Off the Shelf...
@ the Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Library-Where Adventure Awaits!
All Kirkwood students visit the library each week for library classes and book checkouts. My goal is to present a newsletter once a month highlighting what is happening in the library.
If you ever have any questions about library learning or library checkout please feel free to shoot me an email or give us a call!
Jenahlee Chamberlain
Teacher Librarian
chamberlain.jenahlee@iowacityschools.org
319.688.1122
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
What's Going on in K-2?
First Grade: First grade started the year with a review of book care and a review of the parts of the books. We have recently started an author study on author/illustrator Peter Brown. Through this author study we have been reviewing the parts of the book, the role of author and illustrator and learning about how books are created. Check out the link to this website below!
Second Grade: Second grade started the year with a quick review of book care and we jumped right into how to choose Just Right books. Just Right books are books that students can read independently. It important for students to learn how to choose a Just Right books so they can practice their independent reading at home. Last week we started a unit on Fiction vs. Nonfiction literature. We will be reading "Diary of a..." book by Doreen Cronin and comparing these fiction texts with their nonfiction counterparts.
What's going on in 3-6?
Fifth and Sixth Grade: 5th and 6th graders started the the year creating unique passwords for their individual student logins they use to access school technology and Google drive. We also started a unit on Digital Citizenship. So far we have talked about keeping information private online and how to stay safe. We have also been talking about presenting your best self and leaving a positive digital footprint and going through different scenarios that may harmful or harmless to kids online.