"BOOO".......KS TO "HOWL" ABOUT......

     BOOKS ARE THE BEST TREATS !!!!!




 BOOOOOOO...........K  FAIR IS COMING .

        SAVE THESE DATES

               NOVEMBER  5TH - 8TH

Bones, bones, bones....where are my bones? That was the topic students in grade 1 were discussing during library class. After hearing the famous book entitled Dem Bones by Bob Barner, students picked a bone from Mr. Potato Head and worked with their partners. In this collaborative lesson, students had to identify their bone and match it with the chart they each used. Then they showed their partner where it was located. In conclusion, each student became a "teacher" and went to the front of the class to show off their bone's location. Everyone learned from each other and everyone got to be in the spotlight.

African penquins were the topic for students in grade 2. They are participating in the Florida Reading Association's book contest and one of the books on this year's list is Pierre the Penquin - a true story by Jean Marzollo. When Pierre, an African penquin living at the California Academy of Sciences, begins to go bald the staff is worried. The lack of feathers causes Pierre to lose warmth,
making him afraid to swim in the aquarium pool. A tiny neoprene wetsuit is designed especially for Pierre. But will it work? You can read the book to find out....just like the second graders did.
 Go to http://www.calacademy.org/ to see the live webcam of the penquin display.
Click on the blue button on the right hand corner to enlarge this glogster poster.


Did you ever read about a frog that turned into a prince? Well, the Jr. K students casts some spells themselves while reading the book Spells by Emiy Gravett. As a child Emily Gravett was desperate to become a witch. She spent her time trying to fly, and attempting to cast spells on people who called her sweet. After many years and a particularly nasty incident involving a broomstick and some stairs, she decided to become an illustrator instead. In this book, she is both the author and illustrator and yu can visit her at emilygravett.com.  Be prepared for a surprise ending!

In Alpha class we discussed being a scaredy cat before read the book entitled Scaredy Cat by Patsy Becvar and illustrated by Gwen Connelly. They followed the life of Brian as he was afraid of swinging high, snakes, the dark, and most of all Halloween.

Do you believe in Ghosts? Well, that was the question asked to K students before they read The Bake Shop Ghost by Jacqueline K. Ogburn and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. Miss Cora Lee Merriweather haunts her bake shop after her death until the new shop owner makes a deal with her. In this story the secrets of the perfect recipe and a lonely heart are unlocked.
Students also discussed Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling  author and illustrator of the award-winning Elephant & Piggie series and Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. Mo began his career on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. He lives with his family in Massachusetts. His latest book is entitled The Duckling Gets a Cookie?  The Duckling asks for a cookie-and gets one! Do you think the Pigeon is happy about that? Just ask any K student...

Third graders were very busy working with their partners finding books  located in all 10 categories of the Dewey Decimal System. They looked in the non-fiction shelves to find books from each category, wrote down the call number from the spine,  title, author and subject. They needed to collaborate and share jobs to get the assignment completed.


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. This month the library looks "extra spooky" thanks to Andi and the wonderful other 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.

OCTOBER HOWLS!!!!!

Rain of Leaves

It's raining big,

It's raining small,

It's raining autumn leaves

In fall. 

It's raining gold

And red and brown

As autumn leaves

Come raining down.

It's raining everywhere

I look

It's raining bookmarks

On my book.

          Aileen Fisher

Students in grade 2 learned all about American tall tales this month as they continue to study North America. Tall tales existed long before the first pioneers came to America, but it was in America that the  tall tale found its natural home. They were introduced to Davy Crockett, Old Stormalong, Paul Bunyan and his Big Blue Ox,  John Henry and Pecos Bill.

In celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day, on September 26,  students in grade 1 read stories about the man named John Chapman who lived from 1774 to 1845. He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts to Nathaniel and Elizabeth Chapman. During his life, he planted many apple trees from Massachusetts to northwest Pennsylvania, Oho,  and Fort Wayne, Indiana. He worked as a scout warning Ohio settlers of Indian attacks. He died near Fort Wayne, Indiana and on his gravestone are the words, "He lived for others."

Students in K learned all about the Little Miss Spider series by David Kirk and interacted with the book Little Miss Spider's Tea Party on the I-Pad. They played a memory matching game with all the characters as well as interacted with the characters during the story time. They discussed with partners and predicted what would happen next as the lonely Miss Spider tried to host a tea party but the other bugs refused to come for fear of being eaten.

Alpha children learned all about the Berenstain Bears while listening to Bears in the Night and Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree. They saw hand puppets of these delightful characters who always seem to have an adventure. These beloved authors celebrated September birthdays.

