LATEST MARLIN MARCH MADNESS RESULTS

The Marlin March Madness reading competition is going strong!  This week (March 18-22) is round two.  The winners of round one moved on to round two.  All student teams read more than the teacher teams in round one, so this week students are "reading" against students.  Great job reading, Marlin! 

DR. SEUSS DAY

Our final day of Reading Week is Dr. Seuss Day.  Today, Marlin is representing Dr. Seuss by wearing red and white in many varieties.  Classrooms all over the building will be reading The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, too.

In addition to our dress-up days, students have been bringing in extra change to collect money for the Marlin Library.  The Marlin PTO has graciously agreed to match the amount of money Marlin students donate.  This week, we have collected $350.80.  This means Marlin has $701.60 to spend on books for the library!

The class that collected the most money today is having a special guest reader visit the classroom.  The guest reader will be visiting of the classroom of...Mrs. Somers-Glenn.  Congratulations to the kindergarten students and to ALL Marlin students for raising money for books!

Mrs. S-G's class sporting their red and white with their special guest reader!

TEAM DAY

We are celebrating Team Day today.  Students and teachers are showing team support by wearing their favorite team jerseys, T-shirts, and sweatshirts.  In the spirit of working together (like a team), we have read and listened to Horton Hears a Who.  Go Team Marlin!

Team togetherness!

MARLIN MARCH MADNESS

March is here!  And now, our Marlin March Madness reading competition has begun!  This month, Marlin students and teachers are competing to see who reads the most minutes and earns more dragon scales.  Students and teachers are on the teams listed in the bracket below.  Our competition will be in three rounds.  This week (March 4-8) is round one.  The winners of round one will move on to round two.  Our final winner will be announced on April 1.  Good luck to all the students and teachers.  Let's get reading, Marlin! 

HAT DAY

It's Tuesday, and that means it is Hat Day at Marlin!  Many different hats can be seen throughout the school. Students are also reading and hearing the book, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, for our Reading Week.  Take a peek at some of our hats.

Hats all around!

SILLY SOCK DAY

Today, we are wearing our silliest socks for Marlin Reading Week.  We are also reading Fox in Socks to coordinate with our Reading Week.  Check out some of the craziest, funniest, silliest socks of the day.

 

Students showing their READING spirit this week!

BOOK OF THE MONTH: HOW TO HEAL A BROKEN WING

How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham is our March Book of the Month.  In this book, we meet a boy, his family, and a bird in need.  This story is one of “hope and healing.”

How to Heal a Broken Wing is a straight-forward story.  Bob Graham uses few words in his book, but his illustrations tell the real story.  As in the book Roller Coaster, we see so much in the illustrations; it may take multiple readings to completely understand what has happened in the story.

This month, let’s soar to outstanding reading!  Read in the classroom (of course), read at home, and even read during spring break (wherever you may go).  Here’s to a high-flying month of free-living reading!