During the current library/technology rotation, grades 1, 2, and 4 come to the library once a week for book check out. These grade levels will resume library classes again on January, 27th, and I can't wait to spend more time with these library kids each week!

In kindergarten, we completed an author study about Mo Willems! We learned the difference between an author and an illustrator and learned that sometimes people are BOTH! In addition to learning about Mo's life and reading lots of Mo's books, students also learned to draw some of Mo's most popular characters... Pigeon, Elephant Gerald, and Piggie!

In third grade, we are in the middle of an author study about Oge Mora. We are studying her words and her illustration style and students are falling in love with her work. We are also using her books as a vehicle to help us learn where different kinds of books are located in the library, such as picture books, or biographies. Ask your chid to tell you about the Oge Mora book that s/he/they love best!

In fifth grade, we have been studying text sets comprised of a narrative text paired with a complimentary information text. An example of this would be reading a biography about Snowflake Bentley, and then looking at the book he wrote about snow crystals. We are doing this work to help students learn how the library is organized with a specific emphasis on the Dewey Decimal system of organizing informational texts that our school library uses. 

To help your child know when to return their library books, library days for this rotation are noted below:

• KD- Tuesday, KJ- Thursday, KM- Friday
• 1C,1L,1S - All on Friday
• 2M, 2N, 2W - All on Friday
• 3H - Tuesday, 3K- Thursday, 3S - Wednesday
• 4R, 4O, 4N - All on Tuesday
• 5B- Monday, 5L- Thursday, 5Sia- Wednesday, 5S- Friday

I hope everyone has a lovey break full of family, fun, and lots of good books and stories!