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We've been getting into the spirit of fall through some pumpkin activities in our libraries and makerspaces. At Jefferson, student were challenged to create a pumpkin based on a storybook character. Three students rose to the challenge. At Washington, students learned clever carving techniques in the makerspace area with Ms. Smith. Their creations also graced our library shelves and help create a pumpkin patch!
I have ordered hundreds of new library books for each school. Some are based on student and teacher requests while others have been purchased with the new reading curriculum in mind. Others still have been purchased to fill in gaps of series we currently have or lack of a type of genre (fantasy, realistic fiction). Finally, some are replacements for those books that have been lost or damaged or were just great books that have been “loved” to death. Once the allotted money has been spent, I do not get any more money until the following school year to replace or buy new books. So, please, when a notice comes home with your child, please look for the missing books or pay the fine for damaged/lost books. With your help, we can keep our library up to date with great books. TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: All students have access to online magazines through the app called Flipster. Students in 1st-5th gradehave been shown how to use the app. As long as your child downloads the magazine at school, no WIFI is needed. The other app/resource I would like students 2-5 to use is Destiny Discover. It is on their home screen. Destiny Discover has links to databases (online encyclopedias essentially) that are written at their reading level and can read the material to them. It is so much safer and kid-friendly than Google or Safari. Students can even get images and watch videos on the topic they are studying. Besides databases, the app searches the school library for books on the topic as well. The ebooks can be downloaded at school for reading at home without WIFI. Please encourage your child to use this resource the next time he/she is gathering information. |
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