Two Week Update - January

I let January get away from me!  Here is what's been happening in the library the last few weeks!

Kindergarten:  We started one of our most exciting units of the year!  We started our author study of Mo Willems.  We started by reading Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and learned how to draw the pigeon.  Then we learned about Elephant (Gerald) & Piggie by reading a few of their books and creating cartoons.

First Grade: We read The Hat by Jan Brett and compared it to The Mitten which we read the library class previous.  Now, we are starting our wordless book unit.  We read The Snowman and wrote about what we could do if we were a snowman that came alive at night.

Second Grade: We read Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems and wrote about what dinosaurs would do if they were alive today.  Now, we're looking at nonfiction text features using our research books.

Third Grade: We continued discussing how books are organized in the library and used the Mimio to help us practice!

Fourth Grade: We're wrapping up our learning of the nonfiction by reviewing the different Dewey sections and working on how to find the books we're looking for.

Fifth Grade: We studied different search engines to see which ones are the best for different things.  Then we learned how to "Google Like a Boss"!  We'll use those skills in an upcoming library class.

Sixth Grade: We finally finished our commercials and were able to watch them and vote!  Lots of great work done by the sixth graders!!