MARCH EVENTS.......

Our visiting author, Sherri Winston, will be returning to our school with her books. She will be signing them in front of the students who ordered one. If you are interested the cost is $7.50.  Please give your order to your child's teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Students in grade 1 worked in groups to do research about famous American symbols. They learned facts about the flag, statue of liberty, bald eagle, Uncle Sam and the liberty bell. After using several sources to do their research each student taught their facts to the entire class. They became the teachers and they used the Elmo projector to teach their facts. Everyone had fun learning and everyone was "The Teacher".

In second grade the students worked on their facts for Australia to earn another stamp on their passport. Since their next continent to study is Asia, they read aloud several famous folkstories from that area. These included The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Wiese, The Six Chinese Brothers by Cheng Hou-tien and The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy. After reading these selections, the students made comparisons about the similarities as well as the differences in them. They will vote on the one they will act out for a reader's theater experience, but this time they will ad lib the script.

Students in K enjoyed listening to Horray for Reading Day by Margery Cuyler on their actual "drop everything and read outside day".  First grader Jessica, a big worrier, is especially afraid that she will make a mistake when she is reading in front of her class and parents on Reading Theater day, but after lots of practice reading to her dog Wiggles, she performs perfectly.

In Alpha, we played a game to see what the students knew about animals. Using Steve Jenkins' book entitled Biggest, Strongest, Fastest students learned the biggest land animal, the strongest animal for its size, the tallest animal, the biggest animal, the world's smallest mammal, the smallest bird, the world's longest animal, the largest kind of spider, the fastest animal, the slowest animal, the animal that gives the strongest shock, the biggest snake, the world's best jumper, and the animal that lives the longest.

JK students listened to a letter written by a city mouse (Mouserella) to her grandmother (grandmouse), who lives in the country in the book by David Ezra Stein, entitled Love Mouserella.
Students enjoyed the art work and photos all done by Mouserella.

 Author Sherri Winston does a creative writing activity with grades 3 and 4 on March 21, 2013.

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 "March 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.

MARCH... INTO THE MEDIA CENTER

            ODE TO SPRING

O spring, O spring,                                                 
You wonderful thing!
O spring, O spring, O spring!                      
O spring, O spring,
When the birdies sing
I feel like a king,
O spring! 

by Walter R. Brooks

        GUESS WHO IS COMING TO VISIT SHORECREST ???

Sherri Winston, SSYRA author of President of the Whole Fifth Grade,  ONE OF THIS YEAR'S FLORIDA SUNSHINE STATE YOUNG READER'S AWARD BOOKS, combined two of her childhood favorites to create her book -- cupcakes and cash! Like a lot of kids, at 10, Winston was an intrepid little planner whose allowance was never quite large enough to live the dream. In her book, she develops a personality in Brianna Justice, who figures out how to have her cupcake and eat it, too. Winston spent over twenty years as a newspaper reporter, columnist and sports writer. She currently lives in Orlando with her two daughters, four cats, two turtles, and plays nanny for her nephew's shih tzu.

**********AUTHOR VISIT   -   Thursday, March 21 to help us celebrate READING WEEK !!!!*****************

 


Students in grade 2 learned all about Shrek, the famous Hermit Sheep of Tarros. This is based on a true story set in Tarras, New Zealand by the students of Tarras School. The story, written through a child's eyes, covers Shrek's start in life at Bendigo station, his journey to the mountains above, finding a cave and making it home, and finally his discovery and road to fame. Shrek was found on Bendigo Station on April 15, 2004, by a woman shepherd Ann Scanlan and was carried to safety by Daniel Devine. For six years Shrek evaded musters in the magnificent Central Otago high country of New Zealand and his picture below shows what he looked like when he was finally found.

In first grade, the students found out what happens when a house decides to take a vacation.

While the Petersons are away, their house decides to take a trip to the sea to watch the "Dance of the Sunlight," despite some groaning from the chimney and the basement's refusal to rise to the occasion. Read House Takes a Vacation by Jacqueline Davies to find out exactly what happened>

Vote for your favorite fossil or skeleton. There is a display made by Cian MacCarthy and Mrs. Smay.

In Alpha class, the students listened to Don't Spill the Beans by Ian Schoenherr. In this story, a bear tries hard to keep a birthday surprise a secret.

Jr. K students listened to Bandit's Surprise by Karen Rostoker-Gruber and found out that when Michelle brings home a new kitten, Bandit is not at all pleased to share his home and water dish, and absolutely refuses to share his favorite toy mouse called Fuzzy Mouse. Will these two cats ever reach a purr-fect friendship??

 

In K students enjoyed the noodlehead story entitled Epossumondas by Coleen Salley. Mishaps occur but are not caused deliberately. The humor is gentle and silly. The plot may be highly improbable,but not impossible-it could happen. This is a retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.  

Students in grade 3 worked with a partner to do a biography lesson. They are playing " Guess Who Is Knocking At the Door". After reading their biography book, they make up 3 factual questions that are clues to who they read about. In this "game" students try to guess  "WHO" the biography is about. Prizes are given out to the participants and the players who guess the correct person. By the end of the game every student should learn about someone they did not know before.

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 "March 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.