Thank you Whelan Students

Thanks to