Library Star Award Winners
Library Star Award:
The top 3 classes with the most books on their bookshelf that month win the Library Star Award to keep in their classroom for an entire month! Students earn books on their bookshelf by following library and school rules, working hard, and following expectations.
The top 3 classes with the most books on their bookshelf that month win the Library Star Award to keep in their classroom for an entire month! Students earn books on their bookshelf by following library and school rules, working hard, and following expectations.
November and December Activities
Grades K-2: Week of Nov. 5th: Students learned about mindfulness. Students listened to "Quiet" by Tomie DePaola. In this story DePaola reminds us that mindfulness—being quiet, still, and present with one another—is a very special thing. Then students used GoNoodle, a short interactive activities website for kids, to practice being mindful: Tune into your World, Live in the Moment, Strengthen your Focus. Nov. 13-15th: Students listened to either "Olaf Gives Thanks" and colored a turkey filled with what students were thankful for or "How to Catch a Turkey" and thought of creative ways they would catch their own turkey. Nov. 27-29th: Students learned that not everybody celebrates Christmas. Some families celebrate different holidays like Hanukkah. Students listened to a fictional picture book that showed how Hanukkah is celebrated as well as a nonfiction book to learn more about what students saw in the picture book. Kindergarten read "How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah" and grades 1-2 read "Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf". Students in grades K-1 then completed a picture match of Hanukkah symbols: Menorah, Latkes, Dreidel, Gelt, and Star of David. Grade 2 worked on a 3-2-1 activity where they wrote 3 things they learned, 2 interesting facts, and 1 question they still had about Hanukkah. Dec. 4-6th was Computer Science Week! Students learned the basics of programming and coding through an activity called Hop Scotch Coding! Hop Scotch Coding is an unplugged activity: an activity where students learn about coding without the use of electronics. In this activity students built a sequence of code together. Each student took turns walking through the sequence of code following the instructions all the way from START to STOP. Dec. 11-13th is Kwanzaa and Scholastic Book Fair Week. Students were able to browse the book fair. Then students learned about another holiday celebrated during this time of year: Kwanzaa. Students listened to two books: "My First Kwanzaa Book" and a nonfiction "Kwanzaa" book. Students in grades K-1 completed a picture match of Kwanzaa symbols: Kinara, Unity Cup, Flag (Bendera), Mat (Mkeka), and Corn (Mukindi). Grade 2 worked on a 3-2-1 activity where they wrote 3 things they learned, 2 interesting facts, and 1 questions they still had about Kwanzaa. December 18-20th: Students will listen to either "How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?" or "Tyrannoclaus". Then we will look at the three holidays, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, and discuss their similarities and differences. | Grades 3-5: Week of Nov. 5th: Students practiced their typing skills by using Dance Mat Typing. Students were then given 5 minutes to type a passage. Students recorded their word count. Grade 4 continued to work on their Native American Research Project. Nov.13-15th: Students participated in a WebQuest! Students were given a short article to read and answered questions based on that article to learn more about the first Thanksgiving. Nov. 27-29th: Students participated in another WebQuest about Hanukkah. Dec. 4-6th was Computer Science Week! Students used scratch.mit.edu to code an Unusual Discovery. Students used coding and programming skills to code a story about two characters who find an unusual object. Students were required to add two characters, have the characters talk to each other, and find an unusual object to continue to the story. Dec. 11-13th is Kwanzaa and Scholastic Book Fair Week. Students were given time to browse the book fair. Students then answered questions after reading an article about Kwanzaa. Dec. 18-20th: Students will complete their last WebQuest on Christmas and then discuss the similarities and differences between the three different holidays: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas. |
Students Working Hard!
| |
Need Another Gift for your Child?...How about a book!
Chapter Book Series for Young Chapter Book Readers:
Books for Beginning Readers:
RI Children's Book Award Nominees 2018 | Chapter Book Series for Upper Elementary:
|
Volunteer's Needed:
Would you like to volunteer in the library? Here are some things I would have you do:
Here is what I need from you:
|