Children's Book Week!

Last week, Smithville Elementary celebrated National Children's Book Week!  Students participated in week-long activities like locating mystery books in the library, matching teachers to their favorite books, and writing the titles of their favorite books on the chalk wall.

Some of our students volunteered to write a book recommendation for their peers.  They were featured in mini posters around the school, along with a QR code that links to a recording of their review!

In addition, we had some special visitors from Junior High who partnered with some of our third graders for a special reading time.

Grace and Evan share a story.

Jaxon and Cole read together.

We were also lucky enough to have two classes of seventh graders put together some readers theater skits for us.  Each small group adapted a favorite children's picture book for a live re-enactment.  Our students loved watching the "big kids" perform!

Tanner and Ethan bring The Gold Miner's Daughter to life.

Brody plays the boy from The Giving Tree, rowing away from home.

King Arthur's Very Great Grandson (Eliana) encounters a Cyclops (Emily).

Third graders were literally on the edge of their seats!

Mrs. Prihoda's art classes from Junior High also created some amazing larger-than-life character cut-outs for Children's Book Week!  Our students had a great time posing with some of their favorite characters!

Annie as Little Red Riding Hood

Logan makes a fantastic Willy Wonka!

Kelly with the Head of Ranch Security (Hank the Cowdog)

Frog and Toad (and Bodie) are friends.

Looks like Lydia and Margherita are headed down a sunny dirt road, deep in Bear Country!

Louise shares a snack with Piglet.

And, finally, we ended our week of book-related fun with our third annual Read-In at Red Brick.  The Read-In featured a live reading of The Day the Crayons Quit, with some of our administration and staff playing the parts of the crayons.

What a COLORFUL cast of characters!

We wrapped up the Read-In with a live reading of Carnivores by some awesome fifth graders.

Margherita (Timber Wolf), Brooklyn (Lion), Bodie (narrator), and Vivian (Great White Shark) turned out to be ferocious meat-eaters!

Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate how meaningful and special children's books are in our school and in our students lives!  It was a fantastic week!

This Week in the Library...

Since Children's Book Week is coming up next week, this week, we're going to be reading book about books!

Third grade will be reading Miss Brooks Loves Books (And I Don't) by Barbara Bottner.

With the help of Miss Brooks, Missy’s classmates all find books they love in the library—books about fairies and dogs and trains and cowboys. But Missy dismisses them all—“Too flowery, too furry, too clickety, too yippity.”

Still, Miss Brooks remains undaunted. Book Week is here and Missy willfind a book to love if they have to empty the entire library. What story will finally win over this beastly, er, discriminating child? 

Fourth grade will get to hear That Book Woman by Heather Henson.

Cal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow. She comes right up the side of the mountain, and Cal knows that's not easy riding. And all just to lend his sister some books. Why, that woman must be plain foolish; or is she braver than he ever thought? 

Fifth grade will be listening to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce.

Morris Lessmore loved words.
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds.     
But the power of story will save the day. 



Happy reading, and have a great week!

Children's Book Week: May 13-17

Children's Book Week is coming up, and we want YOU to read to us!  

If you would like to share a favorite children's book with the students of Smithville Elementary, please sign up by clicking on the box below!

Click here for more information about our Children's Book Week celebration at Smithville Elementary!