I hope everyone has been having a great start to the school year.

It was wonderful to have so many people gather last week (doesn't it feel like it was ages ago??) to discuss The Lightning Thief. Marcel, Mike, Shaun, Rhonda, Kathleen, Keisha, Jenna, Jake, Patti, Sonia, Clover, Cherith, Betsy, Ling and I gathered at Petite Abeille to talk about what we thought of the book and why we thought it was so popular with our students. Thanks to everyone who attended!! If you liked The Lightning Thief, we have copies of the next two books in the series at school... just ask a Humanities teacher. (You might have to elbow students out of the way as you go to grab a copy!)

At the end of the session, we talked about what to read next. Since it is the beginning of the school year, our next book is one about establishing a sense of community in schools and classrooms. The book is Life in a Crowded Place by Ralph Peterson. It's only about 160 pages, so hopefully you'll be able to fit it in during the hectic days of fall!

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 24 at 4 PM. Depending on how many people we have, we might want to choose another space besides Petite, since it was hard to talk when we were seated at a long, rectangular table. Suggestions for another location are welcome.

Hope to see you on October 24 --

Pauline