Glen Acres Elementary School

Dear Families,

We are thrilled to announce our One School, One Book program! This special initiative brings our entire school community together through the shared experience of reading the same book at home and participating in exciting literacy activities at school.

Throughout the program, students will engage in meaningful conversations about the book with their classmates and teachers. They will also have opportunities to participate in collaborative activities with reading buddies, helping to strengthen connections across grade levels while celebrating a love of reading.

We chose to implement this program because we believe that reading has the power to unite a community. By sharing a common story, we can build excitement around reading, foster meaningful discussions, strengthen literacy skills, and create lasting memories for our students.

We need your help! Our goal is to partner with families to raise confident, capable readers who enjoy books and know how to think deeply and talk thoughtfully about what they read. This year, our students will receive a copy of Fenway and Hattie( if you have more than one child at GA we will send home the book with the oldest child at school). We anticipate that many students in grades 3–5 will be able to read the text independently. However, we do ask that you read the book with your child! You can take turns reading, partner read, or choral read. For our younger readers and readers who need more support, we encourage families to read the book aloud to their child. If reading together becomes difficult due to schedules or other commitments, audio recordings of the book are available through the links provided below.

To support our shared reading journey, we have created a reading calendar that includes the chapters to be read each week along with discussion questions for families to enjoy together. Reading and discussing one chapter typically takes about 15 minutes. We ask that our students and families read and discuss approximately two chapters each week at home.

Our One School, One Book adventure will begin the week of September 14th. Please review the calendar below for the reading schedule.

Thank you for joining us in this exciting literacy experience. We are grateful for your partnership and look forward to sharing this wonderful journey with our students and families. Together, we will build a community of enthusiastic readers and create a school-wide conversation around a story that everyone can enjoy!

Happy Reading!

Donna