Washington Children's Choice Winner Announced

The 2017 WCCPBA winner is “Mummy Cat” with 18,479 votes.  It received 14.95% of the votes.

2^nd place was: A Perfectly Messed-Up Story with 15,837 votes

3^rd place:  Finding Winnie with 13,100 votes

4^th place:  What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night with 12,697 votes.

Statewide 123,621 students voted this year.

Sherwood 2017 WCCPBA Voting Results

The Primary Classes at Sherwood voted for the 2017 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.  We look forward to seeing the final state results!  Here are our results:

School Wide (top 5)

1. A Perfectly Messed-up Story by Patrick McDonnell (45 votes)

2. Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick (38 votes)

3. Mummy Cat by Marcus Ewert (32 votes)

4. Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox (31 votes)

5. Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor (20 votes)

Grade/Class Top Votes

Kindergarten: A Perfectly Messed-up Story

   Cook: Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

   Morehouse: A Perfectly Messed-up Story

   Widener: (ties) Hoot Owl, Mummy Cat, There Was an Old Dragon

1st Grade: Finding Winnie

   Bonnell: (ties) Finding Winnie, I Don’t Want to be a Frog, Who Wants a Hug

   Gordon: What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night

   Hirst: Mummy Cat

   Stillwaugh: A Perfectly Messed-up Story

2nd Grade:  Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

   Gregerson: Finding Winnie

   Holt: Finding Winnie

   Rempel: Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

3rd Grade:  Finding Winnie

   Keating: A Perfectly Messed-up Story

   Liker: (tie) Finding Winnie, Hoot Owl

   Pawling: Nerdy Birdy

This Week in the Library: April 10 - 14

We're back from Spring Break!  This is a busy time at the library.  Here's what we did during classes:

Kindergarten / Grade 1: We read "Horace and Morris, but Mostly Dolores" by James Howe.  This story was about 3 friends who had to make decision when they joined exclusive clubs.  Classes had some good discussions. Vocabulary: decision, muenster, clubhouse.


Grade 2 / Grade 3: We watched the Washington Children's Choice video to remind ourselves of the wonderful books we have heard over the past 5 months.  After the video we voted for our favorites (school results will be a future post).

Grade 4: We used an online game to work on putting books in order using the Dewey Decimal Classification system.  Game Link

Grade 5: We used Encyclopedia Britannica Online to find images and learned how to use the website to cite the images.

Grade 6: Completed the reading Washington State Ferry Schedule assignment.

Professional: Attended a district librarian meeting at Seaview Elementary on Tuesday evening.  Conducted the SBA Proctor Training session at the Sherwood Staff meeting on Wednesday.

This Week in the Library: March 27-31

The week before spring break is always a busy one.  Here's what we did in library classes this week!

Kindergarten (Cook/Morehouse): We read "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant.

Kindergarten (Widener): We read "A Possum Come a Knockin'" by Nancy Van Laan.  We talked about family and relatives again.

Grade 1 (Hirst/Stillwaugh): We read "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson.  We reviewed how books are shelved in the Everybody Section of the library.

Grade 1 (Gordon/Bonnell): We read "Don't Be Silly Mrs. Millie" by Judy Cox.  Mrs. Millie has a humorous way of speaking!

Grade 2 (Gregerson): We read "Sp Say the Little Monkeys" by Nancy Van Laan.  This was a folktale from South America (Brazil-Amazon).

Grade 2 (Holt/Rempel): We learned how books are organized in the Fiction section.  We reviewed how to use a 5-finger check to see if the book is a "just right" book.  We made a class poster that will be hanging in the fiction section.

Grade 3 (Keating): We read Washington Children's Choice nominee "Hippos Are Huge" by Jonathan London.

Grade 3 (Pawling): We read Washington Children's Choice nominee "Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas" by Lynne Cox.

Grade 3 (Liker): We read Washington Children's Choice nominee "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe & Susan Tima.

Grade 4: We finished our Dewey System exploration assignment.  Students found and recorded the call number and title for one book in each hundreds section.

Grade 5: We continued reading news articles on Newsela.  Students also learned about Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

Grade 6: Continued to work on reading a Washington State Ferry schedule

Professional: Prepared books for cataloging. Prepared documents for SBA proctor training.

