Dates for the Battle of the Best Books:
School Battle - Thursday, May 12. Sherwood Library. 12:15 - 12:50 (we might go into lunch time depending on number of teams participating, if so, we'll break to get lunches and then finish while eating!)
District Battle - Friday, May 20, Brier Elementary Gym. 10 am (top 2 Sherwood teams attend)
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Friday, April 22, 2016
This Week In The Library: April 18-22
Another bee-sy week in the library (Gr/1-2 did their "Going Buggy" musical on Thursday hence the insect joke). Here's what we did in library classes:
Kindergarten: We looked at the definition of "transportation" and then we looked at 4 short books on different forms of transportation (both fiction & informative). We shared examples of modes of transportation.
Grade 1 (Gordon/Bonnell): We alphabetized the words we brainstormed from "And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street." We had to look to the second or even the third letter to alphabetize some of the words.
Grade 1 (Hirst): We listened to "And To Think I Saw If On Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss. We learned that this was Dr. Seuss's first children's book, written in 1937 (we calculated it was published 79 years ago!). Then we created word card from the nouns (people, places, things) in the book. We will use these card next week to work on alphabetizing
Grade 2: We created a poster for the Biography Section which is now hanging up in the library. We learned where the biography section is, what kind of books it contains, how the books are arranged, and some good 2nd grade level biographies students might like to read.
Grade 3 (Keating/Pawling): We had hands-on practice time for some techniques in using the search stations that we learned last week. Students worked in partners on the computers.
Grade 3 (Liker): We heard "The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma" by Diane and Christyan Fox. A book focused on dialogue.
Grade 4: We continued our digital citizenship learning. We looked at the things one would need to find to complete a citation for an online resource.
Grade 5: We continued out digital citizenship learning. We discussed how someone might feel if they are asked personal questions by an online friend.
Grade 6 (Combined Group/Bogert: We began creating book spine poems for National Poetry Month. Student would in small groups to find books, use their Chromebooks to take a photo, and then place the image in a Google slide show.
Grade 6 (Hanson): We had extended book selection and reading time. (Mr. Sonnen was at an appointment and we had a problem with Google Classroom)
Professional: Attended a "Teacher Librarians and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards): A Natural Phenomenon" workshop on Saturday 4/17. I learned about the new standards and how the library can support students and staff with these new standards. Subscribed to "Horn Book" magazine. This is a publication that reviews children's books and materials. I used personal funds to subscribe. Attended the reception for the 3rd grade poster contest winners at the Edmonds Public Library and helped hand out certificates, then we heard author Trudi Trueit speak. I also completed at lesson for a book on next year's WCCPBA that will be added to the state wiki.
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| Kindergartener. reads one of the transportation books to his class. |
Grade 1 (Gordon/Bonnell): We alphabetized the words we brainstormed from "And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street." We had to look to the second or even the third letter to alphabetize some of the words.
Grade 1 (Hirst): We listened to "And To Think I Saw If On Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss. We learned that this was Dr. Seuss's first children's book, written in 1937 (we calculated it was published 79 years ago!). Then we created word card from the nouns (people, places, things) in the book. We will use these card next week to work on alphabetizing
Grade 3 (Keating/Pawling): We had hands-on practice time for some techniques in using the search stations that we learned last week. Students worked in partners on the computers.
Grade 3 (Liker): We heard "The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma" by Diane and Christyan Fox. A book focused on dialogue.
Grade 4: We continued our digital citizenship learning. We looked at the things one would need to find to complete a citation for an online resource.
Grade 5: We continued out digital citizenship learning. We discussed how someone might feel if they are asked personal questions by an online friend.
Grade 6 (Combined Group/Bogert: We began creating book spine poems for National Poetry Month. Student would in small groups to find books, use their Chromebooks to take a photo, and then place the image in a Google slide show.
