Summer Reading Recommendations

With all the free time of summer it seems as though we should be able to read a thousand books in June, July and August, but I can never find the time to read all the books I want to! I envy my son, who will be a fifth grader this fall, because he reads all the time. He's recently re-read the "Artemis Fowl" series and recommends each of them to you. I just finished "Surviving the Applewhites," and it was worthwhile. My favorite quote, "Education is an adventurous quest for the meaning of life, involving the ability to think things through." It sounds more complicated than it is, but we'll start our year by talking about this quote and what you think education is!

Want to get a jumpstart on fifth grade Social Studies? Take a look at this video which gives a review of geography and map skills. Can you find the absolute location of Cleveland, Ohio? Here's a hint: The correct answer will be given in degrees and minutes latitude and longitude! You can also use www.googleearth.com

Welcome to Fifth Grade!

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer! Make lots of great memories with family and friends. I'm always looking for book recommendations, so I hope you've read some good ones during the break. We'll see you here at Leighton in the fall!