This month our Mill Hill community will once again come together for its all-school reading program called Hawks Read Together! Every family will receive a copy of this year’s selected title – Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami – along with a unique bookmark. We will be reading the book in our classes over the month of March, and we ask that you take the time to reread the assigned chapters at home, according to the schedule on the bookmark.
Book Uncle and Me centers around a young girl named Yasmin, her good friend, known as “Book Uncle” who has set up a free lending library on the street corner, and how, when the mayor tried to shut down Book Uncle’s stand, a community, led by kids, were able to make a difference. This book was chosen because of its broad appeal to a wide range of ages, its themes of friendship, trust, and love of reading, and the spirit of community activism it inspires.
Hawks Read Together is an invaluable program in that children at all grade levels will all be listening to and reading the same book. We have selected a title that can be followed, understood, and enjoyed by younger students but that will still captivate and stimulate older children. Reading professionals recommend reading material aloud beyond a child’s reading level – and to continue reading chapter books with older children, even when they can read by themselves. With the Hawks Read Together program, we also aim to build an entire community of readers at our school. EVERYONE at Mill Hill – students, parents, teachers, and staff – will be participating!
Over the next month, there will also be other fun activities to support this program, including opportunities to listen to pre-recorded readings of chapters by Mill Hill staff, and daily trivia questions with the chance to win a gift card for correct responses. Access to the recordings, reading schedule and other information about this year’s program are included on a Padlet that can be found here: https://fairfields.padlet.org/MrsHan/hawks-read-together-2024-2025-ngtawvfx10unatji. We will end our program this year with a STEAM/LITERACY night celebrating the themes of the book on April 3rd. Please mark it in your calendars and stay tuned for more information.
Good luck and thank you for your support in this wonderful endeavor. “When a whole school reads a book, there’s a lot to talk about.”
Sincerely,
Amy Yost Gina Han
Principal Library Media Specialist
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