Weekly Update

With Conferences and Thanksgiving it's been awhile since our last update!

Kindergarten: Thanksgiving was our focus and we read a few different Thanksgiving books.  We worked a lot on predicting and summarizing.

First Grade: We read The Jolly Postman by Janet Ahlberg and discussed how books are organized in the library.  Then we were given a spine label sticky note and had to find the shelf or section that book would be in.  It was fun to travel around the Everybody books!

Second Grade:  We read Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.  This is a biography about Tony Sarg, the man who created the balloons for the Macy's parade.  We created our own balloon designs for the parade!

Third Grade: We continued searching and locating books in the library.  Specifically, we used a blank library map to find the different sections.  We're hoping the map helps us find books faster!

Fourth Grade: We worked on a library scavenger hunt, using the computers, but also searching the library shelves.  In art, we're creating self-portraits of ourselves reading a book, so we also talked about book parts.

Fifth Grade: We discussed what we found for explorers and talked about the importance of verifying information we find online.  We should be able to find each fact in at least two different locations to make sure it is correct!

Sixth Grade: We continued to discuss websites and how to tell if they are good sites to use.  We discussed different ways to search too!

Overall, it was another successful week in the library!