Monday, January 11, 2010

What are we doing in Library this week

Happy Monday.
This will be another busy week for students in the Library. For this week only- on Tuesday, grades 3-5 will be meeting in the Auditorium to have their Nick Page kick off. On Wednesday, grades 2,3, and 1 will switch with my Monday classes (this week on Wednesday I will meet with Ms. Petrone's, Ms. DeMarco's, and Ms. Sutherland's class- Ms. Murphy's, Ms. Hamlet's, and Ms. Clark's will have Spanish instead).


Kindergarten will be learning about animals in the winter. Students will learn what hibernation is and how do animals prepare for it. They will listen to Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. To end our lesson- students will get to play "Which bed does it belong in" on the SMART Board. Fancy words for our Fancy Word Wall include hibernation (deep sleep) and lair (home).



First graders will be talking about what it means to be a citizen and how they can teach our LMC community to become good Library citizens. Last week we read Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann. This week students will be making their Library Tip stars. Each star will have a tip on one side and an illustration of the tip on the other side. These tips will help all Library students be around of Library Media Center behavior and how the Library Media Center is a community space in the school. The stars will be on display in the Library Media Center when they are completed.
Second grade will be wrapping up the parts of the nonfiction book this week with a Smart Response Quiz.


Third grade is working on their Dewey Podcast. Each table will be created a podcast that teaches about one class of the Dewey Decimal System. Students will be researching their class, writing their podcast scripts, and recording their podcast. When the podcast are completed, I will be uploading them onto the LMC's blog.
Fourth grade will be working on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid read aloud. We will enjoy the 1st book of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Greg Kinney. This week we will be reading pages 8-35. Students will be responsible for writing in their own journal (helping them prepare for the MCAS Long Comp. in March). This week writing prompt will be about the student's best prank.

Finally, fifth grade is coming to the end of their Google ninja training. Students will be learning about Boolean operators and how to use them.

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