“Series in Chief” Election is Nov. 2-3! K-8 students are learing about the voting process by participating in our own elections. They're learning about the “candidates” using virtual Bitmoji "rooms" and they'll cast their votes online and we'll know the winner on Nov. 4th. Students would love to tell you about the candidates! (The three most popular series according to checkout statistics.) And here is the catch-up summary about changes to Library this Fall that I meant to post in September...oops! Wow, what a Spring we had… and Summer! The masked-chaos of figuring out how to do school during a pandemic has morphed beautifully into a solid rhythm and a new normal. Having students in the library has been the best antidote for my pandemic blues and we’re so blessed to welcome them for safe & sanitized checkouts every day! Miss Kinnaird and I made the best of our time in the library when students were at home and completely revamped some areas. Since the shared Library “CENTERS” activities are packed away for now (the building blocks and puzzles are sad), we re-imagined some of the spaces in here and the photos tell the story. Library Specials classes began as a virtual event. I created grade-specific "rooms" using Bitmoji and the students enjoy exploring them. The read-alouds, interactive activities and information is at their fingertips from the safety of their classrooms or anywhere they can connect online. And this week, I am excited to welcome back K-3 classes for Library Specials. Thanks to Mrs. Dorn's help, we figured out how I can safely distance students for read-alouds and lessons inside our extra-large space, and take 1/2 a class at a time when numbers require it. I have so much to teach them about using our library catalog and finding a just-right book so this is great! Grade 4-8 students are able to explore the catalog onlne and request books for same-day delivery to their classrooms. And they come browse as often as possible too! OUR jr. high section grew! | ADD-A-BOOK is Nov. 9-13! This is when K-8 families can opt to cover the cost of a NEW library book and their student (who chooses which book) gets to be the first one to check it out! This is the main library fundraiser of the year and it's so important to keep our library up-to-date and relevant for our patrons. A permission slip with all the details is going home with every student this week. Or, click the pdf below. As always, thank you for loving your school library! Add-A-Book Permission slip
Here's how we circulate in a pandemicwe "genre-fied" picture booksNow they're easier to browse, yay! |
TWO school-wide events in November!
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