Registration for Spring 2025 are open January 10 - 17, 2025!

 

 

 

 

Attention readers!  

 

Chat 'n Chew is a parent-led reading program sponsored by the SPE PTO, available to 1st - 5th grade students. The program runs once a month during the months of February, March, and April, offering students the opportunity to discuss books and participate in activities with friends during their lunch hour. 

 

Approximately 10 copies of each book are available for checkout from the school library on a first-come, first-served basis. Books can also be borrowed from Johnson County libraries or purchased online as e-books or physical copies from most book retailers, with most priced at $6.99. 

 

Participation is free!

 

 

 

First Grade Books 

Author 

Meeting Date

Hi! Fly Guy 

Tedd Arnold 

Week of 2/3

Bad Case of Stripes 

David Shannon 

Week of 3/3

Magic Tree House #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark 

Mary Pope Osborn 

Week of 4/14



Second Grade Books 

Author 

Meeting Date

Absolutely Lucy 

Ilene Cooper 

Week of 2/3

A to Z Mysteries: Absent Author 

Ron Roy 

Week of 3/3

Into the Wild 

Doreen Cronin 

Week of 4/14



Third Grade Books

Author Meeting Date

Skinny Bones 

Barbara Park 

Week of 2/3

Guinea Dog 

Patrick Jennings 

Week of 3/3

Lemonade War 

Jacqueline Davies 

Week of 4/14



Fourth Grade Books

Author Meeting Date

Frindle

Andrew Clements

Week of 2/3

The Kid Who Ran for President 

Dan Gutman 

Week of 3/3

Escaping the Giant Wave 

Peg Kehret 

Week of 4/14



Fifth Grade Books

Author Meeting Date

How to Steal a Dog 

Barbara O’Connor 

Week of 2/3

Lawn Boy

Gary Paulsen

Week of 3/3

PEAK 

Roland Smith 

Week of 4/14



Students: When you sign up for Chat ’n Chew, you agree to: 

  1. Read the selected book for the month 
  2. Bring the book to school on the selected date for Chat ’n Chew 
  3. Use the Sunrise Point virtues during your Chat ’n Chew time 
  4. Have fun reading and discussing great books 

 

Parents: When your child signs up for Chat ’n Chew, you agree to: 

  1. Obtain all of the selected books in a timely manner 
  2. Help your child read the book, if necessary. 

Please Consider Helping! We need leaders to guide small groups of children during their “chats” about the book. When you sign up as a Chat n' Chew Parent Volunteer, you are committing to participate in all three sessions of the program, on a day of your choosing during each scheduled week. PTO will provide a program guide with detailed info, sample discussion questions, and game and activity ideas. We are limiting Chat ’n Chew groups to 8-10 students per group, but we can have as many groups per grade level as parent volunteers sign up. Please Consider helping out with this fun, meaningful program that PTO offers.  

 

 

QUESTIONS: Contact Brittany Smith at Brittanyjsmith2@gmail.com.