Week of February 23rd

Easing back into the school week was not an easy task, but our brave Tigers handled it well!  Thanks to all
the friendly smiles, hugs and welcoming attitudes, we were able to kick start our week.  We had a lot to accomplish here in the Library, take a look at our busy days...

First and Third Graders:
"Everyone knows, Sharks eat Minnows"!  Kids thoroughly enjoyed reading the latest addition to our WCCPBA (Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Awards) book of the week.  We delved into this delightful and somewhat unconventional tale of friendship.  My little first grade friends were really concerned about how Fang (our trusty and true shark) would feel after Nugget (yes, our main minnow) halted their friendship.  Third Graders thought about this on a deeper level and asked themselves, what would they have done if in Nugget/Fang's "fins".  We also utilized a "Fin" (Venn) Diagram to look at the similarities and differences these two characters hold.  Check out this cute clip of other "unlikely" friends:

Unlikely Friends - It's OK To Be Different

Fourth Graders:
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat, Edmoto, the list goes on and on and on for the Social Media sites that your children have been introduced to.  As part of the Librarian's Digital Citizenship (which Fourth Graders completed several weeks ago), I wanted to culminate the research on our kid-friendly databases here at school with a real-world scenario.  Kids used their notes and ideas from our last class (digging deep as it was before mid-winter break) and created a "fakebook" (yes, that reads FAKE BOOK) page for their historical individual.  Using a printed page, students utilized their notes and the Pebble Go database.  We discussed the power of sharing information from their chosen innovator and what they might share/post.  Still a work in progress, will share the final result as we complete our "profiles".

Up next week:
We will be celebrating Read Across America and the birthday of Dr. Seuss.  Monday (and Tuesday) will prove to be fun, exciting and busy days here in the Library!  Stay tuned to see some Sneeches, Lorax and perhaps even the Cat himself!

Have a great week!
-Mrs. Bethel