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Book Club
Our reading specialist, has selected four wonderful books for the 2023-2024 book club!
Meet us on the date posted and we’ll celebrate the story by discussing literary themes and reading comprehension strategies in a relatable and meaningful way over a spread of delectable treats, while also incorporating art or STEM projects (depending on the story)! We hope you can join!
This event is only open to 8-12 year olds (or 2nd-5th graders) and you will need to RSVP to join in on the reading fun. See the descriptions below for additional information.
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Why is the Reading Optional?
Right now, our students are working hard to learn how to become better readers.
CLASS Academics invites its students to celebrate reading so that it can be associated with a positive experience. Through the planned activities for the event, it will help enrich the child's background knowledge, which is crucial for reading comprehension and to pique student interest. It is CLASS Academics’ hope that by celebrating great pieces of literature, it will encourage students to want to read more!
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By E. L. Konigsburg
Purchase the book on Amazon here
Rescheduled: Saturday, January 27th @ 11am-1pm
Synopsis:
With elements of mystery and adventure, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler follows two children who run away from home to hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they are drawn into a mystery involving a newly acquired sculpture, even as they learn about themselves and the world around them.
CLASS Academics Book Club:
Paint like Picasso and Michelangelo! After, enjoy a delectable spread of desserts as we discuss story elements.
Sadako & the Thousand Paper Cranes
by Eleanor Coerr
Purchase the book on Amazon here
Rescheduled: Saturday, February 17th @ 11am - 1pm
Meet: CSULB’s Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
Synopsis:
After being diagnosed with leukemia from radiation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Sadako's friend told her to fold origami paper cranes in hope of making a thousand of them. She was inspired to do so by the Japanese legend that one who created a thousand origami cranes would be granted a wish.
CLASS Academics Book Club - Meet @ CSULB’s Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden:
This is a free event, but you must RSVP since space is limited. Learn origami! Walk the Japanese Gardens and feed the koi, relax in a Zen garden, and take in the sights of a beautifully kept Japanese Garden. Ms. Colleen will read stories and we will also have an opportunity to discuss story elements of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.
Food will not be served. Your child may bring a bottled water and can eat a snack or a pack lunch prior to entering the garden. We will enter the garden at promptly 11am.
Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Clearly
Purchase the book on Amazon here
Saturday, April 13th @ 11am - 1pm
Synopsis:
Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author in this Newbery Award winning book. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh's life forever.
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Purchase the book on Amazon here
Saturday, June 1st @ 11am - 1pm
Synopsis:
The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for Kansas. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their little house on the prairie. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. Sometimes pioneer life is hard, but Laura and her folks are always busy and happy in their new little house.
CLASS Academics Book Club - Meet @ CLASS Academics:
This is a free event, but you must RSVP since space is limited. Learn what life was like as a pioneer! We will be cooking snacks that pioneers actually ate (according to The Little House Cookbook), playing games that pioneer children played, sewing, and more!