Grade 6 (Hanson): We had extended book selection and reading time. (Mr. Sonnen was at an appointment and we had a problem with Google Classroom)
Professional: Attended a "Teacher Librarians and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards): A Natural Phenomenon" workshop on Saturday 4/17. I learned about the new standards and how the library can support students and staff with these new standards. Subscribed to "Horn Book" magazine. This is a publication that reviews children's books and materials. I used personal funds to subscribe. Attended the reception for the 3rd grade poster contest winners at the Edmonds Public Library and helped hand out certificates, then we heard author Trudi Trueit speak. I also completed at lesson for a book on next year's WCCPBA that will be added to the state wiki.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Poster Winners Receive Certificates
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| Trudi talks to the students! |
The contest was sponsored by the Friends of Edmonds Library, Edmonds School Librarians, and the Edmonds Arts Commission. Mr. Sonnen was one of the judges this year. The contest was for 3rd grade student attending schools in the city of Edmonds. Each school submitted 20 posters for the contest. Congratulations to all of the winners!
Sherwood Winners
Outstanding Award: Kendall A., Maddy C., Mikaela U.
Honorable Mention Award: Elias H., Ariana M., Emelia M., Sophia W.
Monday, April 18, 2016
State WCCPBA Winner Announced
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
Friday, April 15, 2016
This Week in The Library: April 11-15
We're back from Spring Break. Here's what we did in library classes this week:
Kindergarten: We compared a fiction book cover with an informational book cover. Students noticed the type of illustrations, the font of the title. Then we heard the fiction book, "When Everything Came With Dinosaurs" by Elise Broach.
Grade 1 (Bonnell & Gordon): We listened to "And To Think I Saw If On Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss. We learned that this was Dr. Seuss's first children's book, written in 1937 (we calculated it was published 79 years ago!). Then we created word card from the nouns (people, places, things) in the book. We will use these card next week to work on alphabetizing.
Grade 1 (Hirst): We read 1982 Newbery Honor book,"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: We created a poster for the Classified section of the library. We learned that this section is sometimes called "non-fiction," they are ordered by numbers, each number represents a class or topic.
Grade 3: We reviewed using the computer search stations. Students learned about how to access the catalog from any computer in the world with internet access, how to log-in with their district account information, how to put a book on hold, and how to sort result lists.
Grade 4: We began lessons on citing sources. We discussed why it was important to cite the resources we use on research projects or reports. Vocabulary: source, bibliography, citation, MLA.
Grade 5: We began lesson on communicating online. We explored the difference between online-only friends and face-to-face friends. Vocabulary: uncomfortable, monitor (noun), monitor (verb)
Grade 6: We completed work on reading bus schedules.
Professional: Continued reading "Mindful Tech" by David Levy. Gathered books for the all-day kindergarten class's reader night. Worked on class rosters for the upcoming SBA tests. Ordered cords for technology. Planned the upcoming Library Helper field trip. Troubleshot technology problems around the building. Cataloged magazines and some new books.
Kindergarten: We compared a fiction book cover with an informational book cover. Students noticed the type of illustrations, the font of the title. Then we heard the fiction book, "When Everything Came With Dinosaurs" by Elise Broach.
Grade 1 (Hirst): We read 1982 Newbery Honor book,"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: We created a poster for the Classified section of the library. We learned that this section is sometimes called "non-fiction," they are ordered by numbers, each number represents a class or topic.
Grade 3: We reviewed using the computer search stations. Students learned about how to access the catalog from any computer in the world with internet access, how to log-in with their district account information, how to put a book on hold, and how to sort result lists.
Grade 4: We began lessons on citing sources. We discussed why it was important to cite the resources we use on research projects or reports. Vocabulary: source, bibliography, citation, MLA.
Grade 5: We began lesson on communicating online. We explored the difference between online-only friends and face-to-face friends. Vocabulary: uncomfortable, monitor (noun), monitor (verb)
Grade 6: We completed work on reading bus schedules.
Professional: Continued reading "Mindful Tech" by David Levy. Gathered books for the all-day kindergarten class's reader night. Worked on class rosters for the upcoming SBA tests. Ordered cords for technology. Planned the upcoming Library Helper field trip. Troubleshot technology problems around the building. Cataloged magazines and some new books.
Friday, April 1, 2016
Sherwood Votes for WCCPBA
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.
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.
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