This Week in the Library...

This week we're participating in some holiday-themed centers.  Here are some of our fabulous students taking part in the activities!

Milo and Alejandro listening to Maynard Moose Tales on the iPad at the listening center.

Endia and Page making light bulbs for our "Books Light Up Our Lives" bulletin board.  After they trace a light bulb onto colored paper and cut it out, students write the title and author of a favorite book.  Each bulb is then placed on the bulletin board!

Aizik coloring a tree ornament.  Students chose a favorite quote from a holiday story or song and wrote it on their ornaments before cutting them out and decorating them.

Alexa, Rileigh, and Craig coloring Gingerbread Glyphs to represent their reading preferences.  (For example, color the gingerbread man's hat red if you prefer fiction books, green if you prefer nonfiction.)

Alizay, Kelly, and Kodi writing some of their favorite holiday traditions on our chalk wall.

Mason, Moksh, Colton, and Blain discuss an interesting book.

Video of the Week

Here's a fun story about a little dog who wants to find a SPOOKY costume for Halloween!  Happy Halloween, everyone!

This Week in the Library...

Since Monday is Constitution Day, this week all classes visiting the library for a read aloud will be listening to We the Kids by David Catrow, which is an illustrated version of the Preamble to the Constitution!  Click on the cover below to find out more about this great book.

And, if you want to know more about the Constitution, check out Scholastic's Constitution Day site with tons of great videos!

Or, watch this video of "We the People."


Have a great week, and happy Constitution Day!

This Week in the Library...

This week, we're commemorating Veterans Day by reading some stories about brave soldiers and special memories. You can find out more about Veterans Day (and even play some Veterans Day games) here!

3rd Grade is listening to The Wall by Eve Bunting, which tells the story of a father and son who visit the Vietnam Wall Memorial in Washington, D.C. Here's an excerpt from the story:

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4th and 5th Grades are listening to Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, & a Miracle by Major Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson, and Mary Nethery. Kirby Larson's website has a great video of the book, an audio excerpt, and a picture gallery of Nubs and Major Dennis.

Here's a video of Major Dennis arriving home from Iraq and being reunited with Nubs:


And here's Major Dennis telling his story on the Ellen show:

We're thankful for good books!

September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day!

That's right, today is Talk Like a Pirate Day! So, practice your "Arrrrr's" and your "Aye, matey's," and celebrate by reading one of these great library books:

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

This week in the library...

All grades will be reading and discussing Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport.



Watch a video of the book being read aloud here:

For more information about Martin Luther King, Jr., check out these sites:

• Brain Pop's Martin Luther King, Jr. video
• Time For Kids: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Biography.com's Martin Luther King, Jr. page

November Fun on the Web

Check out these sites for some Thanksgiving fun!

• Enchanted Learning Fall Crafts


• Family Fun's Thanksgiving Decorations and Crafts


• History.com's History of Thanksgiving


• Scholastic's First Thanksgiving Webquest


• DLTK's Printable Thanksgiving Activities


• Thanksgiving stories, games, and activities from Kaboose


• Turkey to Go Online Game


• Thanksgiving Crafts and Coloring Pages from Crayola

More Halloween Fun on the Web

Looking for more Halloween activities online? Try one of these sites!

• Carve Your Own Pumpkin (Without getting messy hands!)
• The Witch's Stew: Interactive story
• Pink and Purple Pumpkins: Halloween story read aloud for you
• CBBC: What is Halloween? Learn about the history of the holiday.
• History.com Find some short, informative videos and photo galleries
• Halloween Around the World How is Halloween celebrated in other countries?
• Halloween Hangman Can you guess the word before the skeleton is complete?
• PBS Kids: Happy Halloween Halloween-related activities from your favorite PBS shows
• 10 Stunning Pumpkin Carvings Some amazing Jack-o-lanterns
• Animal Planet: Happy Howl-o-ween Halloween goes to the dogs

Want more? Check out Larry Ferlazzo's Best Websites for Learning About Halloween

This week in the library...

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Press the play button on the box above to hear about what's going on in the library this week!

Looking for some Halloween fun? Check out these sites:

• Kaboose: online Halloween games, coloring pages, and more
• TLC Family: a collection of classic scary stories
• Family Fun: Halloween crafts, recipes, and costume ideas

And here's a Halloween classic...enjoy!