Week 4

This week, preschool classes are reading books about ducks. We'll read:

Little Quack by Lauren Thompson

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

Mucky Duck by Sally Grindley

We'll also sing Five Little Ducks.

Pre-K classes are talking about imagination. We'll read:

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis

Alexander's Pretending Day by Bunny Crumpacker

We'll talk about all of the fun things we can think of to do with a box, and we'll draw pictures of them. If you'd like to continue this theme at home, you can read Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis.

Kindergarten classes are taking tours of the library and talking about all of the different areas. We'll read Mr. Wiggle's Library by Carol Thompson to help us with our tour. We'll also read selections from My Librarian is a Camel by Margriet Ruurs.

First and second grade classes are talking about choosing just-right books. We're reading Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Mims Hopkins. Ask your child to tell you about the Five-Finger Rule for choosing a just-right book.

Third grade will not visit the library this week due to the Friday professional development day.

Fourth and fifth grades are talking about using the library computers. We're learning the library computer rules and how to use the catalog.

Week 3

Welcome back after the long Labor Day weekend. I was so pleased to meet (or see again!) so many of you on Back to School Night.

This week, students in grades PK-5th will begin checking out books. We'll spend part of each class learning book checkout procedures, and students in K-5th will learn how to use shelf markers. Students use shelf markers to mark their place on the shelf before they remove a book. That way, if they decide to replace the book, the shelf marker shows them where to place it.

Preschool students are reading about mice this week. We will read:

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood

We will sing Hickory Dickory Dock.

Pre-K students will read:

What Happened to Marion's Book? by Brook Berg

Kindergarten students will read:

What Happened to Marion's Book? by Brook Berg

First grade students will read:

Beverly Billingsley Borrows a Book by Alexander Stadler

Second grade students will read:

Stella Louella's Runaway Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Third and Fourth grade students will finish reading:

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book by Lauren Child

Fifth grade students will not visit the library this week due to the Labor Day holiday.