
Wrightsboro e-News
March 19th, 2023
Reading Corner
Did you enjoy reading Because of Winn-Dixie aloud with your child? Have you been looking for some good chapter books to read aloud with your elementary students? Check out this list of books. They are all recommended for elementary students of all ages. These books are engaging and allow for meaningful comprehension discussions.
- 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel / 1 Dog = Chaos by Vivian Vande Velde
- Adventure According to Humphrey by Betty Birney
- The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz
- Divided They're Nothing, Together, They're...Almost Super by Marion Jensen
- Appleblossom the Possum by Gary Rosen
- Aven Green Baking Machine by Dusti Bowling
- Bat and the Waiting Game by Elana K. Arnold
- Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
- Brambleheart by Henry Cole
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- Charlie Bumper vs. The Teacher of the Year by Bill Harley
- Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
- Class Dismissed by Allan Woodrow
- Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
- Cleo Edison Olver, Playground Millionaire by Sundee T. Frazier
- Cody Harmon, King of Pets by Claudia Mills
- The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
- Dog Days by Karen English
- Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
- Dritta My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
- El Deafo by Cece Bell
- Ellray Jakes is a Rock Star! by Sally Warner
- The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
- Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
- Fenway and Hattie by Victoria J. Coe
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
- The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
- Frank Einstein and the Electro Finger by Jon Scieszka
- Friendship According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
- Frindle by Andrew Clements
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
- Going Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
- Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant
- Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
- Hank Zipzer, the Worlds Greatest Underachiever by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
- How to Eat Friend Worms by Thomas Rockwell
- J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
- Judy Moody Was in a Mood by Megan McDonald
- Kenny and the Dragon by Tony Diterlizzi
- The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
- Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
- Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
- Masterpiece by Elise Broach
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
- Mr. Popper's Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
- My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
- Mysteries According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
- Nocturnals, The Mysterious Abductions by Tracy Hecht
- A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
- Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
- Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- The Pet War by Allan Woodrow
- Pie by Sarah Weeks
- Planet Omar Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian
- Poppy by Avi
- Ranger in Time by Kate Messner
- Riding Freedom by Brian Selznick
- Rump The Fairly True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
- Save Me a Seat by Sarah eeks and Gita Varadarajan
- Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
- School Days According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
- Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed
- Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
- Stella Diaz Never Gives Up by Angela Dominguez
- Stuart Little by E. B. White
- Summer According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
- The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
- The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill
- Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
- The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
- Upside Down Magic by Sarah Mylnowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
- The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith
- Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
- We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
- The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
- The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Announcements & Reminders
Thank You to Intracoastal Realty!
Thank you to Intracoastal Realty for awarding Wrightsboro Elementary School a Teacher's Fund Grant! We were able to stock up on educational and fun graphic novels for our school library! Our third graders were so excited to help unbox the new books! The new additions flew off the shelves before I could get a complete picture!
~Mrs. Wright
School Starts at 7:50
We are having many students come late each day. Please make every effort to have your child at school on time. The bell rings at 7:50 and instruction begins right at 7:50.
Spring Break - April 7th-14th
There will be no school on April 7th and the 10th-14th for spring break.
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Wrightsboro Elementary School
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