A small green frog On a big brown log, A black and yellow bee In a little green tree, A red and yellow snake By a blue-green lake, All sat and listened To red bird sing, "Wake up, everybody, It's spring! It's spring!"
2nd grade students were very creative as they role played and acted out their favorite "Asian" folktale. Students wore hats and used props to recreate their version of The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Wiese or Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong. Both folktales had some very interesting lessons to be learned for all ages.
1st grade students did an excellent job with the reader's theater of Emma's Poem- the voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glaser. She first visited the Statue of Liberty as a child growing up in New York. The huge statue had welcomed her own immigrant grandparents-Jews from Eastern Europe-when they arrived seeking a better life in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The author of the immigrant novel Bridge to America, Ms. Glaser lives in Duluth, Minnesota, with her family. Visit her at www.LindaGlaserAuthor.com
Students in grade 3 are continuing their research skills and used various altases during their library lesson. They worked with partners and did research. They have been working with encyclopedias both in book form (2012 new edition) and World Book on line. This lesson was another way for them to understand what research tool to use as well as to compare and contrast them.
Jr. K students used their imagination while listening to Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail.
Liam is a piglet who wants to be the Easter Bunny when he grows up, but no one believes he can do it until, with a lot of practice and some help from his grandparents, he shows them all.
Since Alpha students have been studying about Eric Carle, they listened to his newest book entitled The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse. This book was written to give all children confidence in their own creativity and imagination.
In honor of Relay for Life K students listened to the book entitled Champ's Story: Dogs Get Cancer Too! by Sherry North. A story of a young boy whose dog is diagnosed with cancer. The boy becomes a loving caretaker to his dog, who undergoes the same types of treatments as a human under similar circumstances.
A big thank you goes out to Andi Mullins for chairing the library volunteers this year. Her hard work and precious time has paid off for all of us. She has been giving hands on training sessions since school started. We have many parents who are helping us in the media center this month and they are so appreciated. They are checking out books, helping students locate books and explore the many treasures found in our beautiful media center. Some are also helping with the book displays and decorations. Thank you so much to all of our wonderful parent volunteers who are helping the students "Go Wild for Books" this year.
