Summer Reading List!!! Read over the summer and get a prize in Sept.

The Superintendent's 2009 suggested summer reading list is posted on this blog. Books were selected for K-2 and 3-5 grades. Students should check off the books they read and have their parents initial it. When the school year starts, students can bring this list to Mrs Yamashev. She will have a special prize for her summer readers.

Be sure to check your public library for these titles. If you want to buy the book, check with one of the many independent book retailers in Richmond. If they don't carry the book the can certainly order a copy for you.

For a list of independent retailers, including the ones who specialize in children's literature, click this link and search by your zip code.

(For every $100 spent at independently owned stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. Think about that before heading to the nearest big box store or ordering online.)

Don't forget to take the AR test too. Mary Munford students get a special party for making their AR goal with books read over the summer.

Good luck!

Summer Reading Grade 3-5

∆ Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban*

∆ Dad, Jackie and Me by Myron Uhlbert*

∆ Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff*

∆ Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell*

∆ The Ghost, the White House and Me by Judith St. George*

∆ Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke*

∆ Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies*&

∆ Mallory Vs. Max by Laurie Friedman*

∆ No Talking by Andrew Clements*

∆ Vinnie and Abraham by Dawn Fitzgerald*

∆ The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

∆ We Are the Ship: the Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

∆ A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bruyant

∆ How I Learned Geography by Uri Shuvelitz

∆ Way Up and Over Everything by Alice McGill

∆ The Scrambled States of America: Talent Show by Laurier Keller

∆ Good Enough to Eat by Brock Cole

∆ Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine

∆ Elijah of Buxton or other titles by Christopher Paul Curtis

∆ A non-fiction or poetry title of your choice

Summer Reading Grade K-2

If you've read a book from this list, tell us about it. Click the pencil and add your own book review.

Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp by Denise Fleming*

The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice Harrington*

My Chincoteague Pony by Susan Jeffers*

Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt*

Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk*

Little Red Riding Hood by Jerry Pickney*

Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett*

Old Bear by Kevin Hnekes*

ONce Upona Banana by Jennifer Armstrong*

Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison and Kevin Hawkes*

LIbrary Lion by Barbara Knudsen

A Mama for Wen by Marion Dana Bauer

The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson

Gone Wild:  An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimas

Are You Ready to Play Oustide? by Mo Willems*

Chicken said, "Cluck!" by Judyann Ackerman Grant

One Boy (Or the First Egg) by Laura Vacarro Seeger

Stinky by Eleanor Davis

Wave by Suzy Lee

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee

* Virginia Reader's Choice titles

Important!!! All library books were due May 29th!!

Search under your child's bed... 

dig in the backpack...

and look in the school desk 

for any overdue library books.

Your child should have returned all library books by May 29th.

If you can't find the book then you must replace it. You can buy a hardbound copy of the book or send payment to purchase a new book. The book must be returned or replaced before the end of the school year. Students who have not cleared all school fees, textbooks and library books will have their report cards held.

Your child should have received an overdue notice from Mrs. Yamashev. If you have any questions please contact her at eyamashe@richmond.k12.va.us

Hopefully you won't have an overdue book out for this long... Longest Overdue Book

Can You Guess Which Book is Your Teacher's Favorite?

To celebrate National Book Week (May 11-17), Ms. Yamashev asked the teachers of Mary Munford "What is your favorite children's book?" She put the titles on the bulletin board with pictures of the teachers and some of the staff. The students were asked to match the book with the teacher. Easier said then done. The winner was Brittany T., Room 207. She guessed 6 out of 24. Below are the teacher's choices. Would you have guessed correctly?

Clark (library aide) The Call of Trains

Vassar The Wind In The Willows

Baughan The Wizard of Oz

Charity & Via  James and the Giant Peach

Orrell (library substitute) Thank You Falker

Baylor Chicken Soup for the Soul

Nicole (library aide) & Nappier The Giving Tree

Rosenthal (library aide) Library Dragon

Lindstrom Where the Wild Things Are

Yamashev The Shelf Elf

Lee The Magic Tree house/Dinosaurs Before Dark

Bowden The Story of Ferdinand

Mallory  Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

Cheeks Leo the Late Bloomer

Lippman Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Bracken Charlotte's Web

Mr. Muzik  Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Kulp  The Little Brute Family

Gordon Where Am I?

Katz Walk Two Moons

Dunn The Lorax

You can find these books at the branches of the Richmond public libraries. 

Click this link to search the library's catalog.

5th Grade Student Donates New Books to Library

Ben O., 5th Grade student in Mr. Lombardi's class, donated 12 new books to Mary Munford's Media Center. Thank you Ben for making this donation. Your classmates enjoy reading the books.