Endeavour Library Newsletter
November 2019
Skype Author Visit with Aron Nels Steinke
Congrats to Ms. Kirschenman's 4th grade students! Through the Jag-a-thon, they won a Skype visit and were able to chat with author/illustrator Aron Nels Steinke. Aron is a 5th grade teacher in Portland, OR by day and an author/illustrator by evening. He has written the graphic novel series Mr. Wolf's Class. It was fun to hear how his teaching influenced his stories and he drew some awesome pictures for us as well!
What Happened in the Library this Month??
Kindergarten
Kindergarten has been focused on reading the non-fiction (true) books for the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. We have learned about Inky the Octopus, how band-aids were created and Fiona the Hippo!
1st Grade
1st Grade started their unit on Trickster Tales from Around the World. This coordinates with the 7 continents from the social studies unit. We will read a Trickster Folk tale from each continent. So far we have read one from Africa and Asia.
2nd Grade
2nd Grade has been celebrating Di-November, celebrating all things Dinosaurs. We have read Dinosaur books, researched dinosaurs on Pebble Go database and will code Dinosaurs as well!
3rd Grade
Upper elementary students have started their unit on Digital Citizenship. After an intro lesson, we have discussed how to be respectful when online.
4th Grade
Upper elementary students have started their unit on Digital Citizenship. After an intro lesson and discussion on digital footprints, we had a lesson on cyberbullying.
5th Grade
Upper elementary students have started their unit on Digital Citizenship. After an intro lesson and discussion on digital footprints, we had a lesson on why someone might alter digital videos or photos.
Library Catalog - Destiny Quest
Did you know you can access the library catalog from home? The Endeavour Library uses a system called Destiny to manage library books and students in grades 2-5 are able to log into their Destiny Quest accounts anytime from any computer! When students log in, they can put books on hold, recommend a book to a friend or even review a book they have recently read. All students need to know is their student ID number. This is the number that they use to log in to Clever and other school accounts. This number is unique to each student and they will use it all the way through high school so it is a good number to try and memorize! Linked below is the Endeavour library catalog. You can also access it from the Endeavour website under the "Student Life" tab.