BE THANKFUL......

FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED MAKE OUR BOOK FAIR SO SUCCESSFUL....THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!


 Another BIG THANK YOU goes out to Jackie Spoto Bircher and the fantastic work she has done to make the annual Book Fair happen this year. She worked on Sunday to unpack the fair, stayed late on Friday to re-pack the fair, and  scheduled all the classes and all the volunteers. They are all such an important part of our program and very much appreciated. Pirate hats off to all of our  very, very valuable volunteers !! Thank you all so much for making a commitment to help out this year.


I also wanted to thank Shorecrest for allowing me to attend the FAME conference this year from November 1-3. FAME is the Florida Association for Media Educators and it was held in Orlando. I was so excited to attend the sessions and I also met several popular authors including Sherri Winston (President of the Whole Fifth Grade - a current 2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award book, award winner Sharon M. Draper (Out of my Mind-winner of 2011 Sunshine Young Reader's Award and Double Dutch) and Andrea Beaty (Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies - a current 2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award book, Cicada Summer, Iggy Peck Architect.

Students in Alpha learned all about Veteran's Day after reading What is Veterans Day? by Elaine Landau. We also discussed Thanksgiving traditions and read Thanksgiving is Here! by Diane Goode in which a family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving at Grandma's house.

In Jr. K students discussed Thanksgiving after hearing the National Geographic book entitled Celebrate Thanksgiving by Deborah Heiligman.

Since K students make quilts as part of their community service activity, they enjoyed listening to Mooshka by Julie Paschkis. This is the summary of the book.

Karla's quilt Mooshka tells her stories about the pieces of fabric that Mooshka is made from, but when Karla's baby sister is born, Mooshka falls silent until Karla overcomes her jealousy and shares Mooshka with the baby. Students shared predictions about the book and explained the ending of the story to each other. 3rd grade students used their research skills to locate books using the book's call number. They worked in partners, went to the computer and searched their library book by call number. They then checked their answers from their DEWEY DECIMAL  lesson and found the book on the shelf. It was great to see them smile when they located the book. Great job third grade! Volunteers, volunteers, volunteers.....we have seen so many wonderful volunteers since school started. Thanks to the hard work and very flexible schedule that Andi Mullins has provided for training. I am very thankful for the new "Thanksgiving look" in the library thanks to Andi and the wonderful other volunteers who decorated and pulled the new author books.

NOVEMBER NEWS...

          BOOK  FAIR IS HERE!!!!!!.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THESE DATES..                NOVEMBER  5TH - 8TH

     EVERYONE LOVES OUR BOOKS!

 AUTUMN BIRD SONG

Over the housetops,

Over the trees,

Winging their way

In a stiff fall breeze,

A flock of birds

Is flying along

Southward, for winter,

Singing a song.

Singing a song

They all like to sing, 

"We'll see you again

When it's spring, spring, spring."

 - Author unknown

Where do you shop for food? Well, the students in graded 2 found out about another store and lots of different foods while reading The Witches' Supermarket by Susan Meddaugh. This is no ordinary, everyday supermarket. And when Helen and her dog, Martha, find themselves caught inside, they'll need luck and lots of Halloween magic to begin trick-or-treating on time.

Students also read some spooktacular poems out loud from a collection of 21 spooktacular poems entitled Halloween Night by Charles Ghigna.

Brave 1st graders listened to the New York Times bestseller entitled Tell Me a Scary Story..But Not Too Scary by Carl Reiner. Everyone loves scary stories, and comedy legend Carl Reiner invites readers to huddle close as he tells a young boy's tale of the mysterious house next door.

In Alpha and K students learned about three mischievous ghosts who love scaring little children, until the children decide to take matters into their own hands. Children made predictions while listening to Three Little Ghosties by Pippa Goodhart. 
In another book entitled Beautiful OOps! by Barney Saltzberg,  K children learned how to take a mistake and turn it into an opportunity to make something beautiful! This book is the best gift to give anyone, any age, anywhere, anytime.

In 3rd grade students had fun as they try to spot the plot in the book entitled Spot the Plot (a riddle book of book riddles) by J. Patrick Lewis. They used the clues to figure out the title and author of some famous children's books. At the end of the lesson, they worked on library analogies...it was fun to watch the students think through these questions.

In Alpha, students enjoyed the book by Dolly Parton entitled I Am A Rainbow in which words and music describe different emotions in terms of color, as then everything is rosy when one feels joyful.  It reminded the reader and the listeners that everyone experiences this same rainbow of emotions.

Volunteers, volunteers, volunteers.....we have seen so many wonderful volunteers since school started. Thanks to the hard work and very flexible schedule that Andi Mullins has provided for training. I am very thankful for the new "Thanksgiving look" in the library thanks to Andi and the wonderful other volunteers who decorated and pulled the new author books.
 Another BIG THANK YOU goes out to Jackie Spoto Bircher and the fantastic work she has done to make the annual Book Fair happen this year. She worked on Sunday to unpack the fair and has scheduled the classes and the volunteers. They are all such an important part of our program and very much appreciated. Pirate hats off to all of our  very, very valuable volunteers !! Thank you all so much for making a commitment to help out this year.