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USED BOOK EXCHANGE & SALE
The Library will sponsor a Used Book Exchange on Thursday, June 7th from 9AM until 2PM in the FSCR. Hundreds of books will be available for sale or exchenge to students, staff and parents to encourage summer reading. Books will be taken in for exchange beginning Monday, June 4 (details to follow). A raffle will be held and prizes will include the posters from the Jonathan Rand Author Visit and autographed books by Mr. Rand. Mark your calendar and plan to attend! Coordinators are Jean Hillman, Anasie Yazbec & Mary Grobbel. Go readers!
LIBRARY CLOSURE
The Library doors will be officially closed as of May 11, 2012. Our library collection will be evaluated, packed and prepared for renovation. In the Fall, we will have a renovated, updated Media Centre to acoommodate our new Academy as well as continue to serve our elementary students. Be prepared to be amazed! Library Skills classes will continue until the end of May within the classrooms. All Library materials borrowed by students will be due back to the library bin by May 18, 2012.
LIBRARY SKILLS – WEEK OF APRIL 16, 2012
KINDERGARTEN: Letter of the week: Word of the week: View Book Fair DVD.
GRADE 1: View Book Fair DVD.
GRADE 2: Read short story selection. View Book Fair DVD. Worksheets on reading comprehension & sequencing.
Grade 3-16: Read chapter 6 from “A coyote’s in the house” by Leonard. View Book Fair DVD. Introduce bio classification
Grade 3-17: Read short story selection. View Book Fair DVD. Continue with biography classification
Grade 4: View Book Fair DVD. Take Dictionary Quiz. Complete review worksheet
Grade 5: Read ch. 6 from “Angela & Diabola” by Banks. View Book Fair DVD. Continue with Book bibliography.
LIBRARY SKILLS – WEEK OF APRIL 10, 2012
Kindergarten: Letter of the Week: “B”; Word of the Week: book; Read: “Buzzy the Bumblebee” by Enise Brennan-Nelson.
Grade 1: Read & Discuss:
Grade 2: Read “The Hedley Kow” by Maggie Pearson (a story from England); Complete a fiction exercise for Library Book project.
Grade 3: Read: Chapter 6 from “A coyote’s in the house” by Leonard. Begin biography classification.
Grade 4: Read: Chapter 3 from “The jacket” by Andrew Clements & discuss. Begin Dictionary review. Quiz next week.
Grade 5: Read: Chapters 5 & 6 from “Angela & Diabola” by Banks. View dvd on plagiarism. Discuss. Begin Book citations.
SPRING BOOK FAIR
Time to save the date for the Spring Scholastic Book Fair! The Fair will arrive the week of April 20 and be set up on the weekend. Previews for grades JK-6 will be held on Monday, April 23. Sales will begin on Tuesday, April 24. The final day will be a parish event held on Sunday, April 29 from 9 – 12noon. Get excited and think SUMMER READING!
LIBRARY SKILLS – WEEK OF MARCH 26, 2012
Grade K: Video. No checkout this week.
Grade 1: Video. No checkout this week.
Grade 2: Read: “How Turtle Lost her Sandals” by Grace Nichols (a story from Guyana); Easter alpha order and word search + book video. No check out.
Grade 3: Read: Chapter 5 from “A coyote’s in the house” by Leonard. Discuss meaning of biography and autobiography. Complete any missing assignments. Library or book video. No Check out.
Grade 4: Read: Chapter 2 from “The Jacket” by Andrew Clements. Discuss. Complete Dictionary (cumulative) from last week. Complete any missing assignments. Limited check out only.
Grade 5: Read: Chapters 3 & 4 from “Angela & Diabola” by Banks. Complete Atlas packet and any missing assignments. Limited checkout.
LIBRARY SKILLS – WEEK OF MARCH 19, 2012
Kindergarten: Letter of the Week: “E” Word of the Week: encyclopedia Read: “Edwina the emu” by Knowles.
Grade 1: Read: “The Wonderful Candy Easter Egg”
Grade 2: Read: “Cherry Tree Hill” by Helen East (a story from Australia). Complete Fiction page for Library books.
Grade 3: Read Chapter 4 from “A coyote’s in the house” by Leonard. Fiction quiz. Alpha order review.
Grade 4: Read Chapter 1 from “The Jacket” by Andrew Clements. Dictionary pronunciation key quiz. General dictionary overview.
Grade 5: Read Chapter 2 from “Angela & Diabla” by Lynne R. Banks. View video on Almanacs. Begin Atlas as reference tool.
LIBRARY SKILLS – WEEK OF MARCH 12, 2012
Kindergarten: Letter of the Week: R; Word of the week: Read; Read: “Rafiki” by Langner
Grade 1: Read: “Clever Tom & the leprochaun”
Grade 2: Read: “Clever Rabbit and King Lion” by Amoafi Kwapong (story from Ghana). St. Patrick’s Day wordsearch & alpha order
Grade 3: Finish chapter 3 from “A coyote’s in the House” by Leonard. Fiction classification continued. Quiz next week.
Grade 4: Read chapter 10 from “Bunnicula” by Howe. Pronunciation Key & MM continued. Quiz on pronunciation key next week.
Grade 5: Read chapter 1 from “Angela & Diabola” by Banks. Thesaurus Quiz. Introduce Almanac.
LIBRARY SKILLS – WEEK OF MARCH 5, 2012
Kindergarten: Letter of the week is “R”. Word of the Week: Read; Read: “The Relatives Came” by Cynthia Rylant.
Grade 1: Read: “Does a kangaroo have a mother, too?” by Carle. Discuss.
Grade 2: Read: “The King with the Dirty Feet” by Pomme Clayton (a story from India). Begin Fiction (stories)
Grade 3: Read chapter 3 from “A coyote’s in the house” by Leonard. Continue with Fiction Classification.
Grade 4: Read chapter 8 from “Bunnicula” by Howe. Quiz on Dictionary terminology (study guides given). Continue with pronunciation key and words with multiple meanings.
Grade 5: Read chapter 16 from “Desolation Canyon” by London. Thesaurus usage continued. Retake for keyword quiz will be Wednesday at recess.
LIBRARY SKILLS – WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Kindergarten: Letter of the week: “D”; Word of the week: Dictionary; Read “Dinorella” by Pamela Duncan Edwards.
Grade 1: Read & Discuss:
Grade 2: Read: “What Makes a Magnet” by Branley. Nonfiction exercise for Library Books.
Grade 3: Begin study of Fiction and how it is arranged in the library. Read Chapter 2 from “A coyote in the house” by Leonard.
Grade 4: Read Chapter 8 from “Bunnicula” by Howe. Pronunciation Key application.
Grade 5: Read Chapter 15 from “Desolation Canyon” by London. Thesaurus application continued.
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