Ms. Barone's Class presents the Dewey Decimal System

3 graders just finished a BIG unit on the Dewey Decimal System. They are now Dewey experts and wanted to show off their knowledge. Each table created a podcast about a different class from the Dewey Decimal System. The following podcast our from Ms. Barone's class:

Ms. Barone's Group #1

Ms. Barone"s Group #2

Ms. Barone's Group#3

Ms. Barone's Group #4

Ms. Barone's Group #5

Ms. Barone's Group #6

Ms. Barone's Group #7

Using Table of Contents- Learning about the parts of the Nonfiction

The 2nd grade is learning about the different parts of nonfiction books. This week we learned how to use Table of Contents. Students practice using the TOC found information about blizzard safety. Each class created a fact poster (which are hanging around the Library) and each students was required for their "Ticket to Check Out" to write one tip about blizzard safety. Here is a few:

"stay in the car and have food and drive home"
"stay in the house and stay warm"
"you can turn your heat up"

Library Idol Podcasts

Last year during American Idol Season, the 4th grade created songs about the different reference books they learned about through out the year. Each group could choose if that wanted to sing about encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, or almanacs. Groups then had to write songs about how we can use the source.

To listen, click on the play buttons below:

Mrs. Randall's Class, Table One We Love Our Dictionaries

Mrs. Randall's Class, Table #5, D*I*C*T*I*O*N*A*R*Y

Mr. Rolli's Class, Table # 1, Atlas Thriller

Mr. Rolli's Class, Table #4, Atlas Rap

Mrs. Spera's Class, Table #7, Who Let the Words Out?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Reading Party.

Join me on Friday, January 23rd to celebrate the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Last Straw.

For Who: Students in the 4th and 5th Grade that LOVE the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books


When: Friday, January 30th at 3:10 (SQUIRT time)


Where: The Library


What to bring: Your favorite Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, something comfy to read with (like your favorite reading pillow)


What to expect: A quiet place to read and enjoy one of our favorite series, and some Diary of a Wimpy Kid games


Please see me (Mrs. C) if you are interested in attending Diary of a Wimpy Kid Reading Party.

NO MORE OVERDUES!

I have decided that the Library is no longer going to hand out overdue notices. My New Year's resolution is to save paper and weekly overdue notices waste too much paper. Instead I am expecting my students to be more responsible for their Library books. All Library books go out for one week and all students can renew (check out again) their Library  book if they are still reading it. If they wish to renew their books, students need to renew their book during their Library time. Students should also record in their agenda books when their books are due, or, a reminder when to bring in their book. 

As an incentive (reward), classes with no overdue books for the month of January will be allowed to check out two books during the 1st week of February. That is right, every student in an overdue-free class will be allowed to check out an additional book.

NO MORE OVERDUE BOOK! Say YES to an extra book!

Our Librarian Won't Tell Us Anything!

You are sitting in science class when your teacher announces that you are going to do an animal research project. You silently groan as you pull out "naked mole-rat" from the hat; you know nothing about naked mole-rats." You groan out loud when your teacher passes out a grading rubric and you read that you need to use a book, an encyclopedia, and a web site to find information. How are you going to find all that? Where are you going to find all that?

Sure, you can go to the Library but it always seems that the librarian never answers your questions and does not get you what you need. It is almost as if she expects you to learn how to find the information you are looking for.

Robert and Carmen are in your shoes. When their teacher Mr. Dickinson assigns them a predator and prey multimedia product- they go to Mrs Skorupski, their school librarian. Carmen insists that "Our librarian won't tell us anything!" But does she really? Does Mrs. Skorupski not tell the them anything?

How does one explain how Robert becomes a "Library Success Story."

4th graders are going to answer the following question:

How does one become a Library Success story?

Please post your answers under comments.

Search Engines

Currently 5th grade is learning about research strageties. The next few weeks we are going to focus on using the Internet to help us find information. When starting to look on the Internet, one usually starts on a web site called a SEARCH ENGINE. A search engine is a web site that's job is to look for another web sites that best match what we are looking for!

For our activator, please answer the following questions in the comment section of the blog:
What search engine do you like to use? Why do you like to use this search engine?

Please answer in a complete sentence.

At the end of Library today, students may go back and take a look at different classmates answers. To view answers, just click on view comments.