Week of October 12th, 2015

What a whirlwind of a week!


First  Grade:
SPECIAL AUTHOR VISIT!!  Our friends in First Grade were fortunate this week to meet an amazing author Nancy Raines Day! She's an accomplished writer with several published books! Nancy shared with us her most recent story, "What In The World, Numbers In Nature" just published last month.  She also read her popular spooky story,"On A Windy Night"
If interested in purchasing any of her books, look to Amazon or Barnes Noble as well as Mockingbird Books (Seattle).  To learn more information about Nancy Raines Day, click here!  Nancy Raines Day

Third Grade:
The Adventures of Beekle - The Unimaginary Friend written by Dan Santat.  I recently brought this book home to my family and it rapidly became one of the NEW favorites.  Beekle, is a charming character with hidden gems of wisdom and sentimental kindness that every kid will connect with! Literally read this book about seventeen times this week and each read found something beautiful and unique and amazing!   Dan Santat is a genius and what our library kiddos wouldn't give to ask him questions about his book! Winning the Caldecott in 2015, definitely a must read!

Fourth Grade:
FLIP assessment is on!  After practicing a trail run through last week, our students were ready to take on the fifteen question assessment!  Using our new technology app of PLICKERS, kiddos were able to answer multiple choice questions using their Plicker card.  All in all, a pretty cool way to take a test!  If you're interested in how your child is doing in Library, stop on by for a chat or send an email. I'm always happy to talk books and reading with you and your family!

Fifth Grade:
GRC (Global Reading Challenge) is up and running!  First meeting is this Wednesday during Lunch Recess and all 4th/5th Grade students are invited to attend!  As per the past numbers, 30 kiddos will get a chance to participate in this amazing team experience.  Don't fret, if you didn't get a chance as a 4th Grader, 5th Grade could be your year!

Note From Mrs. Bethel:
Scholastic Book Fair is coming!  Mark your calendars for November 17th, the Fair will run for three days (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - set up Monday, tear down Friday)!  Any volunteers are GREATLY appreciated!!