The little old groudhog looks for his shadow.
The clouds in the sky determine our fate,
If winter will leave us all early or late."
Don Halley
Guess who I met when I went to the FETC (Florida Educational Technology Conference)??? If you can name my friend you will win a prize....just stop by the media center and tell me the name of my friend. Good luck!
Students in grade 2 wanted to know why the platypus is special since they are studying Australia. Well, they looked at an Aboriginal folktale from the Yorta-Yorta people and found out. They read aloud the play in a Reader's Theater performance...and now they know why Aboriginal Australians rarely hunt or kill a Platypus.....want to know? Just ask a second grader....
Space and the planets are the hot topic in grade 1 and students were discussing all the facts they learned from the Brain Pop and WeirdButTrue apps on the i-pad. They also listened to the story/song of Halley 's comet in the story entitled Halley Cam e to Jackson by Mary Carpenter. They will also be looking at the moon to find out what phase it is in for the next few weeks. Being spaced out is great!
"Gung hay fat choy" was the chant of K in the media center as they learned about Chinese New Year. Did you know it lasts for 15 days? Just ask any K student what some of the traditions, colors, and customs are. They will tell you all about it...since they read Chinese New Year by Lola M. Schaefer. They also talked about the hearts in nature pictures they saw in the periodical entitled Ranger Rick. Lots of laughter and smiles were going on as they heard Diane de Groat's valentine story entitled Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink. Students collaborated with partners to decide how the main character of this story made poor choices as well as possible actions he could do to make up for these choices. Everyone learned a lesson about nice and nasty poems.
In Jr. K. students listened to Franklin's Valentines by Paulette Bourgeois or The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond. In both stories showing how much our friends mean to us was the main theme as well as appreciating our friends everyday.
How Spider Saved Valentine's Day by Robert Kraus was the book read to the Alpha students. Once again Spider uses his creativity and imagination to solve the problem in the story. It had a happy and a surprise ending for sure.
Third graders will be working on biographies and learning about famous people as well as how to find these books in the library. They will be working with partners and playing "Guess Who's Knocking at my Door."
Volunteers, volunteers, volunteers.....we have seen so many wonderful volunteers since school started in the new year. Thanks to the hard work and very flexible schedule of Andi Mullins. I am very thankful for the new "Feruary look" in the library thanks to all the wonderful other volunteers who decorated and pulled the new author books. You are all so appreciated and loved by the children and especially by the librarian
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