T'was the Night Before Fifth Grade
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After changing their shoes and hanging up their jackets, they gathered pencils and paper for their writers workshop stories to do.
The kids buried their heads into their writing; soon there wasn’t a peep – all was quite except for John who couldn’t think.
“I can’t write without my pencil, Mr. Lisy. But I don’t have it here” cried out John.
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About the Book
This book is about a fifth grade boy who is new to school and is nervous about starting fifth grade. His name is John and he is feeling anxious and frightened at his new school, until one students makes John feel accepted by her kindness and generosity.
Sometimes all we need is a friend to help guide us in the right direction.
I came up with the idea for this book when I was reading Christmas stories to my kids one night before they went to bed. I thought to myself, I am a fifth grade teacher and I could write a book to help kids feel more accepted and safe in a new situation. To keep this book more personal to me, I asked my friend and the art teacher at my school, Abe Lee to illustrate the book. It was fun and entertaining to work with Abe on this book.
About the Author
Jeff Lisy was born in Des Plaines, Illinois. As a kid, he loved to play baseball and hang out with his friends.
He received his bachelor‛s degree in education from Northeastern Illinois University and his master‛s in curriculum and instruction from Concordia University.
He has spent the last fifteen years teaching at North Elementary School.
Jeff is the recipient of the 2015 Lighthouse Award for School District 62.
He lives with his wife, Joanne, and two children, John and Grace.
Jeff loves spending time with his family, going to his son‛s hockey games and his daughter‛s dance, and just playing outside.