Registration for Spring 2027 will be open early December 2026!

  

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 Book

Author

Meeting Date

Hi! Fly Guy

Tedd Arnold 

Week of 2/1

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride

Kate DiCamillo

Week of 3/1

Magic Tree House #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborn

Week of 4/5

 

Second Grade Book

Author

Meeting Date

Absolutely Lucy

Ilene Cooper

Week of 2/1

A to Z Mysteries: Absent Author 

Ron Roy 

Week of 3/1

Into the Wild 

Doreen Cronin

Week of 4/5

 

Third Grade Book

Author

Meeting Date

Skinny Bones 

Barbara Park 

Week of 2/1

Guinea Dog 

Patrick Jennings 

Week of 3/1

Lemonade War 

Jacqueline Davies 

Week of 4/5

 

Fourth Grade Book

Author

Meeting Date

Frindle

Andrew Clements

Week of 2/1

Stella

McCall Hoyle 

Week of 3/1

Escaping the Giant Wave 

Peg Kehret 

Week of 4/5

 

Fifth Grade Book

Author

Meeting Date

How to Steal a Dog 

Barbara O’Connor 

Week of 2/1

Lawn Boy

Gary Paulsen

Week of 3/1

Tale of Despereaux 

Kate DiCamillo

Week of 4/5

 

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. 

 

Check back for volunteer sign ups on December 7th.

 

QUESTIONS: Contact Katie Lynch, 2026-2027 Chat n' Chew Chair,

or Kelly Piper, 2026-2027 Student Activities VP