Community School Library News
By Mrs. Dieffenbach
January/February 2016
Community School is getting ready for the upcoming Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Assessment in the 2015-16 school year. The PARCC assessments will be administered during a single testing window between March 28 - May 13, 2016, (noting April vacation). For more information about PARCC, please log into http://www.parcconline.org/assessments. I have provided a short tutorial from YouTube.com "PARCC ELA Practice Trailer" Published on January 7, 2015.
PARCC ELA Practice Trailer
What's Happening...
Kindergarten - Reading and learning about seasonal events.
First Grade - Beginning Parts of a Book and difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Second Grade - Continue with Parts of a Book, Title page and publishing information.
Third Grade - Introduction to PARCC and testing preparations.
Fourth Grade - Keyboarding and Dewey Decimal System.
Fifth Grade - Internet Safety and Informational Text.
New Arrivals!
Blizzard! : the storm that changed America (CALL #974.7 MUR)
Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snow storm that hit the Northeast in 1888, focusing on the events in New York City.
Hibernation (CALL #E 591.56 HAL)
Simple text and photographs introduce hibernation and how some animals prepare for and experience hibernation each year.
Animal needs (CALL # E 590 BAR)
Investigates the basic things that animals need to live including air, food, water, and shelter.
The Top 10 Books
The Cat in the Hat
Curious George in the Snow
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5: The Ugly Truth
Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Third Wheel
Dork Diaries #5: Tales From a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
Magic Tree House : Blizzard of The Blue Moon
The Bookshop Dog
39 Clues : Breakaway
The Demigod Files
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Visit the Cumberland Public Library for upcoming events, storytimes, resources, and more!
Please click on the link for opportunities at the Cumberland Public Library Children's Center. http://cumberlandlibrary.org/childrens
Overdue Library Books
Every 30 days I will generate an automatic email reminder to parents that their child has an overdue book and to please help your child locate and return to the library as soon as possible. Also, there are a few students who still have overdue books from last year. Please talk to your child regarding the whereabouts of the book and return as soon as possible. Otherwise, a replacement fee is required.
CLASSROOM ReWaRdS!!
Teaching responsibility: