Grade

Day of the week

Dates

Story Selection

Second Grade

Tuesdays

9//30 & 10/7

Two Wise Children by Robert Graves, is a story about two children given extraordinary powers, and the pleasures and problems that can go with it.                                             Print Permission Slip

Third Grade

Wednesdays

10/1 & 10/8

Vasilissa The Beautiful Russian folktale as told by Post Wheeler, is a story about a girl who is helped by a special gift from her mother. Print Permission Slip

Fourth Grade

Thursdays

10/2 & 10/9

Ghost Cat by Donna Hill is about a family that experienced their father’s death and facing the truth rather than avoiding or making something up.                                         Print Permission Slip

Fifth Grade

Fridays

10/3 & 10/17

Bad Characters by Jean Stafford, is a about a girl who sometimes has tantrums. Print Permission Slip

First Grade

Mondays

10/6& 10/20

The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio, is a story about a lion who lives in a zoo in a lovely French town.                                              Print Permission Slip

Second Grade

Tuesdays

10/14 & 10/21

How the Tortoise Became by Ted Hughes, is a story about a creature who wants to be different from all other animals.                         Print Permission Slip

Third Grade

Wednesdays

10/15 & 10/22

The Man With The Wen, a Japanese folktale as told by Idries Shah, is a story about a man who worries too much about his appearance and makes his life miserable,                        . Print Permission Slip

Fourth Grade

Thursdays

10/16 & 10/23

The Bat-Poet by Randall Jarrell is about a little bat that makes up poetry.             Print Permission Slip

Fifth Grade

Fridays

10/17 & 10/24

Props for Faith by Ursula Hegi, is a story about two best friends who have a serious falling-out.                                               Print Permission Slip