Evergreen Avenue Elementary School is participating in an Ice Bucket Reading Challenge. You may be wondering - what does this entail?
Throughout the year, students are challenged to read as many books as they can. For each book that they complete, they are given a voting ticket. Students then write down the name of the adult at Evergreen they most wish to see with glacier water dropped on their noggins. The tickets are tallied over the months and the top vote recipients are drafted into watery discomfiture. Moreover, the students who have read the most books on their level, will be honored by hoisting the bucket over the adult of their choosing!
Take a look at the video that introduced our students to this challenge: https://vimeo.com/109048733
Our school nurse, Mrs. Mills, and 2nd Grade Teacher, Ms. Frazier, are particularly frightened:
Who will be chosen by the students? Which adult will be submerged in painfully cold water? Which students will put forth the effort and commitment to read enough books to win?
Only time will tell.
As we move into the first week of April, it is extremely important that all students, redouble their efforts toward reading. Your teachers have preached all year, that the more you read, the more you will learn. The more you learn, the more doors that are opened for you in life.
In the comment section below, I want to hear about all of those books you are reading. Tell me your favorite book. Tell me about the funniest book you've ever read. Make a recommendation of a good book to your fellow students. Tell me about the book you are proudest to have finished and done well on an Accelerated Reader test. Share with me the place in school you most enjoy reading.
I want to hear about it all.
Finally, please share who you're most eager to vote for in the challenge. The adults at Evergreen are frozen with fear!
Thank you for reminding us about our reading challenge in your BLOG! Although I am FROZEN WITH FEAR, it warms my heart to see so many of our students enthralled with reading! One student in particular stands out to me when I think about all of the efforts our students are putting in to this challenge. Jason Kahn has recently found a love for the Magic Tree House series and man is he tearing through it! Jason averages about a book a day. He is presently on book #15 Vikings at Sunrise and over our Spring Break he read four of the books. Watch out Evergreen this student is out to get us!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your blog. My favorite book this year was Strings, I liked learning about all of the different instruments. I think Mrs. JoAnn should be one of the of the teachers in the Ice Bucket Challenge. It would be funny seeing her with icy water on her head.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is the Frog and the Horse Show . I would pick Mrs. Pringle and Mrs. JoAnn to get water dump on their heads. It will be funny to see my teachers cold and wet.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is about CATS, and the funniest book I read was about the letter "E". Its very funny!!!. I voted for Mrs.Pringle because she helps me pick out books. Thanks for the BLOG!!!.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Magic Tree House: Monday with a Mad Genius. I am voting for Mrs. Pringle, because she makes it fun to read.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Meteors because it teaches me about them. Junie B. Jones is ( almost) a flower girl is the funniest book because she is the funniest character and she does funny things. I chose Mrs. Pringle for the Ice Bucket Challenge because she teaches me new things that I never learned before . Thank you for your blog . I like to see your blogs .
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DeleteMy Favorite book this year so far is a book called Lost . I liked the book because it was funny . My vote for the Ice bucket challenge is Mrs Pringle .
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid- The Long Haul because it is funny.
ReplyDeleteI want you to do the ice bucket challenge. :)
My favorite book is called Incredible Storybook. I like it because it is funny. My vote for the ice Bucked challenge is Mr.K.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to see Mr.K get water dumped on his head!!!!!!!!
DeleteMy favorite book this year is Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Long Haul. It's very hilarious! My vote for the challenge is Mr.K.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good blog. In my class we are working on mythology. My favorite book is Big Nate Out Loud. It is also the funniest. Every one of my votes are for Mr B.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Magic Tree House Good Morning Gorillas because it is funny. My vote is for Mr. K to do the ice bucket challenge.
ReplyDeleteI HOPE Mr.K get water dumped on his head!!!
DeleteI think that the video was dramatic, but cool! My favorite books are All About Space, and Diary of a Wimpy kid but all Diary of a Wimpy Kids are funny so I don't know which one to pick. I like these books because they are really funny. The book I am reading lately is All About Space, where I can learn about the mysterious space! My vote for the ice bucket challenge is Dr. V!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book this year so far is a book called Penguins. I liked the book because I liked the part that their Penguins moms give little baby Penguins food and their moms take care of them. And my vote for the Ice bucket challenge is Mr. k . And thank for sharing your blog!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. I liked the part when Fudge ate Peter 's turtle and he got really mad & sad. My proudest book is a Judy Moody book that I read in 3rd grade. I vote Dr. V. for the ice bucket challenge!
