Fowl...Artemis Fowl

Hi Stonehedge families,

First of all, thank you so much to all of the students and staff that helped out with the virtual "Poem in Your Home" celebration/library lesson last week. It's hard to reimagine some of our favorite school traditions in this new, strange time, but the resulting Flipgrid outdid my wildest expectations. Thank You.

As my fourth-grade book club members may recall, I had plans of having a special book club this spring to read Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer in anticipation of the release of the Disney movie in theaters in June. 

It has just been announced that the movie will now premiere on June 12^th on Disney+. I think we may still have time to read the first two books before the movie comes out. I’ll be reading (hopefully) a chapter a day on a zoom meeting that interested students can join live. The readings will be recorded and saved on a special Google Classroom for kids who can’t make the zoom. As we get closer to June, we may plan a watch party or at least have a zoom meeting to discuss the books and the movie.

Artemis Fowl is a series by Eion Colfer about a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind who encounters dwarves, fairies and other magical creatures on a quest to find his missing father. The movie is reported to be based on the first two books in the series.

The books are recommended for grades 4 and up, but all grade levels are welcome to participate, subject to parental approval. The movie is PG.

If you would like to be part of this virtual book club, look for the access code in your teacher's Google Classroom.

I’ll start reading via daily zoom meetings at 1pm starting Monday, May 11. You’ll be able to access the zoom link from the Artemis Fowl Google Classroom. If you have the book, feel free to follow along. All are welcome.

Hope to “see” you on Monday!

Don't Forget to READ4FUN!

Mrs. Abbott