Fabulous Fiction

First Term Book Projects exceeded my expectations! Listening to students' oral presentations reinforced learning about important story elements such as setting, conflict and resolution. And students recommended many enjoyable fiction books to read.

Here are just a few examples of the top-notch work being done in Grade 5:

                      by Hayley

Walk Two Moons Plot Summary
This story took place in many parts of the United States. The main character, Salamanca Tree Hiddle, wanted to find her mom and have her come back home. So she went with her Gram and Gramps to Idaho to find her mom. But on the way to Idaho, they found out something horrible had happened to her mom. Then Salamanca, Gram, and Gramps went back home to share the bad news with her dad. In the end Salamanca missed her mom, but she tries to put that behind her and move on with her life.  She had learned a lot about herself on her trip to try to find her mother. 

by Kalie