Merry Christmas to all and to all a good book!

A hearty thank you to First Interstate Bank for buying this Santa tree at the Festival of Trees and donating it to Rose Park School.  We are enjoying it, especially after discovering it has musical talent!

The weather outside is frightful, but the books are so delightful!

100 Cupboards by Nathan D. Wilson is the latest good book I have read. In 100 Cupboards, Henry and his cousin travel through cupboards and the inside of every cupboard is a different world and time. If you like mystery and action type of books you will probably like this book.

Dandelion Fire is a good book by N.D. Wilson. The book is a mysterious, and terrifying book. In the book a kid named Henry touches a dandelion and it burns his hand, then something else hits him and he becomes blind. My favorite part is when he becomes blind. If you like mysteries this is the book for you. This book is awesome.                                                                     

Montana rocks!

Play the Memory Game with Montana rocks and minerals!
Build a map of Montana cities, mountains, rivers, and other features!
Find out what geologists know about Montana earthquakes!
Get instructions for building your own volcano!

Exploring Earth Sciences is a website designed by the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology for kids at:

http://www.mbmg.mtech.edu/kids/kidsmain.htm

Readers' choice

The Titanic; An Interactive History Adventure by Bob Temple.

Listen up girls! I recommend Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Blast from the Past. The newest one!

Allie is excited to go on her first field trip! She has never gotten to go on one! But does she still want to go when her old school is going too?

When of my favorite parts is when Allie stands up for Joey Fields.

If you like stories of friendship and loads of drama this is a book for you.

If you read this book I hope that you enjoy it!

One of my favorite books is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling, the ending to the epic tale of Harry Potter.

In the book Harry and his friends have to destroy the last three horcrucses that keep lord Voldemort ‘s soul from collapsing. They go on a very long journey, that nearly gets the three of them killed!

My favorite part is when Voldemort and Harry duel to the death!

I recommend this book to anyone who liked the first 6 Harry Potter books!

I hope you enjoy!

I recommend the book The Lost  Hero by Rick Riordan. In the book three teenagers go on a field trip but there’s one problem,Jason can’t remember anything.And Piper must save her father before it’s too late.  And Leo,well let’s just say he has a secret of his own. I would recommend  this book to someone who likes Greek mythology, hair raising events and a suprise around every corner .  This book may be thick but it’s great for anyone.                                                          

Anne Frank Beyond the Diary by Ruud van der Rol.

This book tells about Anne Frank’s life before and after World War 2.  It tells about  her amazing stories from while she was hiding from the Nazis and about what it was like in the good old days (that’s  before they had to go into hiding from the Nazis). My favorite picture is of Anne and her family at the beach in their old fashion swimsuits. I recamend this book to anyone who’s interested in World War 2.

The book I choose is the Wide Window by Lemony Snicket. The book is about three kids whose parents get in a fire. The kids have to live with their dreaded uncle Count Olaf in the first book. Now the kids live with their Aunt Josephine. My favorite part is when the kids have to set sail in a hurricane to find the lost Aunt Josephine.

Can you tell the good from the bad?

Some of these websites have good information.  Some will misinform you.  Can you tell the difference?
Sixth Graders will investigate...

1.  All About Explorers    http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/

2.  Burmese Mountain Dog     http://www.burmesemountaindog.org/

3.  Buy Dehydrated Water     http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/

4.  Dog Island     http://www.thedogisland.com/working.html

5.  Fainting Goats     http://www.bsbarnfaintingfarm.com/

6.  Peruvian Hairless Dogs   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16751971/ns/world_news-world_environment/

7.  Tree Kangaroo    http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/matschies-tree-kangaroo/

8.  Tree Octopus     http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

More good reads

The Thief Lord written by Cornelia Funke.   It is a wonderful story of runaway’s thieves in an almost magical city. One of my favorite parts is where they take a special from a man named the count, and it leads them on an incredible adventure. I would recommend this to anyone who likes books of adventure and action.

I suggest the book The School Story, by Andrew Clements.

Natalie Nelson, a twelve year-old sixth grader writes a book!  Her friend Zoe thinks it’s good enough to be published, now it is their journey to go out and publish he book. 

My favorite part is when they ask their language teacher to help them publish it.

If you like books that are suspenseful, and people who like to go out and like to accomplish things you’ll like this book! 

It's Hanukkah time...

...a good time for Hanukkah stories.

Our favorites include two by Eric Kimmel:
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblens                                       and
The Chanukkah Guest. 
 







 These two stories both include characters who play the dreidel game:

 In The Chanukkah Guest, old Bubba Brayna plays with a bear whom she has mistaken for the rabbi.

In Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Hershel must defeat the goblins who have overtaken the synagogue, and he outwits one greedy goblin in a game of dreidels. 

              

The Rose Park Library also has The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Janice Cohn, which takes place in Billings and is based on a true story.  

Link to the Billings Gazette article about the hate crimes of 1993 and how the community took a stand.

“Transformed by hate;  How events shaped a community” includes a photo of Tammie Schnitzer and her son Isaac next to the hole made by a rock thrown through Isaac's window, December 1993:

http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_125c617b-83ba-544a-a2da-8b457ffe48d1.html

         

Fourth graders recommend...