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

Welcome back from Fall Break, 'Dillo Readers!

We are winding down our semester with read-alouds and research this week!

PreK and some of our dual language classes are singing with Ms Margocs as we read A Pinata in a Pine Tree together.

Other kindergarten, first and second graders are listening to The Three Snow Bears and comparing/ contrasting the story to Goldilocks and the Three Bears--just in time for second graders who are writing their own fairy tales, too!

Third through fifth grades are listening to Auntie Claus and its perennial message of "It's better to give than to receive."

Our tables are full of nonfiction books pulled for fifth grades' Journey Box projects.  They are allowed extra checkout limits for their research.

Holiday and new books are on display!

Important dates to remember:

December 5-9:  Scholars who want to check out books for Winter Break must have a clear account, meaning no overdues or bills to pay.

December 13-15:  Our third annual AME Winter Read-Aloud Marathon will go live!

January 16:  Last day for Waves of Pages reading logging for a free Schlitterbahn ticket.

January 23:  Bluebonnet Voting begins for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.

The chilly weather is perfect for reading in a comfy chair--enjoy your library books, 'Dillos!

It's Monday! What are you reading?

The holiday season has begun, so I pulled a timely book from my to-read pile!

I loved Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, and didn't make the connection with The Girl Who Saved Christmas until this past week, when I saw the books side by side on my coffee table.  The latter is more for children, and reminds me of a Christmas Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  Like Charlie, Amelia comes from dire straits, yet maintains an innocent spirit and pluck that sees her through.  Throw in a crisis at the North Pole involving a lack of hope and some ugly trolls, and you've got a wonderful bedtime read-aloud to start now and finish up on Christmas Eve.

It's Monday, and I'm reading a new-to-me Christmas novel.  What seasonal books have you pulled from your library at home or at school?  

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

It's a read-aloud and book-tasting week in the library!

Kindergarten through second grade classes are looking out for character changes and discussing friendship with I Love My Fur by Kelly Leigh Miller.

Third through fifth grades are "tasting" different kinds of books with two minute rotations at "dining" tables.

And as promised last week, here are some of our new books in our collection!

Several classes are diving into research with in-classroom lessons on navigating our online databases, making sure they can find verified, reliable information for their projects.  Ms Margocs has been teaching first and second grade TAG students as well as fifth graders in their classrooms for some hands-on practice with their Chromebooks.

Have a great Fall Break, Dillo Readers!  Spend some of that time off getting lost in a great book!

It's Monday! What are you reading?

 One of the benefits of being a librarian is friends knowing what to get you when they travel--books, of course!

Mrs Dancer went on a wonderful trip to Iceland, and brought me back a picture book about a puffin!

A Puffin Called Fido is a rescue tale by Brian Pilkington, published in Reykjavik, Iceland (can't get much more authentic than that!).  The story is educational as well as entertaining--I learned about the nesting habits of puffins, the rescuing of puffin chicks that get confused by town lights at night, and their habit of returning to their nesting grounds each year.  The illustrations are delightful and highlight the puffin's growth from chick to adult.

It's Monday, and I'm grateful for the gift of books from friends!  Have you ever received a great book as a gift?  Do you give books as presents, too?

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

 Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair was a success!  Thank you for supporting our library program, providing books for classrooms and scholars, and promoting literacy in our learning community.  

A special thanks goes to the volunteers who assisted with setting up the fair, helping scholars shop, provided that little extra when sales tax was needed, and taking down the fair.

Hearing and vision screenings were done in the library the first two days of this week, so our Tuesday visitors have been rescheduled for checkout time.

Read-alouds this week:

PreK--People who look different and live in different places can still be the same in many ways!

Kindergarten--We're finding patterns with two to four or more repeating parts--including musical patterns.

Fifth graders are receiving the research lessons in their classrooms to help them with their Journey Box and IB Exhibition projects.  This week, we are setting up folders in Google Drive, sharing them with teachers, and practicing saving online database articles in those folders.

Our book display features fall, Thanksgiving, and family themes.

We got MORE new books last week!  Pics will be in next week's post.

And...Ms Margocs won a book from author Chris Barton!  Thank you for this wonderful addition to our library collection.

Dillo Readers, don't forget to fill in those Waves of Pages reading logs that went home last week!  You want to earn that free ticket to Schlitterbahn when the weather turns hot again next summer.

It's Monday! What are you reading?

I have taken a couple of days off from work, and part of that time involved a road trip--so of course, I packed books!  The one I pulled to read on the way home today is from our Fall Scholastic Book Fair last week.  I bought it because a friend bought a copy, and we both tend to like the same kind of stories.

It's been four years since Abby's mother died, and Abby is desperate to follow in her mother's footsteps--those of the Aesir warriors, fierce Viking defenders.  But when a Grendel, one the monster nemeses of the Aesir, threatens Abby, her uproots her to a new school up north, she may be able to finally discover her Aesir talents--and fight the Grendels.

It's Monday, and I'm reading a just-for-fun purchase from our Scholastic Book Fair!  Did you buy any books last week that kept you reading over the weekend?

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

 Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair--

that's what's happening in the AME Library this week!

We are open for shopping through the end of the week.  

Yes, parents can shop during the day, too!

Thursday, November 3rd:  8a to 230p

Friday, November 4th:  8a to 630p--

come shop during the PTA Carnival!

Proceeds from the book fair benefit our library in so many different ways:  books for our scholars, books for the library, supplies, and participation in the Bluebonnet reading program.

Can't make it to our on-campus shopping event?  You can shop online and still benefit our library program until November 14th: Click here.

Thanks for supporting our school library!  See you at the Fall Scholastic Book Fair, Dillo Readers!