This Week in the Library: October 27-31

This was conference week at Sherwood Elementary.  Kids were dismissed at 12:20, however, all classes visited the library during the week (except the half day kindergarten - who did not come to school this week).  Here's what we did:

Primary Classes (except Widener):  Heard "Outfoxed" by Mike Twohy.  This book is on the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list.  Students figured out how the duck outsmarted the fox and found evidence in the text of the dog traits the duck demonstrated. Cool words to impress your friends found in this book: henhouse, exhausted, adorable, sly.

4th Grade: Work on our Dewey Decimal skills.

5th Grade: Learned what an index was and started to practice finding things in an index.

6th Grade:  Finished up work with Egypt website resource lists, Google Classroom, and using the library catalog.

Professional:  Met with the PSO President to talk about the upcoming Book Fair (Nov. 17-21).  Participated in a webinar titled "Common Core Partnership, Instruction, and Advocacy in the Elementary School Library" presented by Demco. Reviewed over 30 books for the Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's Material. Many of these book will become a part of Sherwood's library collection.  I also worked on a distribution list of staff members for professional magazines and worked on a procedure for receiving Scholastic News print copies and distributing the to classrooms. Prepared book packets for primary teachers with WCCPBA books and activities.  Created a blog to improve Sherwood CCC communication.

Conference Week Library Schedule Changes

Conference week (October 27-31) is coming.  Due to early dismissal on each of the days, the library class schedule has changed.  Books will be due on the due date or when the class comes to library, whichever is later.  The library will be open during recesses (M-Th), however, laptop computers will not be available for checkout.  Library helpers for afternoon recesses may come in during lunch recess this week.

Monday - 10/27

9:30 - 10:00 Bogert (6)
10:00 - 10:30 Hanson (6)
10:30 - 11:00 Wildenhaus (5)
11:00 - 11:30 Alderson (5)
11:35 - 11:50 Intermediate Recess
11:55 - 12:10 Primary Recess

Tuesday - 10/28

9:30 - 10:00 Pawling (3)
10:00 - 10:30 Keating (3)
10:30 - 11:00 Mindt (4)
11:00 - 11:30 Gibson (4)
11:35 - 11:50 Intermediate Recess
11:55 - 12:10 Primary Recess

Wednesday - 10/29

9:30 - 10:00 Gregerson (2)
10:00 - 10:30 Rempel (2)
10:30 - 11:00 Morehouse (K)
11:00 - 11:30 Cook (K)
11:35 - 11:50 Intermediate Recess
11:55 - 12:10 Primary Recess

Thursday - 10/30

9:30 - 10:00 Gordon (1)
10:00 - 10:30 Bonnell (1)
10:30 - 11:00 Hirst (1)
11:00 - 11:30 Goodsky (1/2)
11:35 - 11:50 Intermediate Recess
11:55 - 12:10 Primary Recess

This Week in the Library: October 20 - 23

This was a fast week, with Friday as a Teacher Inservice Day.  Here's what we did:

Kindergarten: Cook: Heard "Cat Secrets" by Jef Czekaj.  We reinforced the checkout procedures learned last week.

Kindergarten: Widener: We did not have class this week due to the In-service Day, however, we did have a short checkout time on Thursday to reinforce the checkout procedures we learned last week..

Kindergarten: Morehouse: We heard "Mouse Mess"  by Linnea Riley. Students checked out books for the first time (they are due next week).  Then we drew pictures of mouse messes!  Mouse Mess Craft Idea

1st Grade: Gordon: Heard "Don't Be Silly Mrs. Millie" by Judy Cox. We talked about how Mrs. Millie changed words to be silly.

1st Grade: Bonnell / Hirst: Heard  "The Knight Who Took All Day" by James Mayhew.  Worked on alphabet order.

1st / 2nd Grade: Goodsky: We reviewed the Fiction section. They heard about some great series for second graders: A to Z Mysteries, Ready Freddy, Cam Jansen, Horrible Harry, Gooney Bird Greene, Magic Tree House, and others.  Students were encouraged to look at the fiction section to find some just right books.

2nd Grade: Rempel: We created a poster for the Fiction section.   They heard about some great series for second graders: A to Z Mysteries, Ready Freddy, Cam Jansen, Horrible Harry, Gooney Bird Greene, Magic Tree House, and others.  Students were encouraged to look at the fiction section to find some just right books.

2nd Grade: Gregerson: We created a poster for the Biography section.  We heard the biography "Wangari's Trees of Peace" by Jeanette Winter.  Links: Wangari Maathai Biography School Tube Video

3rd Grade:  Made colorful "Book Care" book marks to remind students of the learning we've done over the past few weeks.

4th Grade: Gibson:  Finished our introduction on the Dewey Decimal System.

4th Grade: Mindt: Finished their Dewey System 100s search.  Most students worked with partners for this activity.

5th Grade: Alderson: Took the TRAILS Assessment.  The assessment looks at student's information literacy skills and will help me in planning upcoming units of study.

