Banned books that I’ve read and enjoyed!

Did you know that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a banned book? It was removed from a California library following a parent-teacher committee’s recommendation. Other banned books of the year include Forever by Judy Blume and this one’s a favourite, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon. Absolutely brilliant books, these!

Final Harry Potter book

The title of the seventh book has just been revealed! It’s on a puzzle on www.jkrowling.com Go figure!

My favourite books of the year

Squire Terence and the Maiden’s Knight by Gerald Morris The first of the Squire Tales series. It was hilarious! Young Terence has spent his years living in the woods with this strange old man who can see the future more clearly than the past. In come a strapping young lad, Gawain and Terence becomes his squire. They head towards King […]

This weekend at Chennai

Sat 23rd Dec ’06 at 9.30 a.m. : Visit to a Chocolate Factory. Rs 200/- per child ( Ages 5 – 9 ) Holidays have just begun and the first stop is a visit to Parry’s Chocolate Factory. Kids have to report sharp at 9.30 a.m. This factory is at Madhavaram. Please wear comfortable clothes with comfy shoes and carry […]

This weekend at Koramangala

Saturday 23rd Dec’06 at 11:30am: Hoopla (Ages 3-6) Fun & Games time for toddlers! This saturday, we don our funny caps, as the theme for the session will be “Clowns”. Rachna aunty will help you make joker masks, play joker games and much more of clowning around……So be there. Sunday 24th Dec’06 at 5:00pm: Christmas Campfire Potluck Party (All) Let’s […]

This Weekend at Koramangala

Saturday 16th Dec’06 at 11:30am: Calendar Making (Ages 6 & abv) When is a calendar more than just sheets of printed dates and holiday lists? When it is YOUR VERY OWN! Made by you, to be referred to over the entire year, with fondness and pride. Make and take a simple paper hard board 2007 calendar for your room. Alpa […]

This weekend at Chennai

Saturday 16th Dec’06 at 5.00 p.m.: “Merlin the Mermaid” (All Ages) Kids from the Junior Hoo theatre (3-6 yrs) are putting up a spectacular dance drama called “Merlin the Mermaid”.Its a short, beautiful colourful portrayal of sea-life. By coming in large numbers we shall not only be encouraging the budding actors, but will also be contributing towards special children at […]

Have you read this book?

“Monday Morning: Slept Afternoon: Slept Evening: Ate grass Scratched. Night: Ate grass. Slept.” From Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French & Bruce Whatley (Ill.)

Assessing Reading Fluency

Kimberly and Thomas’s fourth grade teacher, Mr. Lee, can’t quite pin down what is going on with these students. Both are good at reading words; they are able to decode all the words they encounter and seem to have a pretty good understanding of them as well. Moreover, they appear to be of average to above average intelligence and are […]

Did you know?

Some of the most popular books almost had different titles! Here’s some of them: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Original Title: First Impressions David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Original Title (s): Mag’s Diversions, The Copperfield Disclosures, The Copperfield Records, The Copperfield Survey of the World as it Rolled, Copperfield Complete Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Original Title: […]