I was impressed today to observe Alex, Cameron, Annabella and Samuel use their detective reading skills for an exciting purpose!
We were desperately trying to find out exactly when the 39-Storey Tree House is due for release in New Zealand.
We searched the internet at Andy Griffiths website http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/index.htm and by google searching him. It was frustrating to not be able to find the information we wanted so we tried contacting local book stores. This meant we first had to alphabetical search in the phone book to find the phone numbers we needed. Worse luck neither book store could give us a date that we could buy the new book :-(
My favourite part of today was hearing these talented young learners talking about how cool it was to be doing "real stuff".
Hi there the amazing readers at Kuranui School
ReplyDeleteMy name is Sandy Harrop and I am a literacy facilitator. This is a cool job as I get to visit lots of schools and talk with lots of kids and teachers about their reading and writing. I am hoping to visit your all soon.
What an exciting time you are all having reading Andy Griffiths' books. I have just gone onto Youtube to see him talking about his amazing tree house. I am definitely going to read it.
It sounds to me like you have all discovered that reading can be so much fun as well as helping you find out all the 'real stuff' you need to know every day.
Well done and I look forward to hearing your recommendations for more fabulous books.
Sandy Harrop
Literacy Facilitator
University of Waikato