Opposites! Opposites!

After we read Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman, Grade 1 students worked together to develop lists of opposites. They got some inspiration from this Sesame Street video, and had a stack of books to help with ideas as well.

Try this at home

Can your family fill in the table below with the missing words? Can you come up with more examples?

up
	cold
fast
	quiet
underneath
	sad

Most Borrowed Books - September

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney 
• Babymouse : Queen of the World! by Jennifer Holm 
• Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn 
• Bone / [6] Old Man’s Cave by Jeff Smith 
• Bone : Rose by Jeff Smith 
• Milet Picture Dictionary: English-Italian by Sedat Turhan 
• Geronimo Stilton. [#1], The discovery of America by Nanette McGuinness 
• Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett 
• Gooney Bird and the Room Mother by Lois Lowry 
• Guinness World Records 2012

RICBA Gives Kids the Vote

We're gearing up for Election Day in November, but did you know that students get the chance to vote in February? The Rhode Island Children’s Book Award (RICBA) goes to the book selected by students in grades 3-6 as their favorite from a list of 20 nominees.

Students who read 3 or more nominated books may vote in February. They will receive extra credit for each RICBA ratings sheet they submit; it asks them to record what the book was about and how they felt about it. They can also share their opinions on the official RICBA blog.

So far, after students had a chance to preview the nominees, “When Life Gives You O.J.” (which has a fantastic book trailer), “My Life as a Stuntboy,” and “Sidekicks” have had the most holds placed. It will be interesting to see if one of them ends up winning!

To give everyone a head start, I'll be reading at least one nominee to each class. More to come in separate posts.

Survey Says ...

Students in grades 2 through 6 filled out surveys during their first library class so I could get to know their interests. Their top recommended books (that aren’t related to Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Hunger Games or Percy Jackson) are:

Grade 2 

• Bad Kitty series 
• Judy Moody series 
• Ivy & Bean series 
• Frog and Toad series 

Grade 3 

• Captain Underpants series 
• Junie B. Jones series 
• No, David! 

Grade 4 

• The Magic Treehouse series 
• Geronimo Stilton series 

Grade 5 

• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 
• Bone series 
• Goosebumps series 
• The World According to Humphrey 

Grade 6 

• Because of Mr. Terupt 
• Deep and Dark and Dangerous 
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 

 

Books recommended by students for students

Hello from your new librarian

My name is Ms. Moore, and I’m thrilled to be a part of the Cranston Public Schools. Although one of my first jobs – at age 12 – was volunteering at the Children’s Room of my hometown library, it took me years of working in various communications roles to figure out that what I really wanted to be when I grew up was a school librarian.

So what goes on in the library besides checking out books? How about research? Learning to work in groups? Literary criticism? Math skills? That’s right … the library supports the work your children do in the classroom by reinforcing concepts covered in all subjects, from science to language arts.

In this blog, I will be sharing some of our lessons, as well as ways families can reinforce information literacy skills at home. I'll also keep you in the loop on new books, resources, and reading-related events.

I look forward to getting to know the families here at Garden City. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments at mmoore@cpsed.net or 401-270-8073.