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Getting Settled In
We now have the first month of school under our belts. Some things are vastly different in the library and some remain the same. As always the library tries very hard to accommodate the needs of all our students, faculty and staff. I am happy to report that the library is now open four days a week instead of three which will give me time to work with grades 7 - 12. We have had some scheduling adjustments to get used to with shorter class times and classes scheduled closer together. I am looking forward to this month and hoping that things continue to run smoothiy.
Image courtsey of my very talented daughter McKenna Kelly who drew this for my first library web page in her younger years. You should see her artwork now.
Literacy Love for MCS
Theresa Fish hosted an Open House event through Usborne Books to earn free books for the library. I am happy to report that with the communities support we earned almost $400 in free books. I picked out some new series for the middle and high school and a few new picture books. Thank you to Dona Mose the Usborne Rep. for working with us.
Free Books From First Books
First Book partnered with Target and our local BOCES to collect and distribute free books to students and classrooms. I travelled to the Myers Center and picked out 3 boxes of new books. Some will be going into the library and some into our elementary classrooms.
Puzzle Club
We have started a puzzle club in the library and the students totally love it. Students from all grades gather round the puzzle table and work cooperatively together to complete some very difficult puzzles. The just complete a 4D puzzle of NYC and are now working on a 3D puzzle of a house. Very cool stuff
Elementary Class Updates
Author studies / Biographies / Fiction vs. Non-Fiction / Dewey Decimal System
All of the classes have been working very hard this month. The PreK's are an awesome little group of readers. The K's completed an author study on Robert Munsch and 1st grade reviewed what an author does and are learning about illustrators. 2nd grade finished "Gooney Bird Greene" who taught us all about what a good story needs, 3rd grade is reading "Judy Moody is in a Mood" and created some awesome me collages just like Judy. 4th Grade is learning about the Dewey Decimal System and just started reading "Den 4 Meets the Jinx" Our 5th and 6th grade are just starting a webquest on Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal system which the are very excited about.
Picture courtsey of Robert Munsch.com
Minerva Central School Library
Email: stone@minervasd.org
Website: http://www.minervasd.org
Location: 1466 Cty Rte 29, Olmstedville, NY
Phone: 518-251-5183