FES Library News
Spring 2013
Book Award Voting- March 29, 2013
All students in grade 4 and 5 who are have read three or more books from the 2012-2013 Maine Student Book Award list will vote using a electronic ballot on the iPads. The link to the online ballot will be available on March 29th.
The Chickadee Award and Maine Student Book Award are state-wide reading programs in which students get to decide the winners.
Chickadee Voting
A student makes a tough decision during last year's Chickadee voting.
World Read Aloud Day
Kindergarten students hear a story read by fourth grade students in Connecticut during World Read Aloud Day.
Maine Student Book Awards
Fourth grade student, Charlie Geci, read all 40 books on the 2012-2013 Maine Student Book Award list.
Important Dates from the FES Library
- March 29 Chickadee Award and Maine Student Book Award Voting
- May 28 - June 3 Scholastic Book Fair
- May 31 Books are due (from students)
- June 12 Last day of library classes
Audio Books for Elementary Readers
New audio books are constantly added to the Tales2Go library. See Cathy if you need the login information.
Scholastic Book Fair: May 28 - June 3
A portion of the proceeds from the book fair goes to the FES Library. We use the money to purchase books and other material for the library.
You may want to refrain from sending home Scholastic book orders during the month of May.