The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children”, beginning with 1937 publications. It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are the most prestigious American children’s book… Read More 2017 Caldecott Medal Winners
January 8th is National Argyle day! Argyle is a knitting pattern shaped like diamonds. It is common on socks, vests, and sweaters, and was very popular in the early 20th century to wear while golfing. Argyle became fashionable in England and the U.S. after the World War I. The pattern was identified with the Duke… Read More National Argyle Day
Thanks to the “Snowflake Man” we know that every snowflake is unique. Wilson Bentley was the first person ever to photograph microscopic images of snowflakes. Watch the documentary and the news report about his life. Listen to the picture book written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. In 1925 Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley stated “Under the microscope, I… Read More How To Make A Snowflake
This week in library, second grade students explored the world of programming with an iPad app called Cargo-Bot! Cargo-Bot is a puzzler designed to teach kids about programming. The concept is simple –tell a robot arm how to move colored boxes around on a platform into different patterns.The implementation may be quite challenging, and just like… Read More Cargo-Bot
Join the Hour of Code! Mrs. Nerkizian, our technology instructor, already began to introduce coding to all students last week. Parents can participate at home with their children too! In the library this week, we too will participate in the “The Hour of Code”! “The Hour of Code is designed to demystify code and show that computer science… Read More Hour of Code December 5-11
Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker and published by Candlewick Press Finding a magical red crayon, a bored and lonely girl draws a new door on her bedroom wall that leads her to a wondrous but perilous new world. Her drab, sepia-toned, humdrum reality gives way to sumptuous, lushly-hued watercolor and pen and ink… Read More Journey by Aaron Baker
Students will enjoy reading the first in the bestselling MAGNOLIA SAYS DON’T! series: If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! By Elise Parsley. We will also discuss, “What makes a book series?” A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as… Read More Show and Tell: If You Ever
Keep those pumpkin characters coming! The deadline is next Friday, October 21st! Pumpkin Characters: Fall 2016 on PhotoPeach