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

We had diners in the library this Monday!

Our readers who earned level C and D prizes on their Summer Reading Beach Blanket Bingo sheets redeemed their "lunch in the library" tickets.  Level D tickets included a friend!

This week in the Book Nook, we are listening to two different books.  Kindergarteners share the excitement of upcoming birthdays in When's My Birthday? .  We review the months of the year afterwards by polling the same question.

The first half of second grades are listening for big ideas in Oliver Jeffers' book Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth.  Jeffers wrote the book for his own newborn; his advice to be kind, take care of our bodies and the earth, and know that we are never alone on this planet tie in nicely with our emphasis on social-emotional learning this year.

First grades have a checkout-only week.  Third graders are exploring our online resources, fourth graders are reviewing genres and getting a taste of our Bluebonnet Award nominees, and fifth graders will be learning how to use NoodleTools for citations (along with Ms Margocs, who is learning about NoodleTools, too!).

Laptops and books for fifth and iPads for third, oh my!

In case you missed our Tweet:  Ms Margocs and Mrs. Woodul like to joke with patrons who check out cookbooks by saying they have to make something for their teachers and library staff.  In five years, only two students have taken us up on our joke.  The second treat arrived in the form of Princess Popcorn!

Reminders:

• K-1 students were issued a large plastic bag for their library books.  Please remember to keep their books in the bag when they are not reading them.
• Water and food are the top causes of book damage in our library.  Please keep water bottles separate from library books in backpacks, and don't eat over your books.
• Page rips are also common.  Students are taught to turn the pages at the corners, not the middle.  Older students need to be especially careful of removing sticky notes from their books.
• Books are due two weeks after checkout! 
• Sommer PTA's "Stuff the Boots" fundraising campaign begins Monday, September 17th!  Our library benefits in many ways:  funds for author visits, library supplies, club needs, and books for the library and classroom book clubs.  Your generous donations go far in providing great opportunities for our students!