October in the Library
Bookfair is coming!
See the fair homepage at this link.
Oct. 15-19.
Monday-Thursday 8:20-3:45 and Friday 8:20-12:30.
You can shop online (with more products available) Oct. 7-20 and everything will ship to the school for free.
October is for Overdrive
If you "like" our FB fan page Ms. Oliverson sometimes posts Overdrive suggestions there ... for the kids or for adults because adults can be readers, too. Kids learn from watching!
Three Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
379.26 TON and on Overdrive
Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a “Whites only” school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.
B RIV
(For now on Bluebonnet display shelf as soon as you walk in)
Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot the Latinos featured in this collection come from many different countries and from many different backgrounds. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today!
Seesaw from the Library
Below are just screenshots from the app. Students can see each other when they log in. Parents can see only their own child's work when they log in. It can be used to share kids explaining a math problem or pictures of a science experiment or recordings of a student reading a poem. It's pretty cool. If you haven't heard about it yet no doubt you will. And 2nd grade? I'm coming for you! You haven't been forgotten!
Literary Pumpkin Patch
The pumpkins should represent a BOOK CHARACTER. Real or artificial pumpkins/gourds/squash should be no larger than a basketball. Decorate using paint, markers, colored paper, felt, foam, yarn, etc. Experiment as some paints/glues stick better to real pumpkins, others better to fake pumpkins. Please make sure your pumpkins are elementary friendly--nothing gory, even if it is from a book. Do not carve or cut the real pumpkins, please. We won’t be able to accept anything that might start to rot. Deliver decorated pumpkins no earlier than 7:15 AM on Monday, Oct. 22nd and no later than Wednesday, Oct. 24th. Before school between 7:15 and 7:45 the librarian will be available to personally take pumpkins; after school the librarian is busy with dismissal so you’ll need to find your own spot. There will be tables in the front foyer for display. Once those are full we’ll add tables in the adjoining hallways. Please include the character’s name (and book title and author if not easily recognizable) as well as the student’s name and their teacher … either written on the back of the pumpkin or attached on a tag or with an index card.. Participating students will receive a Spirit Stick when they pick up their pumpkin to take home between 2 and 3:30 PM on Friday, Oct. 26th or Monday, Oct. 30th. Participation is totally voluntary. We’re excited to see what you come up with!
Contact Info
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