ALl Library Books Due- May 6, 2011

All library books are due on Friday, May 6, 2011 for inventory. We will begin our inventory on Monday, May 9, 2011. If a student's library book was lost or damaged, the student is resposible for paying for a replacement. Library binding is very expensive, so please try to find those lost books. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the media center.

Paperback Book Swap week of May 2, 2011

In celebration of Children's National Library Week, we are hosting a Paperback Book Swap in the media center the week of May 2-6, 2011. All studetns are encouraged to bring in an age appropriate paperback book from home and swap it for another age appropriate paperback book. Please make sure your paperback books are in good condition. Good condition means...no torn or missing pages and no writing inside the paperback book. Hope to see you at the paperback book swap:)

New Books Are Here!

We are receiving new books over the next few weeks which include class sets/novel studies, Georgia On My Mind, Social Studies series, National Parks, and many great favorites. We are working very hard to quickly get them processed and on the shelves of our media center for check out. As our collection keeps growing, stop by and see the new titles available.

3rd Grade Book Club News...

We just complete our first book, The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden. During our club meetings, we discussed each week the previous chapters read by the students. We completed comprehension questions online, orally, and written when working with a partner. The students were offered Chinese Chicken Fried Rice as a snack when we read about Mario visiting a Chinese restaurant in China Town in New York. We will have the opportunity to watch the video of The Cricket in Times Square as a summary of the book. The students will complete one final project activity which will be displayed in the media center.
We are real excited to be starting our new novel, The Littles by John Peterson.

Read Across America Day - March 2, 2011

Lake Forest will be participating in Read Across America Day on MArch 2, 2011. There will be many volunteers from our community reading their favorite books in our studnets.

Read Across America Day is in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday. Visit the following website for activities realted to Read Across America Day.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7769938/happy_birthday_dr_seuss_on_read_across.html

News..Third Grade Book Club

We will be starting a third grade book club in January 2011. First, we will be reading The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden. The story takes place in New York City where a cricket named Chester is found by a little boy named Mario. Mario keeps Chester as his pet, but is only allowed to keep him in the family's newsstand by the subway.

This is a great story to start our book club. We will be creating a group project at the end of each book completed. Look for displays in the Media Center.

What's new for Week of Oct. 4th

PreK and Kindergarten classes are participating in Read for the Record. They will have an introduction to author/illustrator Ezra Jack Keats in their story time in the media center this week. We have a short Power Point which gives a little history about him along with awards he has won over the years. We will be reading A Whistle for Willie for our story time this week.

1st Grade classes will be reading Alpha Betti and discussing how the Easy and Fiction sections are organized author's last name in ABC order.

3rd Grade classes will be reading Karl and Carolina Uncover the Parts of the Book. They explore the different parts of a book while reading this book aloud.

5th grade classes will explore call numbers and lexile levels by viewing a Power Point presentation.