This Week in the Library: June 8-12

The school year is coming to a close, but that doesn't mean reading and learning must stop.  Make sure to check out the District Summer Reading page.

A lot of exciting things happened in the library this week!  Here's the rundown:

Edith Farrar visits Sherwood!

Kindergarten - 4th Grade (ALL CLASSES):  Ms. Edith Farrar from the Edmonds Public Library came to visit all of the primary classes (and 4th grade) to speak to them about the Sno-Isle Summer Reading Program and the activities that will be occurring at the public library this year.

Kindergarten (Morehouse):   This week we heard "Alpha Oops! The Day Z Went First" by Alethea Kontis. This alphabet book was mixed up, but it gave us ideas for the alphabet books we will work on next week.

1st Grade (Gordon):  We heard "Chameleons are Cool" by Martin Jenkins.  We reflected on the non-fiction text by completing a sheet where students listed one thing they learned from the story and created an illustration.

3rd Grade (Keating):  We read the 4-part stories created by students in Mrs. Pawling's class.  We became illustrators and talked about how the illustration needs to reflect the text.  Then we illustrated their stories!

4th & 5th Grade (Gibson & Alderson, Wildenhaus): We continued a lesson of private and personal online information.  We looked at several websites that require registration and we looked at what information they were collecting and why they might need that information.  We also discussed the difference between required information and optional information.  Vocabulary: required, optional

6th Grade (Hanson) :  Ms. Rautenberg, the librarian at Edmonds Woodway HS came to speak to the class about some of the things they can work on in middle school to prepare for high school.

6th Grade (Bogert) :  We heard "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" by Mordicai Gerstein.

Professional:  Worked with newspaper club members on their articles for the upcoming issue, formatted and prepared the paper for its release next week.  Bills were sent home for students who had lost or overdue books.  Began reading "In Defense of Read-Aloud" by Steven Layne.  Attended the regular staff meeting.  Prepared award certificates for Library Helpers, Newspaper Club, and Best Book Readers.  Certificated will be presented at the final assembly next Wednesday.