Book Buddies

Ms. Leom's class met with our Book Buddies in Mrs. Stuckmeyer's Kindergarten room on Friday. We checked out Jan Brett books from the library. We practiced our reading before we visited. Ms. Leom found herself teary-eyed with pride (she truly has the BEST job ever!) repeatedly throughout this visit. There were fourth graders whose faces lit up when they said hello to their kindergartener, and their buddy beamed back. The expression and fluency that was modeled, was inspiring. Fourth graders asked questions as they read, and kindergartners made connections. It was a magical twenty minutes of our week!

Afterwards, we took some time to share and reflect about our experience. What about the "pumpkin" who thought he could build with blocks while his buddy read the book? Then there was the kindergarten buddy who didn't appear to look at any of the pictures, but afterwards, could go through the book and find all the parts he liked. There was the girl who had a text to self connection for every illustration, and then there was all the words of appreciation from our buddies at the end that made us feel like super stars (that we are). So many special stories to share! Building our school community, over books, one new friend at a time! Just another magical moment at Milaca Elementary School!