Celebrate School Library Month
April 2016
April is School Library Month
Look at what has happened in the Falmouth Elementary School Library this year.
Author Skype
Mrs. Brown's class Skyped with Barbara O'Connor, author of How to Steal a Dog.
E-books
Third grade students learned how to access hundreds of e-books on the Epic! app.
Online Research
First grade students used Pebble Go to research Maine animals.
Computer Science Education Week
The FES Library displayed books in honor of Computer Science in Education Week.
Mock Newbery Book Club
60 students in 4th and 5th grades took part in the Mock Newbery Book Club. We met during lunch to discuss books from the reading list.
Biography Research
Second grade students used Pebble Go to read biographies for their language arts unit.
Reading!
Students love to curl up on the library couch and read for pleasure
More Reading!
The library is great place to read with friends.
Virtual Author Visits
Mrs. Merrifield's class had the opportunity to talk with Sarah Albee about her nonfiction books.
Author/Illustrator Visit
Scott Nash gives 5th grade students a drawing lesson.
Skype with CodeSpark
Mr. Harvey arranged for 3rd grade students to Skype with the team at CodeSpark, creators of The Foos coding app.
Chickadee Award
Mrs. Potter reads aloud Blizzard from the Chickadee Award list.
2015 Picture Book Smackdown
2015 Picture Book Smackdown
A Long Walk to Water Book Talk
Mr. Carter's students share video book talks.
#30SecondTake Podcast: World Book Talk Championship
Mrs. Potter made it to the Final Four of the World Book Talk Championship.
2016 Mock Newbery Winner
The War That Saved My Life won the 2016 FES Mock Newbery Award.
2016 Mock Caldecott Winner
Trombone Shorty won the 2016 FES Mock Caldecott Award.