This Week in the Library: January 8-12

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

Primary Classes (K-3): We listened to another one of our Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominees, "Everyone Loves Bacon" by Kelly DiPucchio.  We talked about the type of character Bacon is and what surprised us about this book!  Vocabulary: ukulele, billboards, popular, celebrity.

Intermediate Classes (4-6, except Chase): We continued our introduction of the various best books for this year.  More information on the Best Book Page: BEST BOOK PAGE LINK

Grade 6 (Chase):  We tool the TRAILS pre-assessment.  This assessment was on information/library skills.

Professional: Completed the WCCPBA "If You Liked" booklet. Attended at WLA vision statement meeting.  Attended a Puget Sound Council book review meeting and presented 3 book reviews during the meeting and selected more books to review!

This Week in The Library: January 2-5

We are back from Winter Break!  If you regularly have class on Monday, your books will be due next Monday, January 8.  Here's what we did in classes this week:

Primary (K-3 , except Monday classes): We heard "The Darkest Dark" by Chris Hadfield.  Chris was afraid of the dark, but when he watched the 1969 moon landing on TV, his fears left.  Chris went on to become an astronaut!  Vocabulary: astronaut, alien, nervous, huddled.  Video- Chris brushes teeth in space.


Grade 4/5: We learned about the Best Book Program.  We will learn about the titles on this year's list in the coming weeks.  BEST BOOK WEBSITE

Grade 6 (Hanson only): We tool the TRAILS pre-assessment.  This assessment was on information/library skills. 

Professional: Updated out library collection plan and met with Lauren Wishkoski about collection development at Sherwood.  Wrote book reviews for Puget Sound Council (we get to keep most of the books for our library collection).  Helped teachers with finding resources for upcoming units of study.  Renewed my membership in the Washington Library Association (WLA).  I also began my 2-year term on the WLA board of directors.

Volunteers Needed for Next Week's Book Fair!

It takes a village and and we need our community to come together to make next weeks BOOK FAIR a success. We have 44 shifts to fill throughout the week and could really use your help. This job involves helping kids pickout, then ring up their purchases on a simple cash register. Please use the link below to VOLUNTEER - you will be making a huge impact on our library, as this book fair is the only source of money for new books. Thank you!

Sherwood PSO, Teachers, and Mr. Sonnen

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a45aca92ea5f85-book

This Month in the Library: November 2017

It's been a busy month in the library.  Here's what the various grade levels did during library class.

Kindergarten: We began checking our books.  We learned the process and procedures.  We also learned about relatives.  We also learned about the upcoming book fair.

Grade 1: We continued listening to books from the everybody section.  We learned about authors in that section and the call number of the books.  We also learned about some of the authors whose books will be in the upcoming book fair.

Grade 2: We heard some more folk tales from around the world.  We also learned about some of the authors whose books will be in the upcoming book fair.

Grade 3: We worked on finding bibliographic information from the title page of books.  We also learned about some of the authors whose books will be in the upcoming book fair.

Grade 4: We began to learn about Melvil Dewey and the Dewey Decimal Classification system used in our classified book section.  We also learned about some of the authors whose books will be in the upcoming book fair.

Grade 5: We finished our library rule posters and we learned about some of the authors whose books will be in the upcoming book fair.

Grade 6: We worked on a project comparing call numbers in several different library catalogs: school, public, and university.  We worked on computer productivity skills such as copy, paste, multiple tabs open, etc.  We also learned about some of the authors whose books will be in the upcoming book fair.

Professional: I attended the Washington Library Association annual conference in Tacoma on Saturday, Nov. 4.  I attended the American Association of School Libraries conference over Veteran's Day weekend .  I also participated in building staff and leadership meetings.  I met with my collaborative learning group of librarians.  I attended several Washington Library Association meetings as I will assume a role on the board of directors in January.

