Author Elana K. Arnold visit

All students got to hear from Elana K. Arnold, author of our One Book, One School book, A Boy Called Bat. She shared how she got her ideas for writing A Boy Called Bat and we learned about her research on skunks. Students had a great time hearing about her own pets and asking her lots of questions!

Books, Tarantulas, Bats and Skunks, Oh My!

 Students that came to our Family Reading Night not only got a chance to shop the bookfair but also got to learn many awesome facts about bats and skunks! After the presentation, they got to view the animals up close and even touch the skunk and hold a tarantula! Thanks to the Incredible Bats company for bringing in the animals!

Family Reading Night This Thursday!

Our Family Reading Night will take place this Thursday, October 18!
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ~ Bookfair Open
6:30 - 7:30 pm ~ Incredible Bats presentation

• Learn all about bats through an interactive multimedia presentation!
• See real Egyptian Fruit Bats, African Straw-Colored Fruit Bats, and skunks (de-scented) up close!
• Find out how neat these misunderstood creatures are and how they have an important impact on the environment!

Why bats and skunks?

This goes along with our “One Book, One School” book, A Boy Called BAT by Elana K. Arnold. The shipment of our books has been delayed, but we hope to start any day now! As soon as we receive them, we will be sending a copy of the book home with your oldest Prospect student. 

Family Reading Night 2016

Thank you to everyone who came out to Family Reading Night this year! We had a great time visiting different stations based on fairy tales and hearing storyteller Chris Fascione! See below for links to some of the projects from the evening:

Fairy Tale Photo Booth:

Click this picture to go to a Google Drive folder with all the photos.

Book Character Pumpkins:

Use the arrow to progress through the slide show, or the triangle to play through them all. 

Green Screen Partner Reading:

You can also access them individually here on YouTube.

Puppet Pal Stories can be seen here.

Author Liesl Shurtliff Visit

We kicked off our One Book, One School with a visit from Liesl Shurtliff, the author of Jack! She spoke with the third through fifth graders about her life and her books Rump, Jack, and Red. She shared the inspiration she got from her family and her interest in fairy tales. Students enjoyed participating in a reader's theater of Rumpelstiltskin and asking her questions.
With kindergarteners through second graders, she focused more on what fairy tales are and where they came from. She told them the story of Rumpelstiltskin and Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. 
Finally, she signed all the Jack books that were sent home for our One Book, One School program! Many thanks to the PTO for sponsoring One Book, One School, including Liesl Shurtliff's visit.