Peace, Love, and the Scholastic Book Fair!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be here from February 22nd-26th.  The library is a groovy place to be for the book fair.  We have great titles including Pete the Cat, Ranger in Time, Fly Guy, and many, many more high- interest, lower level books appropriate for Kindergarten and beyond.  The library staff will be hosting a Family Event on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 4-7 PM.  This event is a chance to bring all family members to the Jordan Bank Library-Media Center to help choose some amazing titles for family reading.  Children will visit the fair during their regularly scheduled library time starting Tuesday, February 23 through Friday, February 26.  Please know your child can shop at any time during that week as well.  So grab your platform shoes, mini-shirts, bell-bottoms, tye-dye, and fringe vests and join us for a Groovy good time at the Scholastic Book Fair!

Non-Fiction Informational Text

This week the children began understanding the difference between Non-Fiction and Fictional Texts. We examined two books, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems, and Naked Mole Rats by Jody Sullivan Rake. The children were challenged as I read both aloud to recall:

1) Where does the naked mole rat live?
2) Does the naked mole rat like the sun?
3) What do naked mole rats eat?
4) How old do naked mole rates live to be?

We filled out our best guesses in an anticipation guide before becoming experts and listening to two types of read alouds, a fiction and non fiction book. The children made the connection that fiction books are read for entertainment while non-fiction books are read for information.

The children left library this week knowing that non fiction books are informational books that can teach us new information.

Library Skills Review

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Book Review

Dewey is Back!

Dewey has returned to the Jordan Bank Library!  The children really need to teach him how to properly take care of library books.  Can you spot three things that Dewey is doing wrong with his library book?  I think Dewey may wind up on the naughty list if he continues to treat his books this way. 

A told B, and B told C, " These kids know books have order in the library!"

The children began to learn how important it is to use a shelf marker in order to keep our library books in ABC Order. (AASL1.1.4) (CC1.1.A PK-K)  With the help of the Alphabet Boogie-Brain Break, Blue from Blues Clues, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom  by Bill Martin Jr., the children were asked to recall the name of the special order we keep our books organized.  We created a wall of fame outside the library with the list of the children who answered admit ticket correctly.

Stop by and see it.  It is filled with names!

Pumpkins Galore!

What a Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest!  Miss. Landers, our art teacher had a difficult time judging almost 30 entries.  Children won prizes in the following categories: Most Original Pumpkin, Best Book Character Look a Like Pumpkin, and People's Choice Pumpkin.  Congratulations to all of our Pumpkin Participants!