We have about 30 students who qualified to go to Readapalooza at Montgomery Bell State Park on May 17, 2016. If your student qualified, look for the permission slip and paperwork to come home for your signature and information. These students worked so very hard this year. I am happy to reward them with this trip! We have four 1st graders, twelve 2nd graders (wow!), three 3rd graders, one 4th grader, and eight 5th graders to qualify. Students could have passed 100 AR tests on their reading level (80% or better score) OR have 100 AR points at 80% or better in order to earn this trip. Due to privacy, I can't release the names but they are posted in the hall at school outside my library door.
Students have been busy using the UTrust Grant books that we recently purchased. I am required to take pictures and video the students using the items purchased. 3rd grade used the continent books I purchased to research 2 continents. They really enjoyed the activity and learning about places so far away!
1st and 2nd graders have spent 2 weeks comparing and contrasting and retelling familiar fairy tales as well as putting the story into sequence order. We covered Little Red Riding Hood in week 1 and Goldilocks this past week. The students showed good listening skills and demonstrated learning how to get a story down to the necessities. I have included a few pictures of the charts they created.
We are sending home information about summer reading with MyOn this summer. Students will take a maximum 35 minute online reading level assessment and interest inventory to determine a starting spot. I will be using library class this week to get this completed. We are working on big rewards to reward student reading over the summer.
The last day to check out library books this school year is Friday, May 6, 2016. All books should be returned by Friday, May 13, 2016.
The end of the school year includes the dreaded inventory. Mine will begin on Monday, May 9.
I am busy planning my summer workshops and days of coming in and cleaning up the library. An elementary librarian's job is not just from 7:30 to 3:15 Monday through Friday! I may make a plea for some help this summer so be checking our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/973367352693691/
And last, I could not do without my weekly helpers, Mrs. Betty Burgess and Lily P. and Alli H. I am blessed to have volunteers and students who love the library and love to help! Thank you!
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