Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts

Sunday, January 17, 2010

She's got her nose in a book...

Olivia is really loving this reading thing. I can't keep her away from books. Recently she read the entire Frog and Toad Treasury.


Normally a parent wouldn't complain of a child that prefers to read much of her time, but she does so much reading like...


while she should be doing her schoolwork (that's not language arts),

while she should be eating,

while she is walking,

in the bathroom,

feet on the couch...head on the floor,

and then there is the reading aloud...

Don't get me wrong, she's an excellent reader, but reading aloud while I'm working with Lauren on math, or while Julia is trying to go down for her nap, or while I'm just trying to think, can be a little much. I'm so proud of her though! She just finished the Little Bear treasury.

What to start next? Hmmm, what is the read for this month's book group? That's the way to get it done. A live audio reading. What an idea. :D Way to go Olivia!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Lauren's story is finally online




Here's the official online version of Lauren's story.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008






Here's Lauren receiving her Blue Ribbon!!














Doesn't she look fabulous!?!









Oooh! A Reading Rainbow backpack too! Lauren won a backpack full of cool prizes including: 2 Reading Rainbow DVDs, a book, a bound writing/drawing journal, markers, crayons, notebook, a KQED baseball cap, a window cling, and her favorite--a sticky weird ball yo-yo thing. She also got lots of tickets and vouchers for Bay Area museums and fun activities as well. Way to go Lauren!










Lauren and Olivia in their new dresses waiting for the awards ceremony to start. Super Cute. What a smile!

Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Tooth That Took Awhile to Come Out

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

We have a Writer and Illustrator in the House!!!

Well, Lauren entered the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest back in March and by golly, SHE WON! She got first place for the KQED serviced Bay Area of first graders. Her story is called "The Tooth That Took Awhile to Come Out". It is super cute, so I will post the story after posting the great news! All I have is a black and white pdf version, but you will get the idea. On Saturday (May 10th, 2008) Lauren went and did a voice-over at the KQED studio because they are turning her story into a movie. When that is done I will post the link. It will be done before the awards ceremony that takes place on June 7, 2008. Her story is now being judged in the national competition, which she really wants to win. First prize is a laptop and has been her goal from the beginning. Funny, a six year old with her own laptop. It can happen.