably, a boa constrictor which the teacher liked to wear draped around her waist. I wondered what these animals thought about what they saw and heard all day and decided that it would be fun to write about school through the eyes of a classroom pet.
Some years later, Humphrey the hamster sprang to life. As a newcomer to Room 26 of Longfellow School, Humphrey has to cope with problems such as a teacher who doesn’t like him and his own jealous feelings when they bring in a second classroom pet. He also sees his classmates coping with their own issues and invariably decides to lend a helping paw. In his series of comical adventures, the curious hamster deals with a bully on the bus, a student wrongly accused of a misdeed, an unfriendly new stepsister, winning at any cost and even watching too much TV.
Some years later, Humphrey the hamster sprang to life. As a newcomer to Room 26 of Longfellow School, Humphrey has to cope with problems such as a teacher who doesn’t like him and his own jealous feelings when they bring in a second classroom pet. He also sees his classmates coping with their own issues and invariably decides to lend a helping paw. In his series of comical adventures, the curious hamster deals with a bully on the bus, a student wrongly accused of a misdeed, an unfriendly new stepsister, winning at any cost and even watching too much TV.
These days, I spend a good deal of time in classrooms and libraries, speaking to students and teachers and listening to what young readers have to say about the books.
These days, I spend a good deal of time in classrooms and libraries, speaking to students and teachers and listening to what young readers have to say about the books.
“You can learn a lot about yourself by getting to know another species,” Humphrey once said. I’ve certainly learned a lot about myself since I stood in my son’s classroom and wondered about those pets. And I’ve learned a lot about hamsters, children, and even teachers, too.
“You can learn a lot about yourself by getting to know another species,” Humphrey once said. I’ve certainly learned a lot about myself since I stood in my son’s classroom and wondered about those pets. And I’ve learned a lot about hamsters, children, and even teachers, too.
BEST-BEST-BEST wishes,
BEST-BEST-BEST wishes,
Betty G. Birney
Queridos amigos,
Queridos amigos,
Mi amigo Humphrey nació en un salón de clases.
Mi amigo Humphrey nació en un salón de clases.
Uno de los profesores de ciencias de mi hijo tenía una colección de mascotas en el aula. Había jaulas con hámsters y ratones, tanques con lagartijas y ranas, y lo más memorable, una boa constrictor que a la maestra le gustaba usar alrededor de su cintura. Me pregunté qué pensarían estos animales sobre lo que vieron y escucharon durante todo el día y decidí que sería divertido escribir sobre la escuela a través de los ojos de una mascota del salón de clases.
Algunos años más tarde, Humphrey, el hámster, cobró vida. Como recién llegado al salón 26 de la escuela Longfellow, Humphrey tiene que lidiar con problemas como un maestro al que no le agrada y sus propios sentimientos de celos cuando traen una segunda mascota al salón de clases. También ve a sus compañeros de clase lidiando con sus propios problemas e invariablemente decide ayudar. En su serie de cómicas aventuras, el curioso hámster se enfrenta a un matón en el autobús, a un estudiante acusado injustamente de una fechoría, a una nueva hermanastra hostil, a ganar a toda costa e incluso a ver demasiada televisión.
En estos días, paso mucho tiempo en aulas y bibliotecas, hablando con estudiantes y profesores y escuchando lo que los jóvenes lectores tienen que decir sobre los libros.
“Puedes aprender mucho sobre ti mismo conociendo a otra especie”, dijo una vez Humphrey. Ciertamente he aprendido mucho sobre mí desde que me paré en el salón de clases de mi hijo y me pregunté acerca de esas mascotas. Y también, he aprendido mucho sobre hámsters, niños e incluso maestros.
MEJOR-MEJOR-MEJOR deseos,
Betty G. Birney
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