November Read Aloud

GRADE  3 READ ALOUD  IN:

For the month of November, Grade 3 students will be immersed in NON FICTION books. We are currently reading books about the:

S O L A R    S Y S T E M

We have been learning about this topic through different nonfiction sources such as:

• articles
• books
• biographies
• videos
• photos
• internet research

Students have been learning about various nonfiction strategies as well as learning how to navigate through a nonfiction book by understanding different non fiction text features such as:

 Starting next week, Grade 3 will be shifting gears and moving back into the world of REALISTIC FICTION. 
We will read a wonderful story  called, Because of Winn-Dixie.  

Here is a sneak preview of what the book will be about...

Opal Buloni and her preacher dad move to little ol' Naomi, Florida from little ol' Watley, Florida. Even though it's a new place, ten-year-old Opal isn't digging it. She misses her friends, her home, and her mother who left her when she was a little girl. Life is pretty sad and she is lonely.  

Enter Winn-Dixie, a cute stray dog that Opal befriends as he ransacks aWinn-Dixie grocery store. The lovable mutt falls in love with Opal and the preacher, they fall in love with him, and voila! Opal's summer suddenly takes a turn for the better.

Thanks to Winn-Dixie's easygoing nature, he manages to introduce Opal to new friends in Naomi—the little old librarian, Miss Franny; the alleged witch, Gloria Dump; and the shy pet store worker, Otis. Opal spends each day swapping stories with these new friends, despite taunts from the neighborhood bully patrol.

Things go on like this for a while, and then Opal and Gloria Dump plan a shindig. Opal invites everyone, including the bully patrol. Everything is going swimmingly until a storm comes and poof! freaks out Winn-Dixie, who is ridiculously afraid of thunderstorms. Poof again! Winn-Dixie disappears.

Opal and her dad search and search, coming up with nada. Then, as her dad tries to convince her to give up, Opal has a break down.  Opal realizes that her mom isn't coming back, but she has a father who loves her, friends who love her, potential friends to love her, and she'll be okay.

Once again, students will continue to work on their read aloud goals. They will take part in daily book discussions where they will be encouraged to think deeply about the text and explore different literary devices.  

Your child will come home with reading response questions. Please ensure all questions are restated, and answered with specific text details.

Punctuation, capitalization and grammar count!!!

As always, thank you for your continued support!

Happy November!