Dean and Shannon Hale- Friday, November 4th @ 1:45 pm
Zilker will welcome the authors Dean and Shannon Hale to visit with 1st and 2nd grade in the cafeteria! The husband/wife team are the authors of the bestselling beginning chapter books, Princess in Black. Special thanks to BookPeople for this awesome opportunity!
Order forms to purchase copies to be personalized were sent home in Thursday folders on October 20th. Come by the library for more information!
AISD's newest (and greatest) tool for downloading and reading e-books, MackinVIA, is HERE! 3rd and 4th graders have tried it out in the library and 5th graders will soon, but it's open to any student and staff member in AISD.
Download the free app in your device's App store or the Google Play Store.
To log in and download books:
Students:
Username and password are both student's 8 digit Student ID number
(can be found on report cards)
Staff:
Username and password are both Employee ID
(with a capital E before the 6 digit number)
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Making a Plan Students sketched out their devices first, making a plan as a group. | Testing! As students planned their pumpkin launchers, they manipulated the materials to see how they could work. | Will It Fly? A group tests out their launcher with a paper plate target. |
Making a Plan
Students sketched out their devices first, making a plan as a group.
Testing!
As students planned their pumpkin launchers, they manipulated the materials to see how they could work.
Will It Fly?
A group tests out their launcher with a paper plate target.
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Let's Build! Using their sketches, groups worked together to begin building their devices. | Teamwork 4th graders worked so well in groups to problem solve! | To Be Continued... Students will finish building their pumpkin launching devices and test them for accuracy next lesson week! |
Let's Build!
Using their sketches, groups worked together to begin building their devices.
Teamwork
4th graders worked so well in groups to problem solve!
To Be Continued...
Students will finish building their pumpkin launching devices and test them for accuracy next lesson week!
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The Tin Man | Gerald the Piggie and the Pigeon | Pete the Cat and His School Shoes |
The Tin Man
Gerald the Piggie and the Pigeon
Pete the Cat and His School Shoes
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Biscuit! | Skippyjon Jones | Bunnicula! |
Biscuit!
Skippyjon Jones
Bunnicula!
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Monster Puppets 2nd and 3rd graders heard a Monster story and then made their own Monster puppets | Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance Kindergarten heard this hilarious (and a tad gross) story of Frank the Monster who wanted to dance and then wrote their own book title. | Say "Monsters!" Ms. Cooper's 3rd graders with their finished Monster puppets |
Monster Puppets
2nd and 3rd graders heard a Monster story and then made their own Monster puppets
Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
Kindergarten heard this hilarious (and a tad gross) story of Frank the Monster who wanted to dance and then wrote their own book title.
Say "Monsters!"
Ms. Cooper's 3rd graders with their finished Monster puppets
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Coming For You 1st graders heard the story Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and then made their own Creepy Carrots! | Creepy Carrots in the Library Creepy Carrots made by 1st graders peer out of the library windows. | Watch Out! This creepy carrot is coming for you! |
Coming For You
1st graders heard the story Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and then made their own Creepy Carrots!
Creepy Carrots in the Library
Creepy Carrots made by 1st graders peer out of the library windows.
Watch Out!
This creepy carrot is coming for you!
Rebecca Sharp, Zilker Librarian