THE GREATEST ADVENTURE

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
Today and tomorrow are yet to be said.
The chances, the changes are all yours to make.
The mold of your life is in your hands to break.
           (from THE HOBBIT,  by J.R.R. Tolkien)


Books without words was the focus for students in grade 1. Using their imaginations and the pictures to form the story, students enjoyed Tuesday, Art & Max, Free Fall, 7 Sector 7 all by David Wiesner and  Chalk by Bill Thomson. In Chalk, three children go to the park on a rainy day and find a bag of chalk...You will not believe the magic that begins when they begin to draw.

Students in grade 2 chose an Asian book and by using a check list they needed to locate all the parts of the book including maps, charts, time lines, fun facts, recipes, author information, table of contents, glossary, index, internet sites, useful addresses bibliography, boldface type, and pictures. They shared their findings as well as interesting facts to their classmates.

Mrs. Smay also showed the students how to make a book come alive with augmented reality using the app Aurasma. She showed the students how to access and use the app, too. They were delighted to see the flames coming out of the oven, the school of fish swimming on the pages and the dragon scene on this video below. This is a great way to add a special feature to a wonderful book..

Spots and stripes on Earth's creatures, give each animal unique features and by taking a closer look, the readers in Jr. K discovered Lots of Spots by Lois Ehlert. 

Do you know the alphabet ?....well in Kelly Bingham's book entitled Z is for Moose the students in Alpha class learned why the title was chosen for this outstanding book. It is a book about friendship, hurt feelings and choices as well as an alphabet book.

Students in grade 3 worked with Atlases and Almanacs to find out when they would need to use them. They also compared what information each type of reference book contains.

 


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 "APRIL 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 librarians.