Read Across America Week

                                                                    By The Hampton Herald Staff
​              Hampton is Celebrating Read Across America week from Monday, March 4th Friday, March 8th.
 
              A guest teacher is reading a loud a different book each day on the morning announcements.  Monday, Ms. Mckew read, Say Something, and students were encouraged to wear shirts with different sayings on them.  Ms. Eickelberg, the reading specialist at Hampton, asked teachers to volunteer to read on the morning announcements and selected the first five people to do it.
 
              The rest of the week, other teachers will be reading different books on the morning announcements and students and staff will be encouraged to dress according to a certain theme. 
             
“I wanted to pick a theme for each day that would connect to reading and be simple enough for everyone to participate in.  I looked online and at resources that other BCPS schools had shared for ideas and inspiration.  As I picked the stories, I thought about potential themes that would connect with the books,” said Ms. Eickelberg.
 
              In addition to “Say Something” some other stories this week include That’s Not My Name, The Little Red Fort, I am Every Good Thing, and The Proudest Blue.
 
“This year's theme for Read Across America Week is:  "Create & Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers".  Using the theme as a guide, I looked for stories that reflected diversity and had a positive message,” Ms. Eickelberg said.
 
In the spirit of Read Across America Week, some of our Hampton Herald staff members have shared some book recommendations below:
 
 
 
Teddy:
Classroom 13 by Honest Lee and Matthew J. Gilbert
 
Classroom 13 is a series about a class that has crazy things happen, like a genie that grants them wishes or them winning a million dollars or a talent agent coming. Those are all the crazy things that can happen in Classroom 13.
 
I would recommend this book to kids in third to fifth grade. I would recommend this book to kids who like funny and action. This book also makes reading fun because you don’t know what’s going to happen next.
 
You can find this book at the Baltimore County Public Library.
 
 
 
 
Paige 
 
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin 
 
Dragons Love Tacos is a story about how dragons love tacos, but hate anything spicy.  So be careful when planning a taco party. (very, very, very, careful)
 
I would recommend it to kids in kindergarten to 2 grade. I would also recommend it to kids who love funny story lines and pictures.
 
Where would you find it? You will probably find this book in the picture book section in the school library.
 
Gigi:
 
Babysitters Club   by Ann M. Martin
 
Summary: Kristy has an idea!  Join the crew on some amazing babysitting adventures
 
I would recommend this book to 2cnd graders through 4th graders. If you like comics you should read this book.
 
Where to find it? You can find at your local library or on amazon and Target.
 
Maya:
 
Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai
 
Summary: Shooting Kabul is a story about a family who had a rough background and had to
start all over with someone missing.
 
I would recommend this book to 4th-5th graders. I would also recommend this book to a
Kids who love stories about big events.
 
Where to find it? You can find this book at your local library. You can also find it at Hampton Elementary.  Ask your teach about borrowing one from the book room!
 
Joey   
 
Harry Potter  by  J.K. Rowling
 
Summary: It’s about a boy who goes to magic school, gets in some trouble, and has lots of adventures.
 
I would recommend this book from 2 grade up and to people who love  magic.  It is so good they made a theme park for it!
 
You can find it almost anywhere.