Library Update

All of our new books we ordered over the summer are out and available for checkout!  Teachers were invited to a Book Look on Tuesday and students have been checking them out ever since.  We have a lot of great titles!  Ask your student if he or she has checked one out!

Here's a brief summary of what we've been doing in library so far!

Kindergarten - We are working on basic book parts.  Taking care of our books was another topic we have covered.  Last week we started checking out books.  So far the students have been very responsible about returning them on time.  Let's keep it up!

First Grade - We have also been working on basic book parts, taking care of books, and taking care of our library.  Choosing a good book has also been a topic.  Our read aloud books have tied into schema, which they are learning about in their classrooms.

Second Grade - Read alouds for second graders have tied into frogs, toads, and community.  These are areas of study in their classroom, so we are making good connections to prior knowledge.  We have been working on fiction vs. non-fiction books and more advanced book parts.  Ask your second grader to show you the publication information.

Third Grade - Advanced book parts, table of contents, index, and glossary are our focus areas now.  We've discussed book care and location of books too.  Third grade gets to participate in the genre challenge.  Reminder that this month is Realistic Fiction.

Fourth Grade - These classes are also eligible for the genre challenge.  Fourth grade is working on book placement in the library.  We're learning about how all of the sections are organized and doing our best to find books.

Fifth Grade - These classes are going more in-depth into finding a book and organization of books.  Using the catalog is a skill we are also working on.  This grade level has a lot going on, they are able to participate in the genre challenge as well as adopt-a-shelf.

Sixth Grade - We are learning about being safe on the Internet.  Recently, we discussed our Digital Footprint.  These lessons also correlate with Internet Safety lessons they are learning in the classroom.  Sixth grade are also able to participate in the genre challenge as well as adopt-a-shelf.

If you have any questions about the library, feel free to contact me!