Third graders were the first to experience augmented reality books by seeing and hearing The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore  by William Joyce and Joe Bluhm. This picture book for ages 4-8 was a short film and now has two apps and it uses the sweep of the virtual camera and computer animation. It is an excellent example to show children how startling a story on the page can be.

   http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fantastic-flying-books-mr./id438052647?mt=8http:

  

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664419/an-ex-pixar-designer-creates-astounding-kids-book-on-ipad

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. This month the library looks "extra spooky" thanks to Andi and the wonderful other 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.

STEP INTO SEPTEMBER.....

Students in grade 1 were introduced to Amelia Bedelia and learned all about her books and how they have been written.
They also read the introduction of The Shelf Elf by Jackie Mims Hopkins to learn how the easy books are shelved.

In grade 2 students read the sequel entitled The Shelf Elf Helps Out by Jackie Mims Hopkins to learn all about the Dewey Decimal System. They found related pictures in each of the sections of the Dewey Decimal system and had fun along the way watching the Shelf Elf and his companion Bookerpillow.
Since the second grade curriculum includes studying all the continents and since September 21 is the International Day of  Peace the students also learned how to say peace in 10 different languages by reading Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz.

In honor of Tomie de Paola's September 15 birthday, the students in Alpha heard the famous Caldecott Honor tale entitled Strega Nona. When Strega Nona leaves Big Anthony alone with her magic pasta pot, he is determined to show the townspeople how it works. Unfortunately, this decision and the fact that he is not a good listener has disastrous results.

Jr. K students celebrated Robert McCloskey's September 15 birthday by listening to his  Caldecott Honor book entitled Blueberries for Sal. In this story the bear family and the human family have a mix up involving pails, blueberries and a little girl. The students learned the vocabulary words author and hibernation as well as making predictions of what would happen in the book.

To celebrate Tomie de Paola's September birthday in K, students shared a feast with Strega Nona by reading Strega Nona's Harvest. After helping Strega Nona plant her vegetable garden just so, Big Anthony takes some extra seeds and sows another garden willy-nilly, then must find a way to deal with the consequences. Students learned about the value of using manure and rotating crops and pretended to be corn stalks themselves.

Students in grade 3 were very excited to see the slide show and book trailers for the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award. Students in grades 3-5 are invited to participate in this state reading contest. To vote in April, one needs to have read at least 3 of the 15 books on this year's list. Each student in grade 3 & 4 received a list of the books and there is a poster in the library for all to see. 
Happy reading and I invite all to participate. 
Go to this link for book trailers of this year's entries
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/SSYRA+Nomination+Award+Book+Trailers+YouTube

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. She is such an important part of our program and very much appreciated. Pirate hats off to all of our valuable volunteers !! Thank you all so much for making a commitment to help out this year.

HO, HO, HO, HO A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME..........

STEP INTO SEPTEMBER WITH LOTS OF ADVENTURE!

The library is in full swing and the students in all the grades from Alpha - Grade 4 have been checking out books. For their library classes we have reviewed the orientation and procedures for using the media center. We have reviewed all the Safety rules for fire drills, bad weather and lock downs.

Students always enjoy seeing Mr. Dirty Hand and Mr. Clean Hand. So they watched them on their I-Movie this year as they reviewed the five rules for taking care of books.

Volunteers, volunteers, volunteers.....we have seen so many wonderful volunteers the past two weeks who have come for training. Thanks to the hard work and very flexible schedule that Andi Mullins has provided for training. She is such an important part of our program and very much appreciated. Pirate hats off to all of our valuable volunteers !! Thank you all so much for making a commitment to help out this year.

Just a reminder to everyone that you can access the library catalog from any computer or mobile device from your home or classroom. Go to the Shorecrest Home Page and under Academics scroll down to the library. Click on the first hyperlink entitled Shorecrest's Library Catalog.

You can also use smart phones to search the library. A special web application has been designed with smart phones and tablets in mind. You can access the site at:
http://ipac.libraryworld.com

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Mobile Apps!

LibraryWorld Search for Apple and Android lets you search your library from anywhere and anytime you have access to your smart mobile devices.

Available from Apple's App Store and Android Market for free today!

LibraryWorld Search for iPhone LibraryWorld Search for iPad

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If you download the app type in Shorecrest as your library and no password is necessary.
Go to the search button and start searching.

WELCOME BACK -2012

I hope you all had a great, fun filled and relaxing summer. I really missed the children and am amazed how much they have grown.

This year our library theme is, "Find Your Treasure in Books" and the library is decorated with lots of pirate props, including a hugh treasure chest decorated with gold coins.

 Our library hours are from 7:30-5:00 Monday-Thursday and 
7:30-3:15 on Friday.

Hope to see you soon!


Thank you again this year to Andi Mullins who is in charge of training and scheduling all of our very valuable library volunteers. She did an excellent job last year and I am very happy that she is willing to continue this important position this year.

Celebrate August by reading a biography about some of these people who were born in this month.

