SSR is Coming Up!

I have been eagerly anticipating the SSR Mondays since the first day of school. Just imagining the relaxing and peaceful time we are going to have every Monday starting next week makes me happy. I’m so excited! Is there anyone else as excited as I am?? I don’t think I have ever been this excited about reading before, and I think I know the reason why.

In elementary school, I am sure most of us dreaded the thought of reading and writing little summaries of the chapters we have read because all we ever thought about were all of the other fun things we could be doing instead of reading and/or writing. And in some cases, maybe some of us still do detest reading and writing. Fortunately for myself, I have learned to enjoy reading as I got older. Though I still find writing as a bit of a hassle sometimes, I realized that writing helps me remember things better. I think that our appreciation for reading and writing grows as we get more mature because our interests also changes as we get older.  

The best part about reading is when you get sucked into the story and you feel like you’re living the protagonist’s life. It helps me get away from the stressful reality and live in a whole different world, even if it’s just for a while. I believe that everyone needs that break from reality once in a while and our SSR times will be a great opportunity for all of us to do just that. This is most likely the reason why I am so excited about reading this year, I need to relax and take a break from all of these work! Reading stories is just so much fun! I am generally a fiction reader but I was strangely captivated by nonfiction books when I was younger; I used to love reading autobiographies about people in the past during World War one and other devastating historical events. But now I tend to like reading fiction books more and I already have a list of books I want to read this year. For those of you who can’t decide or is completely clueless on what to read next, I recommend checking out this website: http://www.goodreads.com/list

Don’t forget to bring your books on Monday!