What’s Going On?
October is just around the corner and the library business is booming. The King 5th graders just left the library all a buzz. Every Thursday we will use an hour block to work on research. These are the same students who did three very successful projects with Ms. Melissa Brumsted last year. They are excited to delve into new topics and post their findings on the web, as they did last year with their “Packing lists for Regions of the USA.” We’ll begin with a look at the Mayans – stay posted.
Amigos 1st grade English is beginning their Wednesday in the library with a Responsive Circle morning meeting. It’s such a treat to be included in this special way to start the day. So far we’ve learned how to say “friend” and “You’re terrific” in sign language. After we get rid of our bad feelings and gather up some good ones, we move on to greetings and a good book.
King 1st grade is studying weather. We read Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco and got very excited about how thunder and lightning are made, so we headed over to non-fiction.
You’re Invited
You’re invited to stop by the King/Amigos library! Those of you who were here last year know that after a Halloween flood, we lived through the process of rebuilding our library. Now, our library is looking great. After a year of living out of Rent-a-Crates, having everything on new shelves is wonderful. Thanks so much to Friends of Amigos for the beautiful new rug in the read aloud area. I’m looking forward to a year of high library usage by staff and students.
I had I thought I’d have time to blog away with my thoughts on great new summer reading, etc., but my two boys kept me busy. They did accompany me to a few libraries over the summer. They also helped me to critique some new picture books and some of the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award books, but there was no time to sit and put down my ideas for our library blog.
