West Rockingham Library News
School Spelling Bee
Our School spelling bee with 4th and 5th grade participants will take place on Dec 17th at 8:30am in the Media Center. The winner of this bee will then go on to Cole Auditorium to compete on Jan 26th with the other 4-6th grade students in the county.
New Arrivals
Descriptions via Juniorlibraryguild.com
The Bear Report by Thyra Heder
What's there to say about polar bears? They're big. They're mean. They eat things. Bor-ring. At least that's how Sophie feels when she sits down to do her homework. But then something decidingly unboring happens--Sophie is whisked away to the Artic by a jovial polar bear named Olafur. In a whirlwind of a day, he shows the reluctant Sophie the many brilliant things there are to see in his home, from glacier mice to the northern lights. Sophie begins to learn that the polar bear's home is so much more than a barren, frozen land. It's a world filled with life, adventure-- and a new friend.
Here Comes Tooth Fairy Cat by Deborah Underwood
When Cat loses a tooth, the Tooth Fairy delivers a wholly unwanted sidekick: a mouse. Together, Cat and Mouse are tasked with running a few Tooth Fairy-related errands—a challenge, since Mouse is just as competitive and mischievous and hilariously self-involved as Cat. The stakes rise and so does the deadpan humor, culminating in a satisfying surprise that will leave readers eager for yet another delightfully devious Cat adventure.
Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower by Greg Pizzoli
In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. “Count Victor Lustig,” moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in 1925, when he managed to "sell" the Eiffel Tower to one of the city’s most successful scrap metal dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to sell the Eiffel Tower all over again. Vic was never caught. For that particular scam, anyway. . . .
Earmuffs for Everyone by Meghan McCarthy
As a young boy, Chester Greenwood went from having cold ears to becoming a great inventor in this nonfiction picture book from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Pop! and Daredevil.
When your ears are cold, you can wear earmuffs, but that wasn’t true for Chester Greenwood back in 1873. Earmuffs didn’t exist yet! But during yet another long and cold Maine winter, Chester decided to do something about his freezing ears, and he designed the first pair of ear protectors (a.k.a. earmuffs) out of wire, beaver fur, and cloth. He received a patent for his design by the time he was nineteen, and within a decade the Chester Greenwood & Company factory was producing and shipping “Champion Ear Protectors” worldwide!
When your ears are cold, you can wear earmuffs, but that wasn’t true for Chester Greenwood back in 1873. Earmuffs didn’t exist yet! But during yet another long and cold Maine winter, Chester decided to do something about his freezing ears, and he designed the first pair of ear protectors (a.k.a. earmuffs) out of wire, beaver fur, and cloth. He received a patent for his design by the time he was nineteen, and within a decade the Chester Greenwood & Company factory was producing and shipping “Champion Ear Protectors” worldwide!
The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune by P.J. Lynch
At a young age, John Howland learned what it meant to take advantage of an opportunity. Leaving the docks of London on the Mayflower as an indentured servant to Pilgrim John Carver, John Howland little knew that he was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. By his great good fortune, John survived falling overboard on the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, and he earned his keep ashore by helping to scout a safe harbor and landing site for his bedraggled and ill shipmates. Would his luck continue to hold amid the dangers and adversity of the Pilgrims’ lives in New England? John Howland’s tale is masterfully told in his own voice, bringing an immediacy and young perspective to the oft-told Pilgrims’ story. P.J. Lynch captures this pivotal moment in American history in precise and exquisite detail, from the light on the froth of a breaking wave to the questioning voice of a teen in a new world.
Seeds of Freedom, the Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
Mention the civil rights era in Alabama, and most people recall images of terrible violence. But something different was happening in Huntsville. For the citizens of that city, creativity, courage, and cooperation were the keys to working together to integrate their city and schools in peace. In an engaging celebration of this lesser-known chapter in American and African-American history, author Hester Bass and illustrator E. B. Lewis show children how racial discrimination, bullying, and unfairness can be faced successfully with perseverance and ingenuity.
Awesome apps to use!
Switchzoo.com to learn about animals, biomes, habitats, etc. Great app for K-2! It's also a website too!
SanDiegozoo.com take a virtual field trip with this app or website. See videos and even live webcams of the animals.
Download any app on the iPads that is free with this account...
user: rtsstu@richmond.k12.nc.us
pwd: 1021Ann@
Ask me for resources...
If you need books for your classroom, be sure to send me an email. I will be glad to pull the books for you and send them down to your classroom! If you are looking for additional internet sources, research time needed in the library, or if you would like to work collaboratively with me on projects going on in your classroom--I would be happy to help!
AR
Links have been added to our website for AR (Renaissance Place) on the school's homepage under "staff", under "media center" and on the top menu bar. There should also be a link under "Student's menu" on each computer that is logged on as student as well as an icon on your desktop if you are logged in as teacher. Looking forward to getting started with this in the next few weeks.
Computer problem?
Call the Help Desk. They are there to help!
(910) 582-7906
"I Wish My Teacher Knew:" Teacher Asks Young Students to Finish Sentence