Columbus Day is celebrated the second Monday in October
Hispanic Heritage Month concludes
October 16 is World Food Day
TK/K: Looking at characters in stories-- High-wire Henry, by Mary Calhoun; I Stink, by Jim and Katie McMullan; Not Norman, by Kelly Bennett; Farfallina and Marcel, by Holly Keller
K: Pumpkin Jack, by Will Hubbell; Pumpkin Heads, by Wendell Minor
1st: Hispanic Heritage Month--Nino Wrestles the World, by Yuyi Morales, and her website
2nd: Hispanic Heritage Month--The Quiet Place, by Sarah Stewart
3rd: Saving the Liberty Bell, by Megan McDonald; or The English Roses, by Madonna
4th: Figurative Language--Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen; or Apples to Oregon, by Deborah Hopkinson
5th: Finish Queen of the Falls, by Chris Van Allsburg