This Week in the Library: March 13-17

We ended this week with half days.  Not all of the classes came to library this week.  If your class didn't visit the library,  your books are due next week.  Here's what we did in the classes that did come to the library!

Kindergarten (Widener): We watched the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book video so we could remember the book we have heard in the library and in class.  After the video we voted for our favorite!

Grade 1 (Hirst, Stillwaugh): We watched the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book video so we could remember the book we have heard in the library and in class.  After the video we voted for our favorite!

Grade 1 (Bonnell): We heard "I Don't Want to be a Frog" by Dev Petty.  Frog learns that being a frog is a pretty good thing!  Vocabulary: slimy, besides, curly, and fierce.

Grade 3: We worked on our "Best Book I Ever Read" posters.  The posters are due Thursday, March 23 (next week).  Students will also work on them in class.

Grade 5 (Wildenhaus): We learned about Newsela.  Students had time to read current event articles at their reading level from this website!

Grade 6 (Chase): We explored Britannica Encyclopedia Online.  Students looked at articles and resources to support their learning of Ancient Egypt.

Professional:  Last Saturday I attended the state meeting of the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award committee.  We met to determine the 20 books for the 2018 nominee list.  On Sunday I participated in a day long Red Cross Lifeguard / CPR / First Aid / AED re-certification class. I met with my library collaborative group on Wednesday afternoon.  We are working on teaching a coding unit.  I also worked on troubleshooting various technology issues throughout the building (red cat, chromebooks, laptops) and helped teachers with tech questions.

This Week in the Library: February 13-17

Happy Valentine's Day!  Another busy week in the library.  Here's what we did during classes:

Primary Classes (K-3): We heard another one of our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book nominees, "Who Wants a Hug?" by Jeff Mack.  Skunk tries to stop Bear from giving hugs,  but learns that hugs are great.  A perfect book for Valentine's Day week.  Vocabulary: mackerel, huffed, skunk, fix (I'll fix him).

Grade 4: Finished our best book exploration project.

Grade 5: Began looking at Fact vs. Opinion.  We saw some examples and talked about how you could prove if a fact is true.

Grade 6: Began a project on comparing library catalogs.  Students will search for books in our library, a public library, and a university library.  We also worked on tech skills: copy, paste, and using Google Classroom/docs

Professional: Attended our building leadership meeting on Thursday, read more books to prepare for the upcoming WCCPBA meeting, and attended a collaborative group meeting on student behavior.  I also represented Sherwood at a Building Test Coordinator meeting on Monday evening.

This Week in the Library: February 6-10

We opened the week with 2 snow days and ended with a half day!  If you usually have library on Monday, Tuesday, or Friday morning, your books will be due next week.  Here's what we did the rest of the week.

Kindergarten: We read "Who Want's a Hug?" by Jeff Mack.  Skunk does not want hugs from bear and tries to find ways to make bear stinky so others won't want hug either.  Vocabulary:  mackerel, huffed, skunk, fix.

Grade 1-3 (except Bonnell, Hirst, Holt, Liker): We read "Job Wanted" by Teresa Bateman.  Dog is looking for a job.  There is no job for a farm dog, so he tries work as a cow, horse, and chicken.  The farmer realizes that a farm dog is just want he needs.  Vocabulary: plodded, commotion, barnyard, discouraged, foofaraw.

Grade 1 (Bonnell): We heard "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma.  This book was created using plastic dinosaurs and taking photographs.  It is on our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: slobber, Picasso, messy. AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Grade 4/5 (except Mindt,Wildenhaus): We worked on our best book exploration project.

Professional: Reviewed a dozen books for Puget Sound Council Book Review Group.  These books were then added to our collection.  Readied old items for surplus.  Updated best book tracking for students.

This Week in the Library: January 30 - February 3

Here's what we did this week in library class.

Primary Classes (K-3): Heard "Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook" by Anne Kennedy.  This fun book explains what one needs to do to be a great farm dog and get a biscuit at the same time! It was one of the titles on this year's Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: handbook, yarn, knit.

Grade 4: Began their best book exploration project.  Students looked at the genres, authors, and information about the titles on this year's list.

Grade 5/6: Finished their best book exploration projects.  Students looked at the genres, authors, and information about the titles on this year's list.