Matthew Henson - August 8, 1866 - Black explorer, who with Robert Peary, participated in the expedition of the North Pole, proudly representing the African-American people.

Francis Scott Key -August 1, 1779 - Author of The Star-Spangled Banner, which was adopted as the U.S. National Anthem.

Alex Haley -August 11, 1921- Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Roots, The Saga of an American Family.

Louis Armstrong - August 4, 1900 - Great jazz trumpet player.

Annie Oakley - August 13, 1860- Sharp shooter who was part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Orville Wright - August 19, 1871 - Aviator, who with his brother Wilbur, invented and flew the first airplane.

Neil Armstrong-August 5, 1930 - First astronaut to walk on the moon.

Mother Teresa - August 27, 1910 - Catholic nun, advocate for India's poor, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Roberto Clemente - August 18, 1934 - Baseball Hall of Famer.

Lyndon B. Johnson - August 27, 1908 -36th President of the U.S.

We will be participating in both state reading programs again this year.  The Florida Reading Association Children's Award Program for Alpha - Grade 2 and the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program for grades 3-6. I am looking forward to an adventurous year in the media

"MAY " IS ON THE WAY AT THE MEDIA CENTER!

"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 Yoda
2nd & 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.

AWESOME APRIL!

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK - APRIL 8-14 !!!!

This year's theme is "You belong@ your library"

APRIL 9 is MULTICULTRAL COMMUNICATION MONTH...Check out Mam Lisa's World at www.mamalisa.com, a wedsite with kids' songs and nursery rhymes from across the globe in English and te original languages.

APRIL 12 is Beverly Cleary's Birthday and It's National Humor Month....Did you know Ramona Quimby is the official spokesperson for D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read. Visit www.dropeverythingandread.com/NationalDEAR
day.html for more information.

APRIL 13 is Lee Bennett Hopkin's Birthday
"We spend too much time teaching children to read and not enough time teaching them to love to read"-Lee Bennett Hopkins

*****VOTING DAYS FOR SUNSHINE STATE YOUNG READER'S AWARD....******
7:30-2:45

THURSDAY - APRIL 19
FRIDAY - " 20
TUESDAY - " 24
WEDNESDAY - " 25
ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-6 WHO HAVE READ 3 BOOKS FROM THIS YEAR'S LIST CAN VOTE!


Students in Grade 2 are studying Africa, so in the library they practiced following directions and using their map skills to locate different countries in that continent. They labeledl and colored the countries as their "student" teachers located them on a huge map using the Elmo projector. They worked with a partner and will continue this research on the computer using World Book Online for their next lesson.

Florida is the main topic for Grade 1 so for their lesson included hearing books about their state. Florida by Ann Heinrichs, Let's Explore America- Florida by Valerie Bodden, and Florida-Facts and Symbols by Emily McAuliffe were read to the students. It is amazing how much they already knew and how much they learned!

Students in grade 3 spent their library time doing research with partners using www.worldatlas.com They are comparing using an online research tool to a "book" atlas. One thing they found in common is that research takes time and you must" dig" into your search and "read" to find answers. They also are learning how to work cooperatively and make decisions by collaborating.

Jr. K. and Alpha students heard one of the books from this year's Florida Reading Association's Children Book Contest entitled Christian, the Hugging Lion by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. This is the true story of two men, Ace and John, who found a lion cub for sale at Harrods department store. They bought him and named him Christian and the three lived happily for a year in a London apartment. But eventually, Christian grew to big and they decided to let him go to live the life of a wild cat in Kenya, Africa. They had a reunion a year after saying good-bye and it is now a famous video that appeared on the Internet in 2008. (YouTube) Look it up for yourselves on www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiGKWoJi5qM
The students were very surprised to see it and we discussed how remarkable it was since lions are very dangerous animals and should never be approached closely since they are "wild" animals. Christian was the exception, for sure.
Students will receive a ballot with the 8 books from this year's contest and they will vote for their favorite. Each student will also receive a book bag and 4 other prizes for voting. We do have Fun in our Library and we Learn a lot!

K students listened to this year's Caldecott Honor book entitled Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell. This award-winning picture book author tells the inspiring story of the young girl who would grow up to be Dr. Jane Goodall-primatologist, environmentalist, humanitarian, and United Nations Messenger of Peace. Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals.

They also enjoyed listening to Mommy Mine by Tim Warnes, and illustrated by Jane Chapman who also illustrated Bear Snores On.
Who says K students are too young for ZOO-OLOGY?? Well, they proved they are ready for this subject after finding the hidden little chameleon in the pictures and figuring out the classification of animals. Are they horned or feathered? Are they covered with spots or with stripes? Do they live under the water or under the ground? Do they live in hot weather or cold? More than 300 animals are arranged in thought-provoking thematic groupings in the pages of Zoo-olgy by Joelle Jolivet.

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.