This week Kindergarteners continued to learn about the parts of a book with a special focus on the author and the theme of friendship and discussing whether the characters in the book are being good friends or not. First graders continued their author study on Mo Willems.  Second graders disussed the number of books in our Learning Center and we explored books that have not been checked out in several years. Third graders worked on the fiction genre of Mystery. 

Some of the books we read aloud this week:

Kindergaten: You Will Be My Friend! by Peter Brown

1st: Time to Say Please by Mo Willems

2nd: The Book No One Ever Read by Cornelia Funke 

3rd: The Case of the Missing Monkey by Cynthia Rylant

This week Kindergarteners continued to learn about the parts of a book with a special focus on the title. Kindergarten has also been reading books with a friendship theme and discussing how they can be a good friend. First graders continued their author study on Mo Willems. In each book we read, students are paying close attention to the author's message.  Second and third graders worked on the difference between fiction and non-fiction. 

Some of the books we read aloud this week:

Kindergaten: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman

1st: Should I Share my Ice Cream by Mo Willems

2nd & 3rd: Caterpillar to Butterfly by Laura Marsh and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 

This week Kindergarteners continued to learn about the parts of a book with a special focus on the title. First graders started an author study on Mo Willems. Second and third graders worked on alphabetical order and how fiction books are organized by author last name in the Learning Center. 

Some of the books we read aloud this week:

Kindergaten: Buddy and Earl by Maureen Fergus

1st: Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

2nd & 3rd: Alpha Oops! by Alethea Kontis

This week Kindergarteners started their daily book exchange. Each night the students will bring home a book on their level to read and when they return it they can take home another one. This book will be brought home in addition to the regular library book they check out during classes each week. 

Kindergarteners and 1st graders learned about the parts of a book this week. 2nd and 3rd graders learned about the 5 Finger Rule for help in selecting a just right book. 

Some of the books that we read aloud this week:

Kindergarten: We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems

1st: The Library Book by Tom Chapin and Michael Mark

2nd & 3rd: Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Mims Hopkins

Classes come to the Learning Center on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. It is important for students to remember to bring back their books on these days. Students can come to the Learning Center any day of the week to return, renew, and checkout books.

This week students reviewed the expectations in the Learning Center. 2nd and 3rd graders reviewed how to use the catalog to locate books. Kindergarteners and 1st graders talked about their favorite places to read and we read a book called The Best Place to Read by Debbie Bertram & Susan Bloom. 

This week the students continued to learn about expectations in the Learning Center. Grades 2 & 3 completed a Scavenger Hunt to learn about all the different features of the Learning Center.

We read the book Manners with a Library Book by Amanda Doering Tourville. From this book students learned and reviewed how to take care of the books they checked out this week. 

The students at Summit Street School made their first visit to the Learning Center this week. They learned about the expectations for this space and decorated their Library cards. Students will be able to start checking books out next week.

We also read a story this week: Pigeon HAS to Go to School by Mo Willems.