BLC BUZZ
What's Happening in the Bethel Learning Commons
September Start
Pre-K and Kindergarten
In pre-k and kindergarten, students have learned how to move around the library, take care of books, and have even authored and illustrated their first books! We’ve read Corduroy books, Monkeys in the Library, Miss Brooks Loves Books, What Happened to Marion’s Books?, Manners in the Library, Too Much Noise in the Library, and Beverly Billingsley Borrows a Book. Ask your child about these books that help start the year. Students in kindergarten also wrote stories called I Like Books! To read the iBook or view the video created from the book, visit http://padlet.com/blcbethel/kinder1516.
1st Grade
Shelfies
2nd Grade
Third-Fifth Grades
Reading Promotions
Touchdown to Reading
From now until November 20, students in grade 2-5 are participating in Bethel’s Touchdown to Reading program. Students read and take Accelerated Reader tests, scoring points to earn field goals and touchdowns for their teams. Individual students meeting reading goals will be recognized on the WBET news program. Team rosters, results of the preseason games, and information about upcoming games can be found on the weekly newsletter at https://www.smore.com/2tejq. Check often and/or subscribe to receive additional future BLC Smores!
Mark Your Calendars
- Touchdown to Reading - August-November
- Read Your Way to the Big Game - through November
- Fall Book Fair - November
- Literacy Night - November
- SC Book Nominee Super Bowl - January
- SC Book Award Voting - February
- Read Across America - February/March
- Spring Book Fair - March
- Battle of the Books - May
- Bethel Book Bash - May
Read Your Way to the Big Game
Minute to Book It
“Starting every day with a book talk equals exposure to 180 books each year.”
Each day on the WBET News Show, great books are shared with the students and teachers throughout the school. Right now, Mrs. Roveri does the book talking, however, as the year goes on, we will be having teachers and students also talking about books we love! I have noticed that I cannot keep these books on the shelf…so excited to see kids who can’t wait to read! So far this year, we have book-talked the following:
· Skippyjon Jones books
· Boxcar Children books
· SC Book Award Nominee Books
The Very Inappropriate Word
Ick, Yuck, Eew…Our Gross American History
Zane and the Hurricane
· Froggy books
· Ladybug Girl books
· Bad Kitty books
· Scaredy Squirrel books
· Piggy and Elephant books
Ask your child which books he or she loves and try to encourage them to book talk to you. You can find great book trailers and book talking tips at
• http://nancykeane.com/rss.html
• http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/tradebooks/booktalks.htm#discussion
• http://bookboxdaily.scholastic.com
• http://scdiscus.org - look for the link to NoveList K-8.
I am sure you will be seeing many of these books soon!
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Help Support STREAMing in the BLC
In the next few weeks, students will begin working on STREAM projects in the Learning Commons. What is STREAM?
STREAM = Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math
In order to complete these cool projects, we are in need of some supplies. To view the list of supplies, visit the Sign-Up Genius at http://LSURL.ME/13XC4. Thank you to our families who have already begun bringing in donations. Please say you can help with these additional supplies throughout the year. Oh..and be sure to save this link, http://LSURL.ME/13XC4 as I will be adding items, as needed. Thank you for your generosity!
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Bethel Learning Commons
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Website: www.clover.k12.sc.us/monica.roveri
Location: 6000 Hwy 55 East, Clover, SC, United States
Phone: 803-631-8300
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