This Week in the Library: March 21-25

I was sick most of this week with the flu, so we have several substitutes in the library.  Here's what students did:

Kindergarten / Grade 1: We heard "No Such Thing" by Jackie Koller.

Grade 2: We heard Cowboy and Octopus by Jon Scieszka.

Grade 3 (Keating/Pawling: Worked on their "Best Book I Ever Read" posters.

Grade 3 (Liker):  Reviewed and revisited WCCPBA books.

Grade 4 / 5: Had extended book selection and silent reading time.

Grade 6: Worked on their project: Reading and finding information in transportation schedules.  We worked on the Washington State Ferry System schedule.

Professional: I have been reading "Mindful Tech" by David Levy.

This Week in the Library: March 14-18

This was a busy week in the library.  With three half-days at the end of the week some classes did not have library class this week.  If your class did not come to the library, your books will be due next week.  Here's what we did in class:

Kindergarten: We read a fiction book about bears ("More Bears" by Kenn Nesbitt) and a non-fiction book about bears ("Bears" by Emma Helbrough).  We compared the two books and talked about which book would be most useful for getting information.

Grade 1 (Gordon, Bonnell): We read "On Market Street by Anita Lobel.  After the reading this alphabet book, we took the words from the book and put them in alphabetical order as a class.

Grade 2 (Gregerson): We created a poster about the magazine section of the library.  We focused on magazine title, audience, advertising, and topic.

Grade 3: We worked on our posters for the Best Book I Ever Read poster contest, sponsored by the Edmonds Arts Commission and the Friends of Edmonds Public Library.

Grade 4:  No classes this week.

Grade 5:  No classes this week.

Grade 6:  No classes this week.

Professional: Attended the Edmonds SD Librarian meeting.  The meeting was at Brier Elementary.  We discussed a variety of topics including: collection development, best books, budgets, and MakerSpaces.

This Week in the Library: March 7-11

This was an exciting week with the 3rd grade Reading Challenge on Tuesday!  Here's what we did in classes this week:

In primary classes (K-2) we tested books suggested for the 2017 Washington Children's Choice Award list. Students gave input and we also covered topics ranging from character, plot, main idea, and more.

Kindergarten (Cook): We read "Slug Needs a Hug" by Jeanne Willis.

Kindergarten (Morehouse): We read 2 short books: "A Perfectly Messed Up Story" by Patrick McDonnell and "Wolfie the Bunny" by Anne Dyckman..

Kindergarten (Widener AM & PM):  We read "Hippos Are Huge" by Jonathan London.  We learned many facts about the hippopotomus.

Grade 1 (Bonnell): We read "Marilyn's Monster" by Michelle Knudsen.

Grade 1 (Gordon): We read "We Forgot Brock" by Carter Goodrich.

Grade 1 (Hirst): We read "The Night World" by Mordicai Gerstein.  A great book about the coming of dawn.

Grade 2 (Goodsky): We read "Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats" by Alicia Potter.

Grade 2 (Gregerson): We read "Mango, Abuela, and Me" by Meg Medina.

Grade 2 (Rempel): We read "Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt" by Kate Messner.

Grade 3: We moved from drafts to working on our final "Best Book I Ever Read" posters.  Some students had to use the catalog to look up their title and autor to get correct spelling!

Grade 4 (Gibson): We completed our digital citizenship pledge.  We came up with a motto for our pledge poster "Think Now, Act Now" and then we took a short assessment on the lesson.

Grade 4 (Mindt): We began a lesson on Spam and what to do about it!

Grade 5: We worked on statements to determine if they were facts or opinions.  If they were facts, students thought of at least two resources that could prove/disprove it.  If it was an opinion we found the word that could be argued.

Grade 6: We began our unit on reading transportation schedules.  We began by exploring the Washington State Ferry Schedule.

Professional: I continued reading "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose.  I worked on revising our school's upcoming testing schedule and the specialist schedule for the upcoming conference week.  I helped host the Sno-Isle 3rd Grade Reading Challenge: In-school competition on Tuesday (see post for details).  I attended the Faculty meeting on Wednesday morning.  I found books for teachers and students at other Edmonds SD libraries.  I also weeded several books from the collection.  I hosted our 3rd Snap Circuits MakerSpace event on Tuesday.  I prepared for the WCCPBA meeting held this coming weekend.

3rd Grade Reading Challenge - In School Competition

The Sno-Isle 3rd Grade Reading Challenge In-School Competition was held in the library on Tuesday, March 8.  Miss Edith from the Edmonds Public Library conducted the challenge and Miss Becky from Sherwood served as judge and scorekeeper.  5 teams competed from Sherwood's 3rd grade classes.  The winning team was Lightning Brains!

They will compete in the Lynnwood area semi-final on Tuesday, March 22 in the Lynnwood HS Gym at 6:30pm against teams from Brier, Maplewood, Edmonds, James Monroe, Forest View, and Silver Firs.  Come cheer our team on!

Here are the results from our school contest:

Lightning Brains     110
Kangaroos          105
Speed Readers          100
Rad Readers          85
Super Readers          85

Congratulations to all of the students who participated this year.  You did an amazing job!

Parents, please remember to turn in the Post Challenge Parent Survey by Friday, March 18.  

This Week in the Library: February 29 - March 4

March is here!  It's busy as usual in the library.  We started our MakerSpace time this week. Here's what we did in classes:

In primary classes (K-2) we tested books suggested for the 2017 Washington Children's Choice Award list. Students gave input and we also covered topics ranging from character, plot, main idea, and more.

Kindergarten (Cook): We heard "The Princess and the Pony" by Kate Beaton.

Kindergarten (Morehouse): We heard "Peanut Butter and Jellyfish" by Jarrett Krosoczka and "Please, Mr. Panda" by Steve Antony.

Kindergarten (Widener AM): We heard "Strictly No Elephants" by Lisa Mantchev

Kindergarten (Widener PM): We heard "This Book Just Ate My Dog" by  Richard Byrne and "Whose Shoe?" by Eve Bunting

Grade 1 (Gordon): We heard "Who Wants a Hug?" by Jeff Mack and "Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook" by Anne Kennedy.

Grade 1 (Bonnell): We heard "The Potato King" by Christoph Niemann and "One Word from Sophia" by Jim Averbeck.

Grade 1 (Hirst): We heard "The Sheepover" by John & Jennifer Churchman.

Grade 2 (Goodsky): We heard "The Sheepover" by John & Jennifer Churchman.

Grade 2 (Gregerson): We heard "Strongheart" by Emily Arnold McCully.
Strongheart video (1927) <YouTube may not be accessible at school>

Grade 2 (Rempel): We heard "Yard Sale" by Eve Bunting.

Grade 3: We are working on our "Best Book I Ever Read" posters.   Most students completed their planning Posters need to be completed by March 24.

Grade 4: We continued our work on digital citizenship.

Grade 5: We continued our work on fact and opinion.  Our focus was brainstorming multiple sources that could be used to prove/disprove a fact.

Grade 6: Finished working on our Comparing Catalogs projects and began our unit on reading schedules.  We started with investigating the Washington State Ferry schedule.

Professional: Continued reading "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose. Continued reading picture books to prepare for my March 12 WCCPBA meeting.  Participated in a technology training with the 3rd grade teachers Tuesday morning.  We worked with Teri Calsyn, Sherwood's Tech Coach on Google Chromebooks/apps/programs.  Wednesday I attended various grade level collaborative meetings and on Friday I attended Sherwood's Leadership team meeting - our focus was on listening.