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!

Book circulation and beyond!

What an exciting week at the Jordan Bank Library!  We begin book circulation this week.  Children will be introduced to finding an interesting book.  They will put this newly acquired skill to the test to find an interesting book they wish to borrow for the week.  Please remember that only children who have returned the permission slip for library book circulation will be taking a library book home.  If you have misplaced this form, you can find it to the right of our blog posting in pages.

Also this week in the library we look forward to entries for our annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest.  Pumpkins can be dropped off throughout the remainder of this week.  Judging will begin at noon on Friday with winners announced at dismissal.  Good Luck.  We love the creativeness of our families who enter this contest.

Book Fair Schedule

We welcome parents and families to our Scholastic Book Fair through out October 6-9th.
Our hours of operation are:
Tuesday 8:30-3:00
with Mrs. Black's and Mrs. Verikakis' class
Wednesday: 12:00-3:00
with Mrs. Baughman's, Mrs. Malinowski's, and Mrs. Clark's classes
Thursday 8:30-3:00
with Miss. Foster's, Mrs. Wilkinson's, and Mrs. Diamond's classes
Friday 12:00-3:00
with Mr. Baughman's, Mrs. Trotter's, and Mr. Nelms' classes

One of the most exciting times is arriving at the Jordan Bank Library!  It's Book Fair Time.  This fall book fair will prove to be the monster of all book fairs.  Children will begin previewing selected titles this week during library.  We will do book talks, and meet selected authors through the use of Scholastic promotional material.  The book fair proves to be one of the biggest fundraisers for the Jordan Bank Library.  All the money earned goes right back into purchasing library books and library materials.  Children will bring home a book fair selection guide during library this week.  Please know this is just a small sampling of the books available at the fair.  Shopping will begin the week of October 5-9.  Children will return to the library to purchase items during their regularly scheduled library time.  We will also be hosting morning hours on Tuesday and Thursday  October 6, and October 8,  if you wish to make purchases with your children.  Most of the Scholastic books are priced reasonably.  If you send at least $5.00 with your child(ren) they will be able to purchase an age appropriate, high interest reading book.

What's wrong?

This week the children were introduced to the Polyvision Smartboard.  We did a warm up by visiting the Berenstain Bears Tree House to identify things that were wrong in the tree house.  I reminded children that it is wrong to let your pets near your library book, it is wrong to read your library book while you eat, it is wrong to color in your library book, and it is wrong to read your book with dirty hands.  Once this was established the children were introduced to my own altered copy of Arthur's Computer Disaster by Marc Brown.  This poor book has been through the wringer.  It has maple syrup stuck to the pages, it has a huge foot print on a page, pages are ripped and taped back together and one page is even colored on!  The children leave library knowing that this is a book disaster and that it is very wrong to treat any book this way.

We Don't Want you to.......

This week we are jumping into our book care routine.  The children are making connections to Beatrice Doesn't Want To by Laura Numeroff.  We use this book to springboard our discussion on things we do not want the children doing with their library books.
The children learn that:

• we don't want them eat with their library book
• we don't want them to let their pets read the library book
• we don't want them to  color in their library book
• we don't want them to read their library book with dirty hands

The children love this book and help read along as they become the main character who always says
"I don't want to!"  I can't imagine you ever hearing those words from your children!