Vista: What we are Reading: March 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Thank You Mrs. Nelson's Book Store!

Dear Mrs. Nelson,

Thank you for allowing Lois Lowry to come to our school. She talked about many things. I enjoyed her so much. Thank you. The one part that will stay in my mind forever is the part when she told us that in her book she made a mistake. The mistake is that the girl and father had squash colored hair.

From,
Norma R.

Dear Mrs. Nelson,

It was nice to meet Lois Lowry. We enjoyed her visit. I hope to see her again. She was cool. She has a very interesting way to write books. For instance, she wrote a book about a mouse because she saw one at her house.

Sincerely,
Vincent R.

Dear Mrs. Nelson,

Thank you for letting Lois Lowry come to our school. I enjoyed listening to Lois Lowry talk about her life. I'm going to read all of her books again and again.

Sincerely,
Jacob

Monday, March 28, 2011

My favorite Character in Bless This Mouse is

Lucretia because she is funny, mean, and interesting.
---Marley
Hildegarde because she freed Lucretia from the Great X' trap.
---Marley
Hildegarde because she can stand up for herself no matter what anybody says.
---Alayna

I like Lois Lowry because

She can tell what the book is about and why she wrote it
---Alayna
she's a nice lady. She picked only 3rd and 4th graders, which made me feel special. Also she makes interesting books.
---Savannah
she said that her books are like her children and she loves all of them.
---Marley

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Bless this Mouse

Read Bless this Mouse Andrea

Bless this Mouse by Lois Lowry ---Luis

Hildegarde and her mice live in a church. The church staff talk about sightings of mice so they call the Great X (pest control). The church mice have to go outside. Hildgarde makes a team of brave and tough mice make plans to save the mice and make the church safe again.

You should read Bless this Mouse because

The mice act like humans. They do almost everything like us except they are hairy, have big ears and are are small.
--Andrea

Hildegard helps herself and the other church mice.
--Sierra

Harvey is funny and curious and nosy.
--Luis

We liked Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry because:

It is adventureous and funny. Also because a mouse gets blessed.
--Marcos

These Mice are VERY funny and creative.
--Vanessa

There are funny parts and sad parts
--Morgann

They try to figure a way out of the church before the Great X
--Joseph

It is full of action
--Faith

Sierra & Jeffrey/ the Willoughbys & Birthday Ball

Atta a Boy, Sam by Lois Lowry --Kristen

Sam, the main character, tries to make his mom perfume for a birthday present using all of her favorite smells. He also wants a kitten from the neighbor but his father is allergic. Since the perfume was not going well he decided to take a kitten for his Mom's present.

This book was funny! I liked it when Sam's perfume exploded and everything in the perfume went everywhere.

----Kristen

Stay! a Keepers Story by Lois Lowry--Adrik

This book is about a dog who had a lot of different families and felt bad because she let her sister get taken while she hid under a box. The first family was a homeless guy, Jack. The second was a photographer and the third had a little girl.

I liked it because it was funny and entertaining and interesting.

--Adrik

The Giver by Lois Lowry --Patricia

The GiverIs a wonderful book about a boy, Jonas, who finds he has been selected to be the community's next "Receiver". The "Giver" trains him for one year when Jonas decided to show the community a life of difference and no sameness. The plan was to have Jonas go to "Elsewhere" so all the different memories he has received go back to the community. The community will suffer but the "Giver" will help them through it. Then Jonas realizes a baby is due to be killed and he must decide what to do.

THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC!

---Patricia