This Month in the Library: October 2017

My apologies for not providing weekly updates.  I have been dealing with my mom's medical issues and we have had a number of substitutes.  Classes have been continuing and here's what we've been working on.

Kindergarten: We are getting ready to check out our first school library books.  We have created shelfmarkers and we have learned where the community supplies (pencils, crayons, paper, etc) are located.  We have heard several stories and practiced sharing parts that we liked.  LETTER SENT HOME ON 10.26

Grade 1: We have been listening to books from the Everybody section (so far the A, B, & C shelves).  We are learning about the call numbers in the Everybody Section.

Grade 2: We are listening to folk tales from around the world.  So far we have heard one from Africa (Mabela the Clever), Asia (The Girl Who Wore Too Much), and Europe (Elves and the Shoemaker).  We are looking forward to hearing stories from the other continents.  We are looking at a globe to see where these continent are.

Grade 3: We have been discussing book care.  Classes talked about ways to take care of books and we created bookmarks to remind us these ideas.

Grade 4: We learned about 10 different way to find a great book.  Examples of each way was shared with a title.  We also began learning about the Dewey Decimal System used to organize books in our classified section.

Grade 5: We are working on library rule posters so that we can share our understanding of library behavior with students in other grades.

Grade 6: We are practicing using the library catalog and making resource lists to help us in future studies this year.

Professional: I have been attending staff meetings, leadership team meetings, WLA meetings and more!  I am working on my professional goals for the year as part of the teacher-evaluation system. I have been preparing books accepted through donation for cataloging, as well as, cataloging our new magazines.  I am also writing reviews for the Puget Sound Council book review group.  I also worked on registering our school for the Sno-Isle 3rd Grade Reading Challenge.

This Week in the Library: Sept. 25-29

And we're back..... we had a lot of fun square dancing last week.  We are back in the library.  Friday was a half day, so if you normally have library on Friday and didn't have class this week, your books will be due next Friday (10/6). Here's what we did in classes this week:

Kindergarten: We heard "Stella Louella's Runaway Book" by Lisa Campbell Ernst.  We practiced responding to a story by sharing our favorite part.  Students with used "I liked the part when...." or "My favorite part was..." This is something we'll work on all year.

Grade 1 (Hirst) & Grades 1/2 (Stillwaugh): We created shelf-markers to use during book selection time this year.  We also reviewed emergency drill procedures for fire, earthquake, and lock down.

Grade 2 (Gregerson): We created shelf-markers to use during book selection time this year.  We also reviewed emergency drill procedures for fire, earthquake, and lock down.

Grade 2 (Holt):  We learned the procedures and routines for entering the library, book selection, and silent reading.

Grade 3 (Pawling, Keating): We learned the procedures and routines for entering the library, book selection, and silent reading.

Grade 4 (Gibson, Hopper):We learned the procedures and routines for entering the library, book selection, and silent reading.

Grade 4 (Mindt):  We learned 10 ways to find a great book to help us with book selection.

Grade 5 (Alderson): We learned the procedures and routines for entering the library, book selection, and silent reading.

Grade 5 (Wildenhaus):  We created shelf-markers to use during book selection time this year.  We also reviewed emergency drill procedures for fire, earthquake, and lock down.

Grade 6: We created shelf-markers to use during book selection time this year.  We also reviewed emergency drill procedures for fire, earthquake, and lock down.

Professional: Finished cataloging new best books. set-up book fair dates.

This Week in the Library: Sept. 18-22

It was "Square Dancing Week" at Sherwood so there were no specialist classes Monday to Thursday.  Here's what the Friday classes did:

Grade 2 (Rempel): We learned the procedures and routines for entering the library, book selection, and silent reading.

Grade 3 (Liker): We learned the procedures and routines for entering the library, book selection, and silent reading.

Grade 4 (Mindt): We learned the procedures and routines for entering the library, book selection, and silent reading.

Professional: Continued working on book cataloging.  Held a meeting for library helpers (applications due Sept. 27).