Professional: Completed many library maintenance tasks this week.  Attended a meeting regarding accommodations for the upcoming SBA testing.

What the Dinosaurs Did in the Library

After reading "What The Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma, students came into the library during recess to try their hand a photographing plastic dinosaurs.

This Week in the Library: January 23-26

This was a quick week with Thursday being a half day and Friday being an inservice day.  If you missed library class this week, your books are due next week!  Here's what we did in classes this week.

Kindergarten (Widener): We heard "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma.  This book was created using plastic dinosaurs and taking photographs.  It is on our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: slobber, Picasso, messy. AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Kindergarten (Cook & Morehouse): We listened to "Hippos are Huge!" by Jonathan London.  We learned about the most dangerous animal in Africa.  Vocabulary: monstrous, chomp, nostrils, tidbits.  VIDEO  African Cam

Grade 1 (Hirst): We heard "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma.  This book was created using plastic dinosaurs and taking photographs.  It is on our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: slobber, Picasso, messy. AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Grade 1 (Gordon): We listened to "Hippos are Huge!" by Jonathan London.  We learned about the most dangerous animal in Africa.  Vocabulary: monstrous, chomp, nostrils, tidbits. VIDEO  African Cam

Grade 2 (except Holt): We listened to "Hippos are Huge!" by Jonathan London.  We learned about the most dangerous animal in Africa.  Vocabulary: monstrous, chomp, nostrils, tidbits. VIDEO  African Cam

Grade 3 (Keating): We took an online coding pre-assessment to prepare for our upcoming coding unit.

Grade 3 (Pawling): We listened to "Hippos are Huge!" by Jonathan London.  We learned about the most dangerous animal in Africa.  Vocabulary: monstrous, chomp, nostrils, tidbits. VIDEO  African Cam

Grade 4-6: We continued to work on our best book exploration project.

Professional: Attended mu library collaborative group meeting at Chase Lake Elem. on Thursday afternoon.  Re-shelved the biography and everybody A-H on the new shelves we obtained from surplus.  The new sections look great!  Helped organize and work with Mrs. Keating's 3rd graders on using their new chromebooks.  Students paired up with 5th graders from Mr. Wildenhaus's class to learn how to log in, bookmark important pages, and use some applications.  I also found and checked out ancient Egypt books for the 6th grade and reader's night books for kindergarten.  I worked with Edith Farrar from Edmonds Public Library to set a date for our 3rd grade reading challenge - school level contest.

This Week in the Library: January 17-20

A 4 day week due to the MLK holiday.  If Monday was your library day, your books are due next week (Jan. 23).  Here's what went on in library classes this week.

Kindergarten (except Widener): We heard "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma.  This book was created using plastic dinosaurs and taking photographs.  It is on our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: slobber, Picasso, messy. AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Grade 1 (except Hirst, Bonnell): We heard "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma.  This book was created using plastic dinosaurs and taking photographs.  It is on our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: slobber, Picasso, messy. AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Grade 1 (Bonnell): We heard "Job Wanted" By Teresa Bateman.  This story features a dog who doesn't give up when trying to find a job on the farm.  It was on our Children's Choice list.  Vocabulary: plodded, discouraged, barnyard, foofaraw, commotion.

Grade 2: We heard "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma.  This book was created using plastic dinosaurs and taking photographs.  It is on our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: slobber, Picasso, messy. AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Grade 3 (Keating): We heard "What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" by Refe and Susan Tuma.  This book was created using plastic dinosaurs and taking photographs.  It is on our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee list. Vocabulary: slobber, Picasso, messy. AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Grade 3 (Liker & Pawling): We took an online coding pre-assessment to prepare for our upcoming coding unit.

Grade 4-6 (except Chase): We worked on our best book exploration project.  Students were looking at author, genre, and previewing the books.

This Week in the Library: January 9-13

What a great week!  We had a great MLK assembly on Friday.  Here's what we did in library class this week:

Primary Classes (K-3): We heard "If You Ever Want To Take an Alligator to School, Don't!" by Elise Parsley.  This humorous book is part of our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award list.  Students recalled why you shouldn't bring a dinosaur and imagined what other animals you might not want to bring to school.  Vocabulary: origami, smack (smacking gum), twirl, mischief, impressed.  BOOK TRAILER

Grade 4: Joined a google classroom for library and heard about the directions for their upcoming best book assignment.

