Library Notes
February 2017
LEGO StoryStarter Kits
Our thanks to Michelin North America for providing a class set of LEGO StoryStarter Kits for the Ellen Woodside Library. Our students from first through fifth grade have utilized the kits for fun, engaging and hands-on learning!
Fa Mulan
Third grade students worked in teams to build one of six scenes from the traditional Chinese legend Fa Mulan by Robert D. San Souci.
Symmetry
First grade students learned about Symmetry and made a LEGO creation of their own design that had at least one line of symmetry.
World War II
Fifth grade students presented LEGO builds representing the Allied powers, the Axis powers, various battles and the home front of World War II.
Aaron & Alexander
Fourth grade students re-created scenes from "Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in America" a true story from the American Revolution.
Library Maps
Second grade students worked in teams to create a map of the Ellen Woodside Library.
Light & Shadow
First grade students built structures with transparent and opaque Legos to make interesting shadows with natural light.
New Arrivals
Hi Lo Books
Michelin generously provided a set of hi-lo fiction and nonfiction books for the library that incorporate more mature and complex themes (high-interest) at lower reading levels to engage struggling readers in upper grades.
Read Alongs
Michelin granted yet another wish with the purchase of sets of picture books on CD with 5 paperback copies of the title for classroom listening centers.
February Picks
New books on some EWE favorites: sports figures, princesses, animals and American history.
Ellen Woodside Media Center
Lucy Tinsley, Librarian
Paula Woody, Media Clerk
Email: ltinsley@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/greenvilleschools.us/ltinsley/
Location: 9122 Augusta Road, Pelzer, SC, United States
Phone: 864-355-4905