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This just in... 2012-2013 Winter Reading Program Details

To participate students will read from December 21th thru January 6th.

Record how many minutes the student reads on the log. Families may read to the student.

The Winter Reading Log is available online on the PTA website.
Print a copy at home or pick one up in the Doss library.
Students in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade participate by continuing to read 20 minutes each day for 10+ days. Younger readers improve best with daily practice.

Students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade participate by reading a minimum of 300 minutes. These students can read 30 minutes each day for 10 days or any other combination to reach at least 300 total minutes.

The final step is to return the log to your teacher or to the library before Friday January 11, 2013.
Various prizes are available for our Doss Winter Readers. Get ready to READ over winter break! Have fun!!!

I just got back from a great evening at our favorite bookstore!!! I met author Lee Bacon and learned about his book, Joshua Dread.  Here's a sneak peak...  "For most people, the end of the world is a bad thing. For others, it's a career.  Our class got out of sixth period early the day my parents tried to flood the earth." So begins Lee's book about a boy whose parents are super villians. This is the first in a planned series of three books and is sure to be a great read. Lee was inspired by a favorite Doss author... Any idea who that might be?  He also shared that he is a fan of Roald Dahl and Madeline L'Engle. Two copies were generously given to us by Brenda at Random House-- how awesome is that?!? I will get these books cataloged next week. If you want to be one of the first to read Joshua Dread, leave a comment here and I will do a drawing for the first two students who will get to check out a copy. Please do not include your last name!  The rule is first name and last initial only when you are leaving a comment.

I just learned about a cool website that you might want to check out- Investigating the First Thanksgiving: You are the Historian. I think that you will have fun learning some Thanksgiving facts and also some great research and social studies skills. Let me know what you think.  Have a Very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

This just in.... Doss made a big showing in Publishers Weekly.  Check it out!

Wow!!! We had an amazing author visit thanks to HarperCollins Publishers and BookPeople. Jon Sciesczka, Adam Rex, and Tim Green were in the house to do a special program with fourth and fifth graders in the cafeteria. We cheered, we laughed, and we learned! I am so proud of the Doss Owls and their great behavior and participation. If you are unfamiliar with these authors, then you should check out Jon Scieszka Worldwide, Guys Read, Adam Rex Books, The True Meaning of Smekday, and Tim Green Books. Thanks to the wonderful RAD chairs, Sherrise Palmer and Karen Prarie for making this amazing event happen! They have a terrific committee of volunteers and we are lucky to have so much support and Doss pride! Be sure to head downtown this weekend for the Texas Book Festival---it's going to be a spectacular! Happy HOWL weekend!!!