Students in Grade 1 found out all about the 2011 Randolph CaldecottMedal which is given for the most distinguished American picture book for children. They studied the charts and found many of their favorite books, too. This year's winner is " A Sick Day for Amos McGee," illustrated by Erin E. Stead and written by Philip C. Stead. The children enjoyed listening to the story and looking at the illustrations. Two Caldecott Honor Books were also discussed. They are "Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave," illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill and "Interrupting Chicken," written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein.
In Grade 2, students are studying Asia and they chose from three popular stories in the Chinese folktelling tradition to act out the book. This role playing was done to one of the following stories: The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop, Six Chinese Brothers by Cheng Hou-tien, The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy.
As a follow up to their field trip to the zoo last week, students in K learned about symbiosis which is the relationship in which each animal helps the other. They listened to the non-fiction book entitled How to Clean a Hippopotamus by Steve Jenkins and learned the answers to the following questions: Why does a giraffe let an oxpecker climb into its ear? Why do a coyote and a badger team up? Why does a crab wave an anemone like a pom-pom? Why does a plover stroll into a crocodile's mouth? How does a turtle keep a hippopotamus clean? Want to know any of the answers? Just ask any K student.
Third grade students were very busy this week in the media center working in partners to compare and contrast the uses of almanacs and atlases. They learned how to use each reference book as well as when to use them. Each team reported their findings to the entire class so they all learned from each other.
Alpha and Jr K students heard all about the famous cat who lived in the library after listening to the FRA book on this year's list entitled Dewey There's a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron, the librarian who worked at the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa, where Dewey was found in the book drop slot.
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VOTING FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE BOOKS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MEDIA CENTER NEXT WEEK:
MONDAY - APRIL 4 (7:30-5:00) TUESDAY - APRIL 5 (7:30- 2:30) WEDNESDAY - APRIL 6 (7:30 - 5:00) THURSDAY - APRIL 7 (7:30 - 2:30)
ANYONE WHO READ 3 OR MORE OF BOOKS FROM THIS YEAR'S LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.
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A BIG THANK YOU again to all of our library volunteers. I am so grateful to Jodi Gayoso for making sure every week the library schedule is posted and coverage is available for all the classes. All of you are so appreciated and your efforts are making the students happy to visit the media center.
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