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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.

Many Thanks!

Thank you to Janet, our octogenarian volunteer for her service to Sherwood's library this year.  Janet repairs books and magazines, prepares books and magazines for cataloging, and many other tasks.  She has been helping Sherwood for many year....back to the "Ms. B" days.  She was presented with a certificate of appreciation and a treat this morning!

Library Bills Sent Home

Bills for overdue and/or lost books have been given to students in all classes (last class received them Wednesday afternoon).  Please return those books or pay the amount on the bill.

Remember you can always check your library account.  Just go to the library catalog (link in the right column under "Navigation Links") and log in with your district username and password.

If you have any questions see Mr. Sonnen as soon as possible!  We have over 40 students, parents, community volunteers and others who check in and out books. Occasionally mistakes are made, so let us know.  Then we can correct them!

This Week in the Library: June 1 - 5

ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE JUNE 5

This was a busy week in the library.  All library books were due Friday.  Mrs. Morehouse and Mrs. Alderson's classes did not have library class due to field trips.  Here's what we did in class:

Little Eaglets (Preschool Story Time): Mrs. Goodsky, first & second grade teacher, was our guest reader. Eaglets heard "Freight Train" by Donald Crews and got color sheets about trains and the letter T.  This was our last preschool story time.  Good luck to all those moving on to kindergarten next fall and we hope to see those who are still in preschool next year!

Kindergarten (Cook & Widener):   This week we heard "Alphabet City" by Stephen Johnson and "Alphabet Mystery" by Audrey Wood. We created illustrations for our class alphabet book and talked about the role of the illustrator.

1st Grade (Gordon):  We heard "Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish." by Janet Halfmann.  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.

1st Grade (Bonnell & Hirst): 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.

2nd Grade (Rempel):  We heard "One Tiny Turtle" by Nicola Davies.  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.

2nd Grade (Gregerson):  We heard "Astronaut Handbook" by Meghan McCarthy.  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 (Pawling):  We read the 4-part stories created by students in Mrs. Keating'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): We began a lesson of private and personal online information.  We identified sites that students go to that require some kind of registration to gain access to the site.  Vocabulary: register

4th & 5th Grade (Wildenhaus / Mindt): 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) :  We began a lesson on the Latin language.  We had an overview of where Latin developed, why it might be helpful to learn some of it (especially roots), and how English uses words from other languages.  We'll continue this exploration next week.

6th Grade (Bogert) :  We continued a lesson on the Latin language.  Students used online and print dictionaries to look up Latin roots and find English words that originated from the root.  Students put those words into a Google slides presentation.

PSC Book Review Mtg.

Professional:  Worked with newspaper club members on their articles for the upcoming issue.  Attended the last district librarian meeting of the year at Alderwood MS.  Topics discussed included summer reading programs, best book battle, new technology for next year, and the upcoming tech levy.  I also attended the Puget Sound Council book review group meeting at Shoreline Center.  I heard reviews for over 30 books and selected books to read and review over the summer (most of which will end up in our library collection).  We also worked on getting circulation records ready for bills to be produced next year.

Book Return Reminder Parody Videos

Some students asked for the links.  Here they are.  Some are on You Tube, so use with adult permission.

All About Them Books (Worthington, Ohio)

Bring Them Back  (Frozen)

ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE FRIDAY 6/5.

Congratulations to the Book Squirrels

The Sherwood Book Squirrels earned a tie for 3rd place at today's Edmonds SD Battle of the Best Books.  They were just 1 point away from the top teams.  Great job!  The Deadly Snails also did well.

Thank you to Meadowdale Elementary for hosting the battle and all of the Edmonds SD Librarians for organizing this fun morning!