D97 Library News
December 2018
Happy December
Thank you for visiting our monthly newsletter for all teachers, parents, and community members of District 97. Each month, D97 teacher librarians collaborate to bring you useful information, and highlight some of the things our students are learning in our libraries.
We love to hear from you! This month's collaborating teacher librarians:
Erin Howe ehowe@op97.org Hatch
Richard Withers rwithers@op97.org Beye
Check out these great new books that celebrate the shortest day of the year!
Winter is Here by Kevin Henkes
Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings.
Good Morning, Snowplow! by Deborah Bruss
As the rest of the town settles in to bed, one man, his dog, and a trusty snowplow get ready for a night's work.
The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett
Snow is on the way, and as Hedgie trundles around the farm all his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates -- so should he not hibernate this year?
Once again all the District 97 libraries will be participating in Hour of Code activities during the week of December 3rd. Check out these great books to help create the next generation of software engineers.
Mix it Up by Herve Tullet
This is great book to teach sequencing, which is the step-by-step order in which instructions should occur.
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Help kids learn how to problem solve with this perfect book to curate their thinking of how to "debug."
We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow
A loop, which is a set of instructions that is repeated over and over again, is an important skill to understand in coding and this book will help kids understand what loops are all about.
Coding Websites to Explore
SCRATCH JR
Be sure to download the app for your tablet or phone.