Grade 5 & 6 (except Chase): Began a Best Book exploration project.  Students will look at four of this year's titles learning about the author, thinking about genre, and deciding if this might be a good book for them to read.

Grade 6 (Chase): They were introduced to the Best Book program.

This Week In The Library: December 12 - 16

Winter break is here!  Enjoy your time off.  Here's what we did in library this week:

Primary Classes (except: Rempel, Pawling): We heard "Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas" by Lynne Cox, illustrated by Brian Floca.  The story is one of our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominees.  It is true story about an Elephant Seal who lived in Christchurch, New Zealand's Avon River.  Vocabulary: New Zealand, nostrils, swerved, flippers.

Rempel/Pawling: Class was abbreviated to book selection/checkout only due to the science assembly.

Grade 4: Learned more about the types of books in each of the hundreds in the classified section.

Grade 5 & 6: Completed computational thinking lessons and worked on coding on the code.org website.

Professional: Completed inventory of the library to prepare for the districts new fine/billing system.  Prepared for the Chromebook exchange, that will occur over winter break. Hosted the annual staff breakfast in the library.  Had my post-evaluation conversation with our assistant principal. Met with my collaborative library group on Wednesday evening at Hilltop Elem.  We looked at perception differences between boys and girls regarding technology at our school.  Volunteered to become a candidate for AASL Board of Directors.

This Week In The Library: December 5 - 9

Wow, a snow day this week!  If your class was supposed to be on Friday, your books will be due on Friday, December 16 (remember- you can always come into the library to return/check out books anytime before your library day). December is a busy time in the library.  Here's what we accomplished in classes this week:

Primary Classes (except Friday classes): We heard "There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight" by Penny Klosterman.  We compared this telling with other "There Was an Old..." stories.  This was one of our Children's Choice Books. Vocabulary: steed, squire, bloat.
AUTHOR READS THIS STORY (YouTube video)

Grade 4 (except Mindt): We continued to learn about the hundreds sections in the Dewey Decimal Classification System.

Grade 5/6: We worked on computational thinking and how it relates to computer coding.  We also worked on coding through code.org.

Professional: Worked on inventory of the entire library.  Had my teacher evaluation observation. Attended the Puget Sound Council Children's Book Review Group meeting at Shoreline Center on Saturday Dec. 3.

This Week in the Library: November 21-22

The book fair is over and it's very short week with only 2 school days.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  See you next week.  Here's what we did in the library on Monday & Tuesday.  Note: if your library day was Wed.-Fri. you books will be due next week.

Kindergarten (Widener): We read "If You Ever Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!" by Elise Parsley.  This is one of our Washington Children's Choice nominees.

Grade 1 (Hirst): We read "Mother Bruce" by Ryan Higgins. This was another one of our children's choice nominees.  VIDEO READING (YouTube)

Grade 5/6 (except Alderson): We started our first unplugged coding lesson.  We explored computaional thinking.  VIDEO Vocabulary: abstraction, algorithm, decompose, pattern match.

Professional: Completed book fair tasks, attended the Edmonds SD Technology Advisory Committee meeting Monday evening.

State WCCPBA Winner Announced

"The Secret Life of Squirrels" by Nancy Rose won the 2016 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.  Below are the state results for the top 5 books.  This book was also Sherwood's top voted book. Over 119,000 Washington students participated in voting this year.

1.  The Secret Life of Squirrels (14,341 votes, 12.02%)
2. The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma (10,177 votes, 8.53%)
3. Gaston (8837 votes, 7.41%)
4. At The Old Haunted House (8166 votes, 6.85%)
5. Sick Simon (7573 votes, 6.35%)

COMPLETE LIST HERE 

Sherwood Votes for WCCPBA

The Primary Classes at Sherwood voted for the 2016 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.  Here are our results:

School Wide (top 5)

1.  Secret Lives of Squirrels by Nancy Rose (36 votes)
2. At The Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman (30 votes)
3. The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma by Diane and Christyan Fox (29 votes)
4. Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio (19 votes)
5. My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown (18 votes)

