It's Wednesday! What's happening in the Sommer Library?

Orientation!

That's what happened in the Sommer Library last week!  We had fourth and fifth graders listening to We're Going on a Book Hunt with our kindergarten classes, then helping the younger students find and check out books :

The older students were wonderful participants in storytime, and the level of care shown to the kindergarten students while they taught them  how to use their shelf markers and check out scanner was a heartwarming sight for their librarian and teachers.

Third graders paired up on the iPads for a student-paced Nearpod lesson, helping each other with the quiz questions:

Second grade classes reviewed library expectations by listening to Shelf Elf  by Mim Hopkins:

First grades got to listen to We're Going on a Book Hunt, too; then they headed for the shelves to check out their first two books of the year!

Fourth grades got a project-based orientation, with the directive to answer questions about the library for an incoming alien contingent.  They had fun making their video answers on the iPads, and Ms. Margocs finally tried "airdropping" for the first time--easy peasy!

It's great having students back in the library to enjoy our collection!  Our shelf-wide Bluebonnet Nominee collection is down to just a few books already:

This week, we're reading School's First Day of School by Adam Rex in the Book Nook.  Older students are playing the Bluebonnet/ Genre Mashup game and exploring our databases for future research projects in the classroom.

Next week, we'll talk about a few new displays in the library, and provide details for volunteer orientation this year.

Please note new morning hours:  the library is now open only for book returns before school.

Welcome back to the library, Stallion Readers!