Are you ready for a quiz?

Once you've finished reading, take this short quiz to see how many things you remember!

A Day in the Life

Choose one of the characters from the story and write about his or her point of view in one of the chapters. How does Mary feel about her brother? What is going through Susan's mind when John eats her silver coin?
Characters:
John, Mr. Midas, Mrs. Midas, Dr. Cranium, Susan, Spider Wilson, Miss Plimsole, the store keeper or Mary.

Chocolate All the Time

What do you eat on a daily basis that you wish would turn into chocolate? 

What would you do?

John finds the silver coin, and he decides to buy some chocolate.

If you found $5 on the street, what would you do with it?

Favorite Treats

I'm so excited about I Love to Read month! We're kicking things off at Parker today, and Lincoln tomorrow. Let's have a great start to the month!

In The Chocolate Touch, John absolutely LOVES chocolate. What is your favorite treat to eat?

I Love to Read Month

February is coming up quickly! We'll be reading The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling at both Lincoln and Parker. We're so excited that both schools are reading the same book! We'll have lots of fun activities this month too.

Important Lincoln Dates:

• Kick Off & Read-a-Thon (Feb. 4)
• Book Bowl (Feb. 7)
• Bookin' Breakfast 8:30-9:00 (Feb. 13)
• Author Visit with Derek Anderson (Feb. 18)
• Book Swap (Feb. 25) Students are welcome to bring in gently used books from Feb. 3-21. Last year we swapped over 800 books! Let's do it again!
• Sledding & Hot Chocolate Celebration (Feb. 27)

Important Parker Dates:

• Kick Off (Feb. 3)
• Books & Breakfast 8:30-9:00 (Feb. 12)
• Book Bowl (Feb. 14)
• Author Visit with Derek Anderson (Feb. 19)
• Book Swap (Feb. 24) Students are welcome to bring in gently used books from Feb. 3-21. Last year we swapped over 800 books! Let's do it again!
• Sledding & Hot Chocolate Celebration (Feb. 28)

We're looking to a great month of reading and blogging!

If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Vasseur the media specialist for both Lincoln & Parker at shannon.vasseur@elkriver.k12.mn.us.