Friday, March 30, 2012
Book fair sucess!
Thank you to all the students, teacher, and parents that helped make the 2012 Barnes and Noble Bookfair a great success. Also thank you to illustrator Matt Holm for helping us to better understand Babymouse, Squish, and all their fantastic adventures! Looking forward to next year's event!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
What We've Been Up Too!
It's been awhile since I've updated you of the goings on in library. My apologies. Sometimes I get so involved in the doing that I forget about the telling! Just as some of your kids do I'm sure!
So, let's just go about this in an organized manner:
1st grade- Really enjoying a VERY COMPLEX new book by Lois Lowry(for those of you not familiar with her works, she has written many very compelling Young Adult novels) entitled Bless this Mouse. In short, the church mice are all atither about the blessing of the animals at St. Bartholomew's Church. This book is rampant with wonderful Catholic vocabulary. We are learning new vocabulary each week. Ask your child where the Narthex is!
2nd grade- Busy reading different read alouds for Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, and many other occasions.
3rd grade- Just finishing a great book entitled The School Mouse. The kids have been glued to their seats. We love this book about a young mouse who wants to learn to read.
4th grade- All I can say is Melville Dewey and The Great Dewey Hunt. So much to learn! See their performance on Sunday.
5th grade- Just finished putting together a new type of book report on a book they recommend. Students learned how to write a summary using the Four Step Summary Method and also how to write a simple, but interesting book review. Come see their final projects at the Barnes and Noble Bookfair.
6th grade- We are finishing a unit on Genre. Students took notes on several different types of genres. They are now busy putting together Glogs from http://www.glogster.com/ that will be presented at the book fair as well.
7th grade- Finishing up their book covers for their novels. Students spent time redesigning the cover of an outdated novel, wrote a summary of the book, and wrote an autobiography for the inside flap. See these at the book fair as well!
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted! See you next month!
So, let's just go about this in an organized manner:
1st grade- Really enjoying a VERY COMPLEX new book by Lois Lowry(for those of you not familiar with her works, she has written many very compelling Young Adult novels) entitled Bless this Mouse. In short, the church mice are all atither about the blessing of the animals at St. Bartholomew's Church. This book is rampant with wonderful Catholic vocabulary. We are learning new vocabulary each week. Ask your child where the Narthex is!
2nd grade- Busy reading different read alouds for Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, and many other occasions.
3rd grade- Just finishing a great book entitled The School Mouse. The kids have been glued to their seats. We love this book about a young mouse who wants to learn to read.
4th grade- All I can say is Melville Dewey and The Great Dewey Hunt. So much to learn! See their performance on Sunday.
5th grade- Just finished putting together a new type of book report on a book they recommend. Students learned how to write a summary using the Four Step Summary Method and also how to write a simple, but interesting book review. Come see their final projects at the Barnes and Noble Bookfair.
6th grade- We are finishing a unit on Genre. Students took notes on several different types of genres. They are now busy putting together Glogs from http://www.glogster.com/ that will be presented at the book fair as well.
7th grade- Finishing up their book covers for their novels. Students spent time redesigning the cover of an outdated novel, wrote a summary of the book, and wrote an autobiography for the inside flap. See these at the book fair as well!
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted! See you next month!
Barnes and Noble Book fair!
The Barnes and Noble book fair is just 5 days away! Drop everything and run over to the Vancouver Barnes and Noble store for entertainment, snacks, and SHOPPING! Twenty percent of all proceeds go St. Joseph School. The class with the MOST shoppers wins a popcorn and movie party. Some of the things you will see/hear are:
Kindergarten Nursery Rhymes
1st Grade SMART poem
2nd Grade Dino Extravaganza
4th Grade Dewey Decimal Reader's Theature
6th Grade Quartet Performance
Read Aloud by Mr. Koza and Ms. Gotshall
And last but not least, Matt Holm, author of Babymouse and Squish will be signing books and showing us how he brings his stories to life!
Get ready, get set.... for another exciting book fair!
See you Sunday!
Kindergarten Nursery Rhymes
1st Grade SMART poem
2nd Grade Dino Extravaganza
4th Grade Dewey Decimal Reader's Theature
6th Grade Quartet Performance
Read Aloud by Mr. Koza and Ms. Gotshall
And last but not least, Matt Holm, author of Babymouse and Squish will be signing books and showing us how he brings his stories to life!
Get ready, get set.... for another exciting book fair!
See you Sunday!
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