Grade/Class Top Votes

Kindergarten: At the Old Haunted House
     Morehouse: At the Old Haunted House
     Cook: Sick Simon
     Widener AM: How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans
     Widener PM: (tie) At the Old Haunted House, Big Bad Bubble, Life Sized Ocean

1st Grade: The Secret Lives of Squirrels
     Bonnell: The Secret Lives of Squirrels
     Gordon: The Secret Lives of Squirrels
     Hirst: My Teacher is a Monster

2nd Grade: The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma
     Gregerson: The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma
     Goodsky: The Secret Lives of Squirrels
     Rempel: At The Old Haunted House

3rd Grade: (tie): Gaston & The Secret Lives of Squirrels
     Keating: (ties) Big Bad Bubble, The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma, & Mogie
     Liker: Gaston
     Pawling: (tie) The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma & The Secret Lives of Squirrels.

This Week in the Library: March 28 - April 1

Spring Break is finally here!  A lot was accomplished in the library this week.  Here's what we did:

Primary Classes (K-3): We viewed a short video to remind us of the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book nominees and then we voted for our favorites.  (The results will be in a future post).

Grade 4: We completed our lessons on spam and did a short assessment.

Grade 5: We completed an assessment on fact and opinion.  Our focus was thinking of resources that could prove or disprove a fact.

Grade 6: We began our second project in our transportation scheduled reading unit.  We began looking at a Metro bus schedule.

Professional: Served as a judge for the Best Book I Ever Read Poster Contest.  Judging was held at the Francis Anderson Center in downtown Edmonds.  Participated in a building discussion about the teacher evaluation and feedback process.

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.

This Week in the Library February 22-26

Wow, February has gone by quickly.  I was out sick on Friday and there was no substitute available.  If you were to have library on Friday....your books will be due next week.  Here's what we did in library 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 "Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise" by Sean Taylor. Vocabulary word: disguise

Kindergarten (Morehouse): We read "Kali's Story" by Jennifer Keats Curtis.  Vocabulary words: revved, villagers, den

Kindergarten (Widener AM): We read "Ninja" by Arree Chung and "The Night World" by Mordicai Gerstein.

Kindergarten (Widener PM): We read "Nerdy Bird" by Aaron Reynolds

Grade 1 (Bonnell): We read "Interstellar Cinderella" by Deborah Underwood. Vocabulary words: socket wrench, nebulae, mechanic.

Grade 1 (Gordon): We read "The New Small Person" by Lauren Child. Vocabulary words: precious, adorable, copy.

Grade 1 (Hirst): We read "Fright Club" by Ethan Long.

Grade 2 (Goodsky): We read "Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat" by Deborah Underwood.

Grade 2 (Gregerson): We read "The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie" by Chris Van Allsburg.  Vocabulary words: exhaled, exhausted.

Grade 2 (Rempel): We read "I Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are" by Bridget Heos.

Grade 3 (Pawling/Keating): We began working on our "Best Book I Ever Read" posters.  Using a planning sheet to consider parts of our poster and creating a draft sketch.

Grade 3 (Liker): No class due to district substitute unavailability.  Books will be due next week (March 4).

Grade 4 (Gibson): No class due to district substitute unavailability.  Books will be due next week (March 4).

Grade 4 (Mindt):  We completed our digital citizenship pledge.  We came up with a motto for our pledge poster "Be Chill" and then we took a short assessment on the lesson.

Grade 5 (Alderson): We reviewed our work on fact and opinion.  We looked at several statements as a class, determined if they were facts or opinions, and then brainstormed what kinds of resources we could use to prove/disprove the facts.

Grade 5 (Wildenhaus):  No class due to district substitute unavailability.  Mr. Wildenhaus did bring the students to the library to exchange books.  Books will be due next week (March 4).

Grade 6 (Bogert, Combined Group): Completed our comparing catalogs project.

Grade 6 (Hanson):  No class due to district substitute unavailability.  Books will be due next week (March 4).

Professional: Attended district librarian meeting at Oak Heights Elem. Tuesday evening focus on library data and technology.  Attended building staff meeting on Wednesday morning focusing on questioning.  Reviewed books for PSC. Cataloged donated books from PSC. Read books for 2017 WCCPBA list.  Received my 10 year membership pin from AASL.