Braddock Eagle Library News
National Poetry Month - April, 2017
Buy One Get One
It's a BOGO!
Book Purchases
Grades 4 & 5 - please send students in pairs to purchase books during their recess only. Teachers are also welcome to schedule a time to bring their class in for purchase.
BOGO Book Fair Procedures
Book Fair Purchases
- Kindergarten & 1st Grade - please send students in small groups (of no more than 4 students) to purchase books before 3:00.
- 2nd and 3rd grades - please send students in pairs to purchase books before 3:00.
- 4th and 5th grades - please send students in pairs during recess.
- Whole Class - teachers are also welcome to schedule a time for their class to come as a whole to purchase or send students in pairs as students bring in money to make purchases.
Celebrate Spring, Poems, and the Earth!
Poetry Month is celebrated the whole month of April!
Month of the Military Child is celebrated in April!
National Library Week - April 9 - 15, 2017
Earth Day - April 22
National Math Festival - April 22 at the Washington Convention Center
El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) - April 30. Building Steam with Dia Booklist
16 Student Projects for Earth Day
Random Acts of Kindness for the EARTH
Spring Cleaning with Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Picture-Perfect Poetry Projects!
Poetry Notebooks: One Tool, Many Uses
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky
dear poet project - grades 5 and up...
21 Short & Sweet Shel Silverstein Poems to Share
Community of Gardens - Let's share Braddock's community garden story with the Smithsonian.
Butterfly Life Cycle Projects & Activities
Spring Rejuvenation from Responsive Classroom!
Teacher Channel Video Lounge - online PD!
Academic Engagement in the Home Stretch!
Mighty Women in Science - Free Posters
ArtsEd LAB Online Magazine - April edition - Assess Creativity
May the Fourth Be With You - Star Wars Day is May 4!
Friday, April 21
Gift of Reading
First Book
KPMG Family for Literacy - Friday, April 21
In addition to the generous donation of their time, KPMG has also made a donation through First Book, to gift each and every Braddock ES students (PreK through Grade 5) with two books to add to their home libraries.
Schedule
Teachers, please send down the student representatives for your class 10 minutes before your scheduled time so they can escort their guests to their classroom.
- 9:30 to 10:00 - PreK and Kindergarten
- 9:30 to 10:00 - Grade 2
- 10:00 to 10:30 - Grade 1
- 10:00 to 10:30 - Grade 3
Teachers and volunteers will bring their classes down to the library to select books after their classroom visit.
- 10:00 - Kindergarten and Grade 2
- 10:30 - Grade 1 and Grade 3
In order to ensure a fun day of reading for students and staff at BES, please observe the following:
- Parking - please park your cars on the blacktop by the gym so there will be enough parking to accommodate our guests.
- Grade 4 & Grade 5 - will select books during their library schedules
Braddock Elementary School Library
Email: NMFoley@fcps.edu
Website: http://braddockeagles.edublogs.org/
Location: 7825 Heritage Drive, Annandale, VA, United States
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Twitter: @BesNmfoley