The William O. Schaefer Library is having a bookmark design contest. Enter your best idea for a bookmark! The theme is “Reading is Fun @WOSLibrary.” 1. Open to students in kindergarten, first and second grades. 2. The work should fit inside a 2.25 X 6.25 box. Work MUST be done with Sharpie-type felt pen, NO PENCIL.… Read More Book Mark Contest
Tomorrow, September 24th is Punctuation Day! Punctuation Day argues that the correct use of apostrophes, semicolons and other punctuation is critical if you’re to get your (rather than, say, you’re) message across. If you’ve spotted any examples of bad punctuation, take Punctuation Day as an opportunity to share them out and to promote awareness! Read: Check out this great punctuation… Read More Punctuation Day
September is Library Card Sign-up Month—a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind the masses that a library card is the key to limitless opportunities. Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. It is a time when the ALA and libraries across… Read More September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
It’s October and that means pumpkins are everywhere! Pumpkins here. Pumpkins there. Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! Big ones, fat ones. Round ones, flat ones. Small ones, tall ones. Orange ones, white ones. Green ones, blue ones. Bumpy ones, smooth ones. So many to choose from! Let’s harvest them and bring them to school for some book character fun! Follow the detailed directions below to participate in… Read More October Pumpkin Character Challenge
What did you read this summer? As we begin the school year it is import that we take the time to get to know each other! In library this week, kindergarten, first and second graders will get to know each other is by sharing the titles of books they read over the summer! We will follow… Read More What Did You Read This Summer?
This week when kindergarten students visit the library, we will read, Maybe A Bear Ate It! written by Robie Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley. This book has a great message about taking care of books! Wow! The main character loses his/her book in a messy room and wonders what might have happened to it…maybe a bear ate it!… Read More Book Care
It is difficult to believe that most elementary-age children were not born when the horrific events of September 11th rocked our nation. However, as teachers and as communities we respectfully remember and learn about what happened during and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks just like we learned about the American Revolution, the Civil War and… Read More We All Are Heroes
The word on the street this month is respect: treating people the way you want to be treated. Watch this video to hear what other people think about respect! Assembly Read Aloud: Respect: Dare to Care, Share, and Be Fair by Ted and Jenny O’Neal Please Say Please by Margery Cuyler Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller… Read More September Word of the Month: Respect