Three of These Things with Grade 1 - Part 1

A big part of information literacy is being able to recognize patterns and to categorize facts, sources, etc. We're starting to work on these skills in first grade.

After the students figured out which one thing didn't belong in a collection of objects I had brought in, they each got a card with a colored shape and had to find at least one other person whose card was the same in one way:

"Tweeting" Favorite Books - Room 6

I am hoping for the kids to do a lot more book recommendations this year ... my picks are all well and good, but I'm not in elementary school. We have a "Twitter" board in the library where kids can promote their picks. Here are this week's:

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@KG: Closed for the Season #mystery #murder #spooky #turnoffthelights

@MA: Gaby Lost and Found #sad #reallygood #animallover

@AG: The Good Dog #dogs #people #animals #AWESOME

@LB: El Deafo #graphicnovel #superhero #awesomebook

@LT-M: Ellie's Story #amazing #heart #SO CUTE #crying

@CM: Upside-Down Magic #magical #bittens&drittens #readit

@O2: The Honest Truth #sad #joyful #amazing #readit

@MM: Full Cicada Moon #inverse #infuriating #inspiring #RICBA

If you have a book to recommend, please "tweet" it in the comments!

Grade 4 Book Look Results

Inspired by my colleage Melanie Roy, I now have 4th and 5th graders create reading plans and add to them throughout the year. Step one is going through the district order ... which sadly wasn't very large this year because of budget cuts. However, thanks to sales at the Barrington Public Library, Savers, and an EXTREMELY generous donation by the Mitchell family, we had lots of titles for students to preview.

I was so excited to see how many kids remembered how to place a hold on the computer from last year!

 

The waiting list for many titles is long, but happily, 34 kids were able to check out a new (to us) book this week!

Grade 3 Book Love

Before we had our first checkout this week, third graders shared some of their favorite titles to recommend to their fellow students and to let me know what we're missing. Copies of everything on the "Would Like to Get" list are welcome as donations!


Already in the Library

• The Land of Stories (first two)
  
• National Geographic Kids books (some)
• Savvy
• Pokemon (some)
• Magic Tree House
• Flat Stanley
• Harry Potter
• Thea Stilton (some)
• Squish
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• Fly Guy
• Warriors series (some)
• Bad Kitty
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Star Wars (some)
• Captain Underpants
• Puppy Place (some)
• Smile / Sisters (RICBA nominee!) / Drama
• Babysitters Club
• Junie B. Jones
• WWE (some)
• Peter Rabbit

Would Like to Get

• Diary of a Minecraft Zombie
• The Tale of Emily Windsnap 
• Monster High
• Ready, Freddy
• Game 9999
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Monster Madness (Nightmare Academy)
• Survivors 
• The Undead Pets
• Samantha the Snob
• Critter Clubs
• Tinkerbell
• A to Z Mysteries
• Big Mama's Happy Family
• Transformers
• Half Upon a Time
• Palace Pets

What Ms. Moore is Reading - September 2016

Here are some of the most recent books I've read and thought my students would like. They're all available from the public library, but any donations towards getting them into our collection are most welcome!

Picture Books

In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. When you see a cat, what do you see?

Early Readers

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In The Thank You Book!, Piggie wants to thank EVERYONE. But Gerald is worried Piggie will forget someone . . . someone important. 

Middle Grades

Warren the 13th is the lone bellhop, valet, waiter, groundskeeper, and errand boy of his family’s ancient hotel. It’s a strange, shadowy mansion full of crooked corridors and mysterious riddles—and it just might be home to a magical object known as the All-Seeing Eye. Can Warren decipher the clues and find the treasure before his sinister Aunt Annaconda (and a slew of greedy hotel guests) beats him to it?

Wren Baker has never felt brave a day in her life. She doesn't even know what she's afraid of, really. Only that if she raises her voice or leaves her mark or ventures too far from home, she'll risk falling flat on her face. But that all changes when Wren's cousin Silver walks into her life. Silver is totally fearless. Maybe that's why she's the most popular girl in the sixth grade. She dares Wren to take risks, to live out loud, to finally spread her wings. So when Silver decides to break all the rules, Wren is forced to make a choice: Is she in or is she out?

Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was just "cute" and "adorable," but as she's gotten older and kids have gotten meaner, words like "loser" and "pathetic" appear. Now, at age twelve, she's starting middle school, and just when her friends who used to accept and protect her are drifting away, she receives an anonymous note saying "I know who you are, and I know what you're dealing with. I want to help." As Elyse works to solve the mystery of who is sending her these notes, she also finds new ways to accept who she is and to become her best self.

What would you do if every spark of electricity suddenly vanished, as if somebody had flipped a switch on the entire planet? Cars won't start, the heat shuts off, there's no water in your faucet, and your radio, TV, and flashlight go dark. Everyone in Charlie's small town is baffled. But as time passes, lawlessness erupts and takes an ugly turn. When the market and pharmacy are torched, Charlie realizes his mother will die without her medicine. So he dons skis and heads off alone, seeking the nearest hospital. After traveling fifty miles through brutal ice and snow, Charlie encounters a burned-out, looted city of terrified citizens. Will he be able to save his mom?

How Room 3 Will be Awesome This Year

We want second grade to be AWESOME!!!! After watching this video from Kid President, Room 3 came up with a list of ways to make this year awesome in class, in library, and in general.

• Use your imagination.
• Treat things and people with respect.
• Don't be a bully.
• Read and write.
• Believe!
• Read books to get smarter.
• Do not lie. Tell the truth.
• Treat people how you want to be treated.
• Listen.
• Science! Explosives!
• Believe that you can do something.
• Don't sleep in school.
• Do math and get smarter.
• If you think you can, you will.
• Follow the rules,
• If you don't think you can do something, believe in yourself and do it.
• If you do more math, you will get smarter.
• Treat your books how you want to be be treated.
• Raise your hand.
• Believe to achieve.
• Be nice to your library teacher.
• Listen to the rules.
• Take turns with others,
• Talk when it's your turn.
• Listen to the teacher.

How Room 2 Will Be Awesome This Year

We want second grade to be AWESOME!!!! After watching this video from Kid President, Room 2 came up with a list of ways to make this year awesome in class, in library, and in general.

• Listen! so you don't waste time.
• Don't make the floors dirty.
• Don't throw trash on the floor.
• When the teacher is speaking, don't be talking to a friend.
• Don't throw the books.
• Follow Room 2 rules:

• Follow directions quickly.

• Raise your hand for permission to speak.

• Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat.

• Make smart choices.

• Keep your dear teacher happy.

• Don't give your books to your dog to eat.
• Bring the books back.
• Don't draw in the books.
• Don't rip the pages out of books.
• Don't bite the books.
• Don't bully.
• Have fun.

Room 1 Monsters

In first grade, we're starting the year with My Teacher is a Monster (No, I am Not!) by Peter Brown. In the book, Bobby thinks his teacher is a monster, until they get to know each other. After checkout, the students drew themselves as monsters.

Yes, his head is on fire.

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