ReplyDeleteI want Mr. K to get iced. He deserves it! The book that I am proud of is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel. P.S. I loved your blog.
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DeleteThis might be my favorite part of your blog! :) The book that I'm reading now is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. I got it yesterday. The funniest book I read is Bad Kitty Takes A Bath. My favorite book is Bad Kitty Meets The Baby. I'm eager to vote Miss Hollywood. Maybe I might vote for you, Dr. V!
ReplyDeleteHey Dr. V! Your blog was nice. I liked it. My favorite book is Captain Under Pants The Attack Of The Talking Toilet. The funniest book I read was Cat In The Hat. The people I want to get ice dumped on their heads are Miss Janice, Miss Marisa and YOU! You all don't deserve it, but let's have a little fun!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book series is called A to Z Mystery. I like it because there is always a mystery and it ends good, too. It is sometimes funny, but not a lot. There are funny names in it, too. It is on my level.
ReplyDeleteNext, I will vote for Mrs Pringle for the challenge.
Dr. V I loved your blog, but I have a question- what is your favorite book? My favorite book I've read is Lawless The Right School For Kids On The Wrong Side Of The Law. The book I achieved on the most is The Secret of Zoom because it is worth 15 AR points and I got the whole thing right. The place where I enjoy reading the most is the Reading Room. The Reading Room is my favorite place to read because everyone is quiet and we can sit on comfy couches, beanbags, and comfy chairs. I have an idea for your next blog. My idea is to ask us our favorite teacher or someone in the school and why.
ReplyDeleteThe person I always picked for the Ice Bucket Challenge is Mr. Barouse.
My favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid because they are funny. For my fellow students, I would tell them to read the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. My proudest book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I completed it on Accelerated Reader. I enjoy reading at home and school. I vote for Dr.V!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is ''Heartland''because when I grow up I want to own a horse ranch with hoses, baby lambs, baby horses, all baby animals the only adult animals are horses.My favorite place to read is in third grade we read out side in the school garden and it was a nice, sunny, breezy summer day in June.
ReplyDeleteLately, I enjoy reading WHY DO ANIMALS HAVE TAILS? because it gives me a lot of facts about animals. I vote for Mr. K to do the ice bucket challenge.
ReplyDeleteI AGREE TOO!!!!!
DeleteMy favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid- The Long Haul because it's funny.
ReplyDeleteI want to see you do the ice bucket challenge. : )
My favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham because it is funny and it talks about eggs. How awesome is that? and I'm going to vote for Mr. K.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am reading is Scary Stories 3. I do not have a favorite story I like them all. The funniest story I have read is Wayside School Is Falling Down. I want Mrs.Costello and Mr.K to do the ice bucket challenge.
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DeleteI really liked your blog. The reading challenge is one of my goal's. The book I am reading right now is called The Shadows. It is a really good book. The main character is Olive. If you ever get a chance you should read it. If I won I would vote for my teacher Mrs. Costello or my other teacher Mr. K.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your blog. The reading challenge is one of my goal's. The book I am reading right now is called The Shadows. It is a really good book. The main character is Olive. If you ever get a chance you should read it. If I won I would vote for my teacher Mrs. Costello or my other teacher Mr. K.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Harry Potter books. Because they are big book to read and I can get a lot of points on my AR. I enjoy reading these books in the classroom. I can't wait to see teachers do the challenge :)
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteSo true Rory..So true.
DeleteMy favorite book is Stink because Stink is funny and they go on different adventures in the book. I like to read in our classroom. I vote for Ms. Dentino.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,My favorite book is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,I never read a funny book,But I am going to vote for Ms.Dawn.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Mr.Lemoncello's Library. The most funnest book I read is The Dark Lord. The book I recommend is Rain Reign because it's a really good book to read and it is in our school library. The book I am proudest of is the Ever After High by: Shannon Hale. I would vote for Dr.V and Mrs.Hansberry
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Leonardo the Terrible Monster. Its funny. He was trying to be a scary monster.Then he was respectful. I vote for Ms. Richards.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Abiyoyo because there is a big monster and they stopped it. I like to read in the library. I vote for Ms.Silva and Ms.Freedmen.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is We Are in a Book because they always laugh because you say... Banana. It made me laugh too and it was pretty funny. I like to read it in the library. I vote for Mrs Denny.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Diary of a Worm because he ate his homework. I like to read at home and school. I vote for Dr. Vivadelli.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is FLY GUY because FLY GUY is always making funny mistakes. I like to read in the car. I vote for Ms. Richards.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Pet the Cat I love my white shoes because he stepped in strawberries,blueberries,mud and water.
