"In the night she watched the moon grow from a thin new moon to a ful moon, then back again to a thin old moon, and when there was no moon she watched the stars."from The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
VOTERS! VOTERS! VOTERS!
Thank you to the 140 teachers and students who took time to vote for their favorite Sunshine State book.
Our results were:
GRADES 3-5
1st place - Out of MY Mind
2nd " - Nerds
3rd " - Dying To Meet You
GRADES 6-8
1st place - The Strange Case of Origami Yoda2nd & 3rd place tie - Out of My Mind & Sent
*****When the state results are in they will be posted.*****
2nd Graders were busy doing a scavenger hunt research with partners on Africa. They used computers and logged into www.worldatlas.com to answer questions. They are studying Africa in the classroom so they also saw a display of African folktales in the media center and heard all about the famous African character named Anansi.
1st Graders took a journey to the bottom of the sea in Down, Down, Down by author Steve Jenkins.
Half the earth lies beneath water more than a mile deep, but most of this watery world is a mystery to us. In fact, more people have walked on the moon than have visited the deepest spot in the ocean. As the students traveled from the surface to he bottom of the sea they saw jellyfish that flash lie a neon sign, creatures with teeth so big that they can't close their mouths, even a squid as long as a bus that battles to the death with a sperm whale, the largest predator on earth. It was a journey they won't soon forget.
3rd grade students continued their research skills by comparing almanacs to atlases and encyclopedias. They reviewed several editions of almanacs with their partners to make comparisons and had discussions about when to use these different research tools.
Alpha students enjoyed the new Caldecott Medal winning book for 2012 entitled A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka. This is the story of a dog and her ball, a tender and beautiful wordless picture book about what it's like to lose something special-and find a friend.
Jr. K students used their imaginations as they listened to the New York Times Bestseller entitled Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld. There's an adorable duck in this book. No, there isn't. It's a cute little rabbit. What? Just look at the cover! That's a duck! No, it's a rabbit! Duck! Rabbit! Duck! Rabbit! Decide for yourself in this playful take on a classic visual puzzle, which proves that when it comes to ducks and rabbits (and a few other things), it all depends on how you look at it.
K students met Epossumondas and all the books about this character written by Coleen Salley and illustrated by Janet Stevens. Students listened to one of his stories on www.onemorestory.com .Epossumondas is a type of tale called a noodlehead story and comes from southern United States. Mishaps occur, but are not caused deliberately. The humor is gentle and silly at the same time. The plot may be highly improbable, but not impossibe-it COULD happen. Throughout the ages, storytellers have embellished, adapted, deleted, and added to the tales they tell. The details change, but the heart of the story remains. We recognize old favorites in a new rendition. Thus Epossumondas-a new nae for a classic character-has moved from the human world into the world of animals.
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.
