Thank you Mrs. Pearsall! We loved your book! We are "All Shook Up"

update on All Shook Up Book Club

We are just finishing book this week, but I have some pictures I will post on the blog. Before that I had a fundraiser for one of my 5 years old students (cancer), in June so I am a little backed-up with my blog.

On July 29th across specific movie theaters, one day only they are showing a movie about Elvis's life! The book club is going to try to get together and go see the movie. Until then, our last day with the book is July 20th and we are watching an Elvis movie. I have not picked one out yet but I am going to blockbuster tomorrow. Any suggestions?

On a personal note, the preschool I teach at has been acquired by new owners and we have been trying to enrich the current curriculum and get it up and running by the fall! A lot of work but we are excited.

Some of the activities for the book have been listening to Elvis music. One of the dad's from the reading group made each girl a CD of Elvis's greatest hits. We made poems, movie posters a plaque and we are still going to do the coffee mugs at Color Me Mine. Originally when we were going to do the coffee mugs, there was a storm that night in Chicago and no one could go. So we had to reschedule.

One of the questions I would ask the girls throughout the book was; Do you feel the same way Josh does as he deals with school his dad and friends. It seems as the book moved on, there was always an opportunity for the girls

to have some kind of connection. These girls are going to middle school and there were a lot of connections throughout the book.

I am overwhelmed with the author's response to the book club!

Thank you Shelley for the teacher's guide for myself and Michelle Kuhn at the elementary school to use for the fall book club! I will also be working with the middle school so I will also need the guide for there book club.

Truly Shelley, It was so exciting to hear from you and the girls will be excited that you sent an e-mail!

A signed book and bookmarks would also be an awesome contribution to the book club. We will try to call you so the girls can say hi and thank you! Talk soon! Mars. McKee

Well, our first book club went well. Two of the students have been to Graceland! They knew a lot about Elvis already. In fact, one of our student's father is a huge Elvis fan. I have a poster that was given to me from the last concert Elvis has performed but I am still looking for it...I'll try the attic. Well next week we will be creating our "slogans" and decorating our coffee mugs. We brainstormed a little to come up with some slogans. Interesting.... still working on them. Talk soon.

Summer Book Club - All Shook Up

Our summer book club this year will be All Shook Up, by Shelley Pearsall (Caudill). We are very excited. Also, there are exciting choices for teacher resources. We are definitely getting an Elvis impersonator. How fun is that! We may have to watch some old Elvis movie's too just to get the students to see who Elvis really was! What is your favorite Elvis movie?

Well, the book club starts on June 8th so watch for updates and pictures of our favorite journeys throughout our readings!

Talk soon,

Mrs. McKee

My daughter's book A Person Named Whoville

My daughter's new book, A Person Named Whoville is about a boy who lives in Australia and wanted to build a house for his family. Along the way his mom get's mugged and they look for the mugger throughout the book. Also, Whoville comes up with this elaborate house that has a bowling alley, bouncy house and slides to name a few... I am so proud of her!

Mrs. McKee

Naked Mole Rat Letters Book Project

Naked Mole Rat Letters

Well,

My daughter just finished the Naked Mole Rat Letters and loved it! The book was about a young girl named Frankie who discovered through email a relationship her dad was developing with another woman, Ayana! Although Frankie's parents were divorced, she did not want her mom to be replaced. The relationship grows through email but takes interesting avenues through the emails.

Natalie will be going to middle school next fall so the choices for the upcoming summer session book club will be given from the school. We are excited to find out which books will be assigned!

Talk soon.

Mrs. M!