For a small group of fifth grade girls at Grannemann Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, staying after school as a member of Book Lovers is new and interesting.<\/p>\n
Organized by Nikole Troxler, the school psychologist, the book club seeks to \u201cpromote a general love for reading, encourage girls to articulate thoughts and opinions, provide an environment for girls to build healthy relationships, foster respect for different ideas, increase self-esteem and have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
The name Book Lovers came from its 10 members through a vote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had the girls write down names they would like and then we voted,\u201d said Troxler. \u201cI explained to them that our group will mirror society at-large in that the majority opinion will rule whenever an issue is to be voted on.\u201d<\/p>\n
The girls are reading age-appropriate titles, which were also voted on. Troxler said it was \u201cfairly easy\u201d to decide which books to read because she had \u201cto choose from the books available.\u201d Troxler serves both Grannemann and Jury Elementary School; the books come from both schools.<\/p>\n
During a session of Book Lovers, the girls were reviewing, discussing and reading chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14 of \u201cThe Skin I\u2019m In\u201d by Sharon G. Flake. Throughout the year, they will read \u201cBud, Not Buddy\u201d by Christopher Paul Curtis and \u201cYolonda\u2019s Genuis\u201d by Carol Fenner.<\/p>\n
Jessica Jackson and Lauryn Wade shared their feelings about being in the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like the fact that we get to read and discuss the chapters,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like that we\u2019re reading good books with good characters. I love the fact that we get to come back and discuss it,\u201d said Wade.<\/p>\n
Troxler gave each of the girls a notebook at the start of the book club to use as a tool to communicate with them. The notebooks serve as a journal and the girls write answers to discussion questions. Troxler collects the journals and writes responses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI distribute discussion questions prior to reading the assigned chapters,\u201d said Troxler. \u201cI do this for a couple of reasons – so that I can have some barometer that they are actually reading the book, and to increase comprehension skills. I provide the page(s) where they can find the answer because I am not interested in whether the answer is right or wrong, but that they are keeping up with the reading.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through the book club, Troxler hopes \u201cto create a positive environment for girls who enjoy reading, and even for those who don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jackson said that she signed up for the club because her mother told her she needed to have \u201ca lot of extracurricular activities\u201d and because she likes to read and write and thought it would be fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cI signed up because I also like reading and writing, and my mom thought this would be a good opportunity for me,\u201d said Wade.<\/p>\n
The Book Lovers meet on Wednesday afternoons for an hour. Troxler already feels the club is a success.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I read their responses in their journals, I know that it is a success,\u201d she said. \u201cThe girls always verbally express their appreciation for the book club.<\/p>\n
\u201cIdeally, I would love for Book Lovers to become a part of the educational landscape of Grannemann, if you will,\u201d said Troxler. \u201cI most definitely will continue to host it next school year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For a small group of fifth grade girls at Grannemann Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, staying after school as a member of Book Lovers is new and interesting. Organized by Nikole Troxler, the school psychologist, the book club seeks to \u201cpromote a general love for reading, encourage girls to articulate thoughts and opinions, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n