MCDS Book Corner

All was busily moving along today as school got underway. It was thrilling, really, to see so many kids and parents making their way over the bridge to the sounds of digging, drilling and pounding. The construction was really just a background show as classes got underway and students found new paths to get to new and old classrooms.

In first grade today, we read Elizabeti’s School, by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen. This is a series of books which star Elizabeti, the main character who lives in Tanzania. We read the book and then talked about the things that looked the same in Elizabeti’s world: friends, cats, love of being at home~as well as some of the things that looked different: school uniforms, walking to school and many more children at the desks.

We also read Brand-new Pencils, Brand-new Books by Diane DeGroat. This book showed us the first day of school for Gilbert and the many new things he is looking forward to. Gilbert’s little sister is going off to preschool which she doesn’t think holds quite as much mystery.

In second grade, we started reading Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry. This is a fun book all about a second grade class with a very admirable and enthusiastic member. We talked about some of the words in the book which they didn’t know~admiration, character and origami.

All in all, a very good first day and an exciting time here at MCDS!