This week First Grade students learned about two more sections of the Dewey Decimal System: the 700s (Art and Recreation) and the 600s (Technology). In honor of learning about where to find great pet books, we then read:
The Mysterious Tadpole
Students loved trying to figure out the mystery behind Louis’s new pet from a Scottish lake. 🙂
For the week of Valentine’s Day, First Grade students heard a story of friendship that hits home for people of all ages:
I’m Not Invited?
As we celebrate love this time of year, this book serves as a great reminder that the key to strong friendships is always good communication.
First Grade students are now starting to learn about the Dewey Decimal System and how to find non-fiction books in our library. This week we discussed the 800s (Poetry, Jokes, Plays) and the 900s (History and Geography).
This year a whopping FIVE books won the Caldecott Honor Medal (silver)!
Students have really enjoyed comparing all the winners and giving their opinion about the results.
All the students in every grade have been so excited to talk about the 2013 Caldecott Award and Newbery Award winners. The American Library Association announced the winners of all their book awards on Monday, January 28th.
2013 Caldecott Award (for best pictures)
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
2013 Newbery Award (for best writing)
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Congratulations to these talented authors and illustrators!
To see a full list of all the awards and winners, visit www.ala.org.
As we prepared for the announcement of the Caldecott and Newbery winners, Kindergarten and First Grade students heard stories by two authors who have won the Caldecott Award multiple times: David Wiesner and Mo Willems.
Mr. Wiesner is known for his incredibly detailed drawings, often creating masterful wordless picture books.
Mr. Willems is known for his uncanny ability to tune in to children’s humor and tickle the funny bones of readers of all ages.
We love the work of both of these talented authors! We look forward to seeing what creative ideas they come up with next.
It’s a new year and a new library blog!
To kick off 2013, Kindergarten and First Grade students have been learning about the Caldecott Award (given to books with the best pictures) and the Newbery Award (given to books with the best writing).
The winners for 2013 will be announced on Monday, January 28th. We can’t wait!
Award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel visited us on Friday, October 26th!
Check out the video that we made to thank him for his wonderful presentations.
Mr. Kimmel loved it so much, he gave us a shout-out on his website!
Happy New School Year!
All grades have been spending the first few weeks of library visits getting to know more about Mr. Eric Kimmel and reading as many of his books as possible to prepare for his visit. We can’t wait to meet him!
Kindergarten and First Grade students wrapped up our year-long trip around the world with one last stop in Africa: SENEGAL!
In honor of its location in Western Africa, all groups read a variety of tales featuring the world’s favorite trickster (who originated in West Africa): Anansi!
We also had a chance to review the last few sections of the Dewey Decimal System:
First Grade classes visited Ethiopia this week.
We enjoyed sharing Silly Mammo, a folktale retold by Yohannes Gebregeorgis (founder of Ethiopia Reads).
Students loved hearing about the mishaps of Mammo – a silly boy who can never seem to get things right.
We also had a chance to discuss the 600s section of the Dewey Decimal System, which houses all the books on Technology!
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