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

 

Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair--

that's what's happening in our library this week!

Remember, your purchases help fund our library program.  

We use Scholastic Dollars for books and supplies, like this coin counter:

and if we sell over $2500 of merchandise, we are able to get cash to use towards even more books and author visits--like the one fourth and fifth grade will be experiencing in December, with Jennifer Nielsen, author of Words on Fire, a Bluebonnet Award Nominee.

Here are the details for our fair:

Wednesday, 10/27:  Scholars may shop in the library from 8a to 230p.

Thursday, 10/28:  Scholars may shop in the library from 8a to 230p; parents may shop in the front lobby from 430p to 630p.

Friday, 10/29:  Scholars may shop in the library from 8a to 230p.

Online shopping through November 8th:  Link here

Thank you for supporting our Anderson Mill Elementary Library program!

It's Monday! What are you reading?

 I so enjoyed reading Halloween Pie to all of the K-5 classes last week!  It's fun to make different voices for the vampire, ghoul, ghost, banshee, zombie, and skeleton as they demand a piece of the witch's pumpkin pie.

I am still making progress on my books from last week...but I picked up a new grown-up novel:  Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings.

Kidd dares to delve into the life of Jesus from a different, fictional perspective--that of his wife.  Ana is a literate young woman in a time when women were little more than a commodity to marry off, bear children, and abuse without consequence.  She is certain her voice is meant to be heard, a longing Jesus accepts.  Kidd weaves in familiar events from the scriptural life of Jesus as told by Ana, but it is up to the reader to make those connections.

  

It's been awhile since I've read Kidd's work, and had forgotten how easily I slip into the settings she creates.  One night I meant to read for fifteen minutes, and an hour flew by before I could look up from the pages.  School nights are not conducive to book comas!

It's Monday, and I've reacquainted myself with a favorite author.  Do you connect with certain authors' writing?  What efforts do you make to keep up with their latest work?

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

The air is buzzing with excitement over our upcoming Fall Scholastic Book Fair!

Our goal is to sell at least $2500 worth of books!  We are hosting BOTH an online AND in-person shopping opportunity.

Here are the important details:

AME Book Fair homepage:  Click here

Online shopping:  October 26th through November 8th.  Purchases are shipped directly to your home.  Book-only orders over $25 have no shipping fees.

In-person STUDENT shopping:  Wednesday through Friday, October 27th-29th, 8a to 230p, in the library.

In-person FAMILY shopping:  Thursday, October 28th, 430p-630p, in the front foyer.  Social distancing guidelines will be followed.

Payment can be made in cash, credit card or via eWallet.

We have opened an eWallet for the AME Library, too!  Funds will be used to purchase books that will be given to students at the end of the semester.  Please consider donating!

Link to AME Library Book Fair eWallet

This week, everyone is getting a read-aloud in the library!

PreK is reading along with Pete the Cat and the Five Little Pumpkins.

Kindergarten through fifth graders are listening to Ms Margocs' favorite Halloween book, Halloween Pie.

Looking forward to having scholars shop our Book Fair next week!

It's Monday! What are you reading?

I didn't read as much as I thought I would this weekend; we were on a road trip, and I enjoyed the scenery along the way.  Here's what I'll be reading this week:

Kidlit--I am still working on The Elephant's Girl, and hope to finish it soon so my eager Bluebonnet nominee readers can get their turn.  My read-aloud for ALL K-5 classes this week will be my favorite Halloween book, Halloween Pie by Michael O. Tunnell.  

Personal growth--my Monday morning reading for the past eleven weeks has been 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators by Tina Boogren.  Still plugging along with her suggestions and tweaking my routines and plans to make this a successful, fulfilling school year.

Professional growth--I am still reading Fact Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins during independent reading time in the library, and have added Mindful School Libraries: Creating and Sustaining Nurturing Spaces and Programs by Wendy Stephens as my Friday morning reading at home.

I will be working on these books, but my main reading material this week will be BLOGS.  I am WAY behind on reading posts written by fellow educators in two different writing circles, so I will spend quite a bit of time reading and commenting online.  I am also working on the Reading Academy modules from the Texas Education Agency--and that is a LOT of online reading.

It's Monday, and I am making slow but steady progress in my books and computer reading.  What will you be reading this week?  Whatever it is, be sure to take some breaks and enjoy the beautiful fall weather!

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

 We are counting down to our Fall Scholastic Book Fair!

We will be open for student shopping October 27th through October 29th.  The online fair opens October 26th and runs through November 8th.  Find details about the fair and opening up an eWallet on our Scholastic Book Fair homepage--click here. 

Read alouds this week:

PreK scholars are practicing their grumpy faces as we read The Grumpy Pets by Kristine A. Lombardi.

Kindergarten, first, and second grade classes are talking about October, Halloween, the months of the year, and personal responsibility for finding out what makes us happy as we read Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago.  It's another Armadillo Readers' Choice nominee!

Lessons this week:

Third, fourth, and fifth grades are using what we learned about genres in our last lesson to classify our Bluebonnet Award Nominees. 

We're also learning about how to track our Bluebonnet reading--there's a form on our library website under "Reading Programs"--so that scholars can vote for their favorite nominee in January.  Read five to decide!  Third graders who read ten books will get a surprise, as will fourth graders who read twelve and fifth graders who read fourteen nominees.  Read all twenty and get a free book off of next year's Bluebonnet Nominee list!

See you in the stacks, Dillo Readers!