National Poetry Month

This week in the library we are having fun with poetry because April is National Poetry Month. One of the most popular poets among the children is Shel Silverstein. If you would like to find some great activities and fun with poetry online, Shel Silverstein style, go to the Shel Silvetstein link under our online resources.

WANTED!!

I am always on the look out for great readers at school. Check out some readers on my "WANTED" list in our slideshow to the left.

Do you want to add your face to a wanted poster? I made these wanted poster online at http://www.glassgiant.com/wanted/

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Over Spring break I had the chance to see (from a distance) some of the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. I was sad it isn't opened yet, but guess I'll have to go back someday. I hope you had a great spring break filled with fun and adventure, even if it was just an adventure you went on through a book you read. You DID read over spring break, didn't you?? If you enjoy reading fantasy and haven't read Harry Potter, you have to give it a try. It's one of my favorite series! Want find out more about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios? Go to the Harry Potter link under online resources.

Happy Easter!

This week the 2nd grade class that had the least overdue books made bunny ears for their special activity. You can make your own bunny ears from a paper plate. See the picture above as a guide.

This week we read the biography "Kate Shelley and the midnight express" by Margaret Wetterer, a story about a young girl, Kate Shelley,that saved the lives of two men when a railroad bridge was washed out, plus the lives of 200 others speeding toward the broken bridge on an express train

From Wikipedia...

Catherine "Kate" Shelley was a midwestern United States railroad heroine, and the first woman in the United States to have a bridge named for her. She was also one of the few women to ever have a train named after her, the Kate Shelley 400.

Inventory Train

This week I will be sharing a train story with younger students and doing another project with all of the classes, forming a human train. It's inventory time and students are going to help with that effort by making a inventory train!! We will form a track (or line) and bring books to the scanner, then return them to their proper spot on the shelves after they are scanned.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Today we made leprechaun hats with a first grade class as their reward for having the least overdue books last week. If you would like to make your own leprechaun hat all you need is a paper plate, scissors to cut with and items like crayons and stickers to decorate your hat. See the attached pictures for a visual guide.