ReplyDeleteI like to read on the rug because it is quiet.
I want you,Ms. Mills,Ms. Frazier and Ms. Richards because she shows us a lot of stuff.
My favorite book is Meet Josefina. I like it because I can learn more about where I came from and my people. The funniest book I ever read was The Diary of the Wimpy kid. I am voting for Mrs Frazier, Mrs Joan, Mrs Hansberry and Ms Richards.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Skippy Jon Jones because it's funny. I like to read in class. I vote for you.
ReplyDeleteMY favorite book is If You Give a Moose a Muffin . It is funny because
ReplyDeletethe moose will ask for more muffins I like to read in the classroom because we have so many books.
I vote for Ms Richards.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Franklin's Class Trip because he was scared of the dinosaurs. I like to read in school. I voted for Mrs. Bouve.
ReplyDeleteI like The Cat In The Hat Comes Back because I did not know that cats talk. I like to read in the library. I vote for Ms.Bouve.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is The Book That Jack Wrote because its funny. I like to read in Ms. Richards room. I vote for Ms. Frazier.
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DeleteMy favorite book is BALTO. I vote for you.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul.The book i'm most proud of reading is Harry Potter.My favorite place to read is my bed.I would like for Ms.Frazier to be elected for the challenge!
ReplyDeleteI love Harry Potter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteMy favorite books are by Mo Willems! Elephant and Piggie and Knufflebunny books are my top favorites. I really love to cozy up with a good book on my couch under a warm blanket. My vote for the ice bucket challenge is Mrs. Bouve! :D
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. I like it because the pigeon is asking to drive the bus over and over. I like to read in the reading room. I voted for Dr. Vivadelli.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Cam Jansen and the Snowy Day Mystery because it is fun
ReplyDeleteI like to read on the rug. I vote for Mrs.Dixon.
I vote for Mr.K. The book I like the most is Diary of the Wimpy kid because its
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My favorite book is Magic Tree House Lions at Lunchtime. The book I'm most proud of reading is Magic Tree House books. :) My favorite place to read is in my bed. I vote for Ms. Frazier to be elected for the ice bucket challenge.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Arthur sets sail and Aladdin books are my top favorite.I really like when Jafar turned into a cobra and I love when Arthur sits in the water. I vote for Miss.Fraizer for the challenge
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is If You Give A Dog A Donut because the dog threw an apple at the boy.I like to read in the reading room. I voted for Ms.Frazier.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Amelia's 6th Grade Notebook. My favorite place to read is in the Reading Room. I would like to vote for Mrs. Denny in the ice bucket challenge.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is The School of Good and Evil. The book I'm most proud of reading is:The School of Good and Evil because it got me a lot of points, I like to read on my couch.P.S. I would like Ms.Frazier to be elected for the challenge.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is You Can't Go To School Naked, because it is really, REALLY funny! The book I'm most proud of is In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb because it teaches me how Winter and Spring is. My favorite place to read is in a squished place. I would like for Ms. Frazier to be elected for the challenge. Everybody would be elated if I did, so I did!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Night of the New Magicians. The book I am proud of reading is Midnight on the Moon. My favorite place to read is on the carpet. I vote for Mrs, Bouve.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is I Just Forgot by Mercer Mayer. My favorite place to read is in my bed. I vote for Mr. Joe.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is No David. The book most I'm proud of reading is Magic Tree House books. My favorite place to read a book is on my Chromebook. I would like to vote for Ms .Frazier for the ice bucket challange.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Little Red Riding Hood because I like when the hunter heard Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother snoring really loud and went to check on her. Then he saw that the wolf was there and found out that the wolf was fat so he was about to shoot him then he saw Little Red Riding. Hoods Hood so instead he cut the wolf open to get them out when he got them out he took the wolf's fur home to hang it up. My favorite place to read is the Reading Room I like it because it is quite there.My vote for the challenge is Ms.Frazier.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite books are all the Magic Tree House books. The book I am most proud of reading is Stallion by Starlight. My favorite place to read is right next to my dogs. I would like for Mr.Grundel to be elected for the challenge.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Spirit Animals Rise and Fall.The book I'm most proud of reading is Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules and I would like for Ms.Bouve to be elected for the challenge. I like to read at home.
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