We've got more new books in the library!
The fiction purchases were chosen by student recommendations, need for replacements, recent author visits, a growing need for international language books, and professional recommendations. We are also getting started on collecting our 20-21 Bluebonnet Award Nominees (not pictured).
Ms Margocs is working on updating our nonfiction collection, so she spent some book fair money on sets from World Book (which is also one of our online database vendors). The sets cover physical science, robots, space, food, and sports.
Bluebonnet voting has begun! We have 140 students eligible to vote. Voter IDs were distributed on Monday, and students have been voting during free time and their class library visits. The polls close on Friday afternoon, so we'll have our school results soon! Our Bluebonnet Breakfast for those students who qualify will be held on February 14th. They will receive invitations with more information.
On Tuesday, our Library Shelf Elves Club learned how books are cataloged into our circulation system. When Ms Margocs has to do it herself, it involves a special software program, sometimes a search through the Library of Congress catalog, and book covering skills. It has to be done exactly right, or the results do not show up correctly in the catalog and our circulation program.
Read-alouds this week:
Kindergarten classes are exploring feelings in English and Spanish with the Texas 2x2 book How Are You? Como Estas? by Angela Dominguez. Luckily, we have some native Spanish speakers to check Ms Margocs' pronunciation.
First grade is having a checkout only week, to spend more time choosing and reading their books.
The second half of second grade is laughing with We Don't Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins. We can sympathize and empathize with both the children and Penelope (T.) Rex in this story.
Lessons this week:
Third graders are continuing to complete the district student climate survey, answering questions about school safety, teachers, homework, and the library.
Fourth and fifth graders are practicing email etiquette by using proper form to contact their teachers via their student Gmail accounts. We are discussing the importance of good digital citizenship when communicating online with our teachers and future employers.
Important dates:
February 10th--last day to record Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages reading
February 14th--last day to turn in Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages logs to your teacher
February 14th--Bluebonnet Breakfast for invitees only
March 4th-9th--Spring Scholastic Book Fair
March 31st--Six Flags Read to Succeed online reading logs due
A big THANK YOU to our Library Shelf Elves club and our volunteers for shelving our books! Thanks to Mrs. Mensing for helping out with our club!
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