5th Grade: Wildenhaus:  Read an article about author/illustrator Chris Van Allsburg.  Created a class list of questions based on the article.

6th Grade:  Continued working on finding great Ancient Egypt websites.  Enrolled in the library Google Classroom, looked at the various features of this application.

Professional:  Mr. Sonnen participated in an Edmonds SD Technology Leader Training at Old Woodway HS on Thursday, Oct. 1.  Attended the Edmonds SD monthly Librarian meeting.  I presented about Twitter and using an agenda board to focus learning.  I also heard from other librarians about applications and ideas learned at the recent WLMA Fall Conference.  Worked on preparing information for our school's 3rd grade participation in Sno-Isle's Rockem Sockem Reading Challenge.

New Magazines at Sherwood

We are very lucky to have 3 great new magazines in our collection.  These replaced magazines that have gone out of print.  Make sure to check them out!

Ask- Arts & Sciences for Kids combines the creativity of art and science.  

Dig into History- This magazine looks at different historic time periods with a variety of articles.  Recent issues have looked at Egypt and Greece.

Faces-  People, places, and cultures are explored in this magazine.  Our first issue looked at the nation of Greece.

This Week in the Library: October 13-17

Kindergarten: Cook / Widener:  We heard "Mouse Mess"  by Linnea Riley. Students checked out books for the first time (they are due next week).  Then we drew pictures of mouse messes!  Mouse Mess Craft Idea

Kindergarten: Morehouse: We created a list of relatives (mom, dad, grandma, aunt, uncle, etc.).  "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant.  Students then practiced getting supplies and created pictures of their relative.  Sent a letter: Online Version of Letter

1st Grade: Gordon: Continued to review how books are organized in the Everybody section.  Heard "I Want to Be an Astronaut" by Byron Barton.

1st Grade: Bonnell / Hirst: Heard "Don't Be Silly Mrs. Millie" by Judy Cox. After checkout, students worked on alphabet order.

1st / 2nd Grade: Goodsky:  Heard "Chameleons are Cool" by Steve Jenkins.  We talked about the Classified Section in the library and some ways to find books in this area.

2nd Grade: Rempel: Created a chart about the Classified Section in the library.  We discussed some ways to find books in this area.  The poster will be hung above the section in the library!

2nd Grade: Gregerson: We created a poster for the Fiction section.   They heard about some great series for second graders: A to Z Mysteries, Ready Freddy, Cam Jansen, Horrible Harry, Gooney Bird Greene, Magic Tree House, and others.  Students were encouraged to look at the fiction section to find some just right books.

3rd Grade: Pawling: Brainstormed a list of book care tips.  We will use these tips to create bookmarks next week.  The list is on the previous post.

3rd Grade: Keating: Finished reading "Penelope Popper, Book Doctor" by Toni Buzzeo.  We discussed ways to take care of our library books.

4th Grade: Gibson: Continued on our learning about the Dewey Decimal System.  We learned what kinds of books each hundred section contains.

4th Grade: Mindt: Finished our introduction to the Dewey Decimal System and began to explore the hundreds with partners.

5th Grade: Alderson: Completed their library rule posters.  These posters will be hanging in the library!

5th Grade: Wildenhaus: Took the TRAILS Assessment.  The assessment looks at student's information literacy skills and will help me in planning upcoming units of study.

6th Grade: Bogert:  Reviewed Ancient Egypt websites, added them to a resource list and prepared the share a website with their classmates.

6th Grade: Hanson: Continued working on their library skills checklist. Students learned how to create a resource list in their library account.  They also created a resource list for Ancient Egypt studies.

Professional:  Mr. Sonnen participated in an Edmonds SD Technology Leader Training at Old Woodway HS on Thursday, Oct. 17.  He learned about digital citizenship curriculum, Google Apps for Education, and Google Classroom.  Along with Mrs. Goodsky he began to draft a technology learning plan for Sherwood Elementary.

Book Care Tips

The 3rd grade has been learning about caring for books.  Here is a list of tips that Mrs. Pawling's class created in library class.

• Use a bookmark
• Uncrumple pages you find
• Remind people to care for books
• Don't rip pages
• Keep books away from pets and babies
• Keep books away from water and food
• Wash your hands before reading a book
• Don't bend the pages
• Don't throw books.  Set them down gently
• Don't dogear pages
• Keep books in a safe place
• Don't put books on the floor
• Don't write or draw on the pages
• Turn pages gently
• Don't leave books outside
• Keep books clean

This list will serve as excellent reminders for everyone!  Way to go 3rd graders!

This Week in the Library: October 6-10

Kindergarten: Morehouse:  Students heard "Horace and Morris, but Mostly Dolores" by James Howe. We continued discussing friends and friendship.  We learned where the supplies (paper, pencils, crayons, colored pencils) are in the library and how to get them and put them away.  Students drew pictures of an activity they could do with a friend.

