Week of May 18th

What a great week we had here in the Library!  It's crazy to think we only have 5 (yes, that's FIVE) more weeks left of school.  (side note:  Mrs. Bethel is trying very hard to not panic!!!!!)  Kids were busy working hard, researching and checking out the many new books that are coming into our library every day!

First Grade:  

We did the DEWEY this week!  Students worked in pairs to locate a variety of topics by using our Dewey Decimal system.  I introduced the lesson by sharing a cute rap (found on youtube, performed by puppets) that walks us through the classification and organization of Dewey.  Kids then needed to match cards (with pictures and numbers:  100's, 300's, 400's etc) to the specific section in our Non-Fiction area.  I saw improvement during each class and hope that as Second Graders, they will feel confident in finding a few items in our Non-Fiction section!!

Third Grade:

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Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales...Oh My!!  This week my students dug a little deeper into our catalog to find books to support projects and work on Fairy Tales and Myths.  Thanks to Tim and Moby, our trusty Brain Pop! Kids were able to learn a little more about Greek Mythology and our growing collection here in the Library.  It's hard to resist these amazing books, check 'em out before they're gone:





Fourth Grade:

My students continued the second week of the Mighty Jackie lesson deciding if the text and story was Fact or Fiction!  Due to the ongoing testing (I can't tell who is more excited for it to finish, students OR teachers), we've rescheduled our Library times and our kiddos are just itching to move around.  Today, students accessed and analyzed primary source documents.  They needed to share knowledge and decide as partners whether or not the story was true.  Through research with the New York Times article (from April of 1931) to looking through an artifact copy, the overwhelming response proved the text to be FACT rather than fiction!

A Note From Mrs. Bethel:
Friendly Reminder!!  ALL books are due Monday, JUNE 1st!!!  For some classes we will have one more check out, remember you can always visit the library before or after school AND during recess!  Enjoy a lovely long weekend away, and I'll see you bright and early Tuesday morning!  Happy Memorial Weekend!

-Mrs. Bethel