Ms. Hoekstra's Class

We are a grade 5 class from Surrey, BC, Canada.

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

My gr. 5 class from Surrey, BC has been busy making connections to Thirst. A great opportunity for my South Asian students to see their own culture reflected in what we're reading. Thanks @varshabajaj for the wonderful book & @pernilleripp for choosing it. #grathirst #sd36learns

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

Kids need books for summer reading, and kids love graphic novels — so here’s a GN giveaway, including a dozen copies of my first Hunger Heroes graphic novel!

If you can get these books into kids’ hands, RT this tweet and follow me to enter to win them.

Bonus entry: tag a pal!

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

Our class is loving “The Jumbies” and was so excited to be at the top of the kahoot leader board this week! Thanks @TraceyBaptiste for writing such a great book and @teachingsmarter for organizing such a fun challenge each week! #grajumbies

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@kellyyanghk My students are loving the book so far. They don't want me to stop reading!

[Kelly Yang @kellyyanghk]

In celebration of Global Read Aloud which starts TODAY, I’m giving away five signed copies of FRONT DESK!!! 🤗🤗 Pls RT +follow to enter and happy Global Read Aloud!!! Let’s build empathy together through reading!!! ❤️📚🎉🔑🛎🌎🙌 #GRAFront #FrontDesk @Scholastic

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

My students are so invested in Amal's story that they cheered today when Jawad Sahib was arrested at the end of the chapter! #graamal @aishacs

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Since Jawad and Khan Sahib have been killing people, Harmon B. is wondering if they might be involved in selling drugs. #graamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Mistura is wondering why you chose the title "Amal Unbound" for the book? She thinks that so far it doesn't really fit, since Amal is basically a slave and she can't call her family. She thinks that the title means that things might soon change for Amal. #graamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Alex is wondering how old Nasreen Baji is. #graamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@6sKroeker @aishacs Our class agrees. They don't trust Nabila either!

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

My students in Surrey, BC have been sharing symbols that represent what's important to them. We'd love other classes to contribute to our padlet! #GRAamal https://t.co/mUzLF9cHFH

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Sahil is wondering if you enjoyed the process of writing the book, and if you sat down to read it through once it came out. #graamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Fortune is wondering why the police came to Jawad Sahib's house. Is he hiding something? #graamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

Students have been busy identifying what’s important to themselves and to Amal. Thanks for inspiring us with your story ⁦@aishacs⁩ #GRAamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Surkhab would like to know how Khan Sahib and Jawad Sahib became the landlords of the town. #GRAamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Mistura would like to know how you chose the title "Amal Unbound". #GRAamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Harmon B. is wondering if there were still people in the village that Jawad Sahib burned down, and if so, what happened to them? #GRAamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Surkhab is wondering how many pages you wrote a day when working on Amal Unbound. #GRAamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Akash is wondering what your favourite job was before becoming an author. #GRAamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs Alex is wondering what Amal looks like. We're working on creating pictures in our head when we read. #GRAamal

[Ms. Hoekstra's Class @hoekstrasclass]

@aishacs We love the videos! Thanks for replying to some of our questions on twitter. It means the world to the students to see your responses!