This Week in the Library: April 20-24

What an exciting week in the library!

Little Eaglets (Preschool Story Time): Ms. Kessler, Sherwood Principal, was our guest reader.  We heard 3 books! One of them was "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak.  Eaglets got color sheets about monsters and the letter M.  Next week's reader (4/30) will be Mrs. Floe, our general music teacher.

Kindergarten:  We continued our exploration of poetry.  This week we heard "Animal Snackers" by Betsy Lewin.  This book contained short poems about animals and the foods they eat.  We also talked about "end matter" material that is sometimes found at the end of a book.  In this book, additional information about each of the animals in the poems was found.  Vocabulary words were: carnivorous, eucalyptus, and recline.

1st Grade: As a class, we alphabetized words that we found in last week's story, "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss.  We learned how to skip letters when we didn't have a word beginning with that letter and we learned how to order words if they have the same letter.

2nd & 3rd Grade (including Mrs. Goodsky's 1/2 class): We spent time on computers practicing searching for books in the library online catalog.  Specifically students were asked to use a basic search, visual search, and write call numbers on note paper to find books.

4th Grade: We reviewed our previous learning on ordering call numbers in Dewey Decimal order.  We will have a short quiz on this in 2 weeks.

5th Grade:  Completed our poetry book scavenger hunt (see last week).

6th Grade: Completed our look at text features on a Washington State Ferry Schedule (see last week).

Professional:  Attended our school's PLC on student research.  Attended our building's Leadership Team meeting.  Topics included writing, professional development plans, and facility plans for next year.  Continued to work on our building's SBA testing.  We had a practice test for all 3-6th graders to check on wireless capabilities and trouble-shoot any log-in issues.

Took the Sherwood library helpers on a field trip to Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington.  We met w/ several workers there, learned about their jobs, and took a tour of the building.  The students asked some great questions and we had a good time.  We saw some of the 2 million books and 60 miles of shelving!

This Week in the Library: April 13-17

Welcome back from Spring Break!  The library is a busy place as SBA testing has begun.  A Couple classes had different days/times for library class to accommodate testing.  The library also hosted several meetings: PSO General Membership, CCC, and Library Helpers.  Here's what we did in class:

Little Eaglets (Preschool Story Time): Ms. Cook, kindergarten teacher, was our guest speaker. We heard "How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?" by Jane Yolen.  Eaglets got color sheets about dinosaurs and the letter "A".  The following week's (4/23) reader will be Ms. Kessler!

Kindergarten:  To begin our celebration of National Poetry Month, we heard "Oh, Theodore!: Guinea Pig Poems" by Susan Katz

1st Grade:  We heard "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss.  We learned that this was the first Dr. Seuss book, written in 1937 (78 years ago!).  We talked about exaggeration.  Vocabulary words were: minnow, rajah, and confetti.

2nd & 3rd Grade (including Mrs. Goodsky's 1/2 class):   We learned how to use our library search computers.  Things covered included:

• How to access the library catalog from any computer in the world with internet access (go to the Sherwood page/ choose library/ choose catalog...is one way)
• How to do a basic search (single words work the best)
• What happens if I spell a word wrong (see if the site offers the correct way to spell the word)
• What to write down to help me find the book (call number/title)

4th Grade: Focused on finding great books to read and finding books at their level (and books that might push them).

5th Grade: Began to celebrate National Poetry Month.  We worked in groups looking at a variety of poetry books and finding poems that fit various categories.  Several students found poems that they will read for the Morning announcements in the coming weeks!

6th Grade:  Began working of reading text in a table format.  We are using the Washington State Ferry System schedule.  We looked at the various  text features on the schedule (color, headings, italics, call-out boxes, shading, etc) and began working on a worksheet using Google Classroom.

Professional: Attended Sherwood's Budget Committee Meeting and Staff Meeting.  Coordinated the testing efforts in the building for 3rd grade and Intermediate Transition Class.  Worked with the newspaper club.

2015 YRC - Junior Division Votes Cast

Sherwood intermediate students who were eligible voted in this year's Young Readers Choice - Junior Division Award.  Our school winner was "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate.  Below are our top 3 books and our grade level favorites.  This contest is sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association and we are looking forward to seeing what other students around the region picked as their favorite!

Sherwood Top 3

1. The One and Only Ivan (22 votes)

2. Wonder (18 votes)

3. Chomp (14 votes)

Grade Level Favorites

4th Grade: (TIE) Chomp and Wonder

5th Grade: The One and Only Ivan

6th Grade: Chomp

Sherwood's 2015 Sasquatch Results are in!

This week Sherwood 4th, 5th, and 6th graders who were eligible to vote in the Sasquatch Reading Award contest cast their votes.  On top of the heap was "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio.  We are looking forward to learning the state results!

Top 3

Wonder (22 votes)

Red Thread Sisters (11 votes)

Fake Mustache (5 votes)

Grade Level Favorites

4th Grade: Red Thread Sisters

5th Grade: (TIE) Wonder and Fake Mustache

6th Grade: Wonder

2015 WCCPBA School Results

The Sherwood results are in for the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.  "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt was our top vote getter.  Our votes were sent into the state and we are looking forward to seeing how the state results compared with our school results.  Here are our top 10 and our grade level favorites:






Top 10 at Sherwood

1.  The Day The Crayons Quit (42 votes)

2.  That Is Not A Good Idea! (39 votes)

3.  Memoirs of a Hamster (26 votes)

4.  Lion vs. Rabbit (20 votes)

5.  The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever (18 votes)

6.  Lost Cat (14 votes)

7.  Carnivoores (12 votes)

7.  Sea Otter (12 votes)

9.  The Black Rabbit (11 votes)

10.  Little Lost Dog (9 votes)

Grade Level Favorites

Kindergarten:  The Day The Crayons Quit

1st Grade: Memoirs of a Hamster

2nd Grade: That is Not a Good Idea!

3rd Grade: (Tie) The Day The Crayons Quit & The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever

This Week in the Library: March 30 - April 3

The week before Spring Vacation is always busy in the library.  Here's what we did:

Little Eaglets (Preschool Story Time): Mrs. Turley, Educational Assistant in the kindergarten room, was our guest speaker. We heard "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff .  Eaglets got color sheets about garbage trucks and the letter "M".  There will be no Little Eaglets next week due to Spring Break. The following week's (4/16) reader will be Ms. Cook!

Primary Classes (K-3, except Goodsky):  This was voting week for the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.  Students watched a short video summarizing each of the 20 book and then placed their votes!

Goodsky (1st/2nd Grade):  Continued to work on alphabetical order.  We arranged words in groups. Students had to go to the 3rd letter to alphabetize some of the words.  Vocabulary: alphabetical, alphabetize, tie.

4th Grade:  We worked on finding bibliographic information from a non-fiction (classified) book.  We also looked at the various text features in a non-fiction book (table of contents, index, bibliography, timeline, map, photos, glossary, chart, etc.).

5th Grade:  No classes this week due to Outdoor Camp Field Trip.  All books will be due after Spring Break (Alderson 4/13; Wildenhau 4/15).

Bogert (6th Grade): Completed work on reading a bus schedule from last week.

Hansen (6th Grade): No class this week due to a music performance rehearsal. All books will be due after Spring Break on April 13.

Professional: Completed building proctor training to prepare Sherwood for the upcoming state testing.  Attending the Teacher Learning Committee meeting.  We are studying techniques to improve student research.  Assisted the district on an elementary internet filter review group.  Attended the building leadership meeting.  The topic was lessons learned about the Upcoming SBA test from other buildings.