Kindergarten: Cook / Widener: These classes created a list of relatives (mom, dad, grandma, cousin, etc.) and then heard "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant.  Students then practiced getting supplies and created pictures of their relative.  Sent a letter: Online Version of Letter

1st Grade: Gordon: Students heard "Miss Nelson is Missing" by Harry Allard.  Students learned about the "Everybody" section of the library.

1st Grade: Hirst / Bonnell:  Continued to review how books are organized in the Everybody section.  Heard "I Want to Be an Astronaut" by Byron Barton. 

1st/2nd Grade: Goodsky:  Students heard "Previously" by  Allan Ahlberg.  Students learned about the "Everybody" section of the library.

2nd Grade: Rempel: Students heard "Previously" by Allan Ahlberg.  The class created a chart about the Everybody section which is hanging in the library by that section.

2nd Grade: Gregerson: The class created a chart about the Classified (non-fiction) section and heard "One Tiny Turtle" by Nicola Davies (a true story about sea turtles).  This chart will be hung over the Classified Section of the library!

3rd Grade: Keating: Students heard the beginning of "Penelope Popper, Book Doctor" by Toni Buzzeo.  We discussed book care.

3rd Grade: Pawling:  Student heard the middle of "Penelope Popper, Book Doctor" by Toni Buzzeo.  We discussed water damage, "dog-earing," and book marks.  We will finish the book next week.

4th Grade: Gibson: Learned about Melville Dewey and why he developed a system to classify library books.  This is the beginning of a Dewey unit.

4th Grade: Mindt: Continued our learning about Melville Dewey and his system.  Students looked at each 100 section in the classified section to see what kinds of books were located there.

5th Grade: Alderson (started), Wildenhaus (completed) their library rule posters.  These posters will be hanging in the library!

6th Grade: Bogert (complete), Hanson (started) working on their library skills checklist. Students learned how to create a resource list in their library account.  The resource lists will be used in their upcoming Social Studies unit on Mesopotamia.

Professional: Mr. Sonnen attended the WLMA annual conference over the weekend and is looking forward to trying new ideas and sharing information with Sherwood colleagues.  Mr. Sonnen also showed our new district IT Support Supervisor around the school, introducing him to staff, and sharing successes and issues Sherwood has with our current technologies.  Ancient Egypt books were checked out to 6th grade to support their upcoming social studies unit and rhyming books were checked out to the intermediate intensive support class to support their learning.

This Week in the Library: September 29 - October 3

Kindergarten: Morehouse:  Students discussed friends then we read "Chester's Way" by Kevin Henkes.  Students shared their favorite parts using complete sentences.

Kindergarten: Cook / Widener: Students heard "Horace and Morris, but Mostly Dolores" by James Howe. We continued discussing friends and friendship.  We learned where the supplies (paper, pencils, crayons, colored pencils) are in the library and how to get them and put them away.  Students drew pictures of an activity they could do with a friend.

1st Grade: Gordon: Heard "Manners With a Library Book" and discussed how to take care of our library books.

1st Grade: Hirst / Bonnell: Students heard "Miss Nelson is Missing" by Harry Allard.  Students learned about the "Everybody" section of the library.

1st/2nd Grade: Goodsky:  Heard "Manners With a Library Book" and discussed how to take care of our library books.

2nd Grade: Rempel: Talked about book care.  Viewed a story presentation "Animals Should Definately Not Check Out Library Books."

2nd Grade: Gregerson: Students heard "Previously" by Allan Ahlberg.  The class created a chart about the Everybody section which is hanging in the library by that section.

3rd Grade: Keating: Talked about book care.  Viewed a story presentation "Animals Should Definitely Not Check Out Library Books."

3rd Grade: Pawling:  Students heard the beginning of "Penelope Popper, Book Doctor" by Toni Buzzeo.  We discussed book care.

4th Grade: Gibson: Reviewed Library Rules and policies.

4th Grade: Mindt:  Learned about Melville Dewey and why he developed a system to classify library books.  This is the beginning of a Dewey unit.

5th Grade: Alderson: Groups brainstormed library specific rules based on the Sherwood School Rules: Be Kind, Be Safe, & Be a Learner.

5th Grade: Wildenhaus: Started working on their library rule posters.  These posters will be hanging in the library!

6th Grade: Bogert:  Started working on their library skills checklist. Students learned how to create a resource list in their library account.  The resource lists will be used in their upcoming Social Studies unit on Mesopotamia.

6th Grade: Hanson: Watched a demonstration of how to put a library book on hold, how to create a resource list and how to add books and websites to a resource list in preparation for next week's lesson.

Professional: Mr. Sonnen prepared to attend the annual Washington Library Media Association conference in Yakima (Oct. 2-4).  He will be presenting with the WCCPBA committee and will be attending many sessions inclouding some on the Common Core State Standards and Web 2.0 Tools. "Read Aloud" books to support the reading program were delivered to each grade level.