A Great Big Thank You to All

What a great day we had together!! Students, thank you for reading so much and for being so smart and well-behaved! Chaperones, thanks for all your hard work and great sense of humor and taking care of your flocks so well. Teachers, thanks for all the help and for running the first part of the games. Parents, thank you for all the lovely treats and juice. We had so much extra juice, in fact, that we donated it to Welcome House in Wakefield after the games where we our gift was very much in need. Now that you know each other, you can say hello to each other by clicking on the comments button. Happy summer and keep on reading!

Good luck to all our Roosters

We have less than two weeks till we meet each other. I wish everyone good luck and hope you have lots of fun all day. If you want to talk to your teammates one last time before you get together do it here. Also, it would be a good idea to share some ideas on objects and talk a bit about the books before the games.

Jamestown Volunteers need to chaperone Roosters!

Are you available on Friday May 14th to lead a team around the rooster games? We need 10 folks to shepherd our flocks. It is easy - and a lot of fun, and you too, get to eat great treats and pizza from our fabulous House of Pizza. Mrs. Zainyeh (a Rooster game veteran) has kindly agreed to coordinate and be the point person. Please contact me and I will let her know all the folks who are interested. You can either leave your information on the comment button (which I will not publish!) or email me at rid24646@ride.ri.net. Thank you so much for your help - we really can't do this without you!

(Photo courtesy of Greenpoint/Williamsburgh CSA Blog, Bklyn, NY)

Jamestown Permission Form online

In order to have snacks and juice boxes at the Rooster Games, we need your parents/guardians to know about it! So please make sure your folks see this form. I know you will get it in hard copy but if your dog eats it, your cat steals it, your hamster chews it, your parrot puts it at the bottom of it's cage, or it lives at the bottom of your backpack, you can get another copy by clicking on the PERMISSION FORM 10 link. Happy Reading!! Soon, soon.........the games begin!!

Reading cat image public domain clip art http://www.clker.com/clipart-15115.html

MAY 14TH 2010 IS ROOSTER GAMES DAY!

Okay, all, time to get serious! Reminder: you need to have read (or heard) 5 books, 10 gets you a certificate, 20 a trophy. Everyone gets lunch and a gift. A paper asking for your parent's consent and telling how many books you've read will be going home with you. (It will be posted very shortly on the blog to for you to download in case you misplace your copy). TREATS! Important! Everyone needs to volunteer to bring a 3pack of juiceboxes and a small treat, if they can. This is also on the paper. It's so nice, after playing, to relax, eat and chat with your team members after all your hard work. Please share this information with your parents - it will guarantee a great time will be had by all.

Rooster Image is taken from http://www.meowmommy.com/SL/TeenageRooster.png

Let's Talk Teams!! Post Newest Comments here for 2010

Hey Matunuck we here at Jamestown are so excited to hear from you!! Let's use this post to comment to each other. The teams will be posted under the Roosters Rock photo.

We will be voting for our favorite book for the RICBA award. Let's use the poll to see what we liked best - and see if it is the same as the state vote.

Savvy Update

If you are coming Feb 4th please let us know by Feb 2nd so we can shop. EXCITING NEWS!!! Ingrid Law, author of Savvy, will Skype with us very soon!! Let's talk about the questions we want answered or want to know about Savvy or writing a book in general, and things we'd like to know about her upcoming book, Scumbled. Do you know what the word means? Look it up. How does "scumbling"'s definition apply to your savvy?

Savvy Dinner at the Jamestown Philomenian Library

Fifth graders are invited to a Rooster Games dinner/book discussion at the Jamestown Philomenian Library on February 4th, from 6:00 - 7:30. There will be pizza, juice boxes, and Mib's perfect birthday cake! Come with your appetite and questions or discussion points (e.g.what was your favorite part? Do you think everyone has a "savvy"? What kind of savvy would you choose, if you could?) Please let me know by February 1st the latest, if you plan to attend so we are prepared. You can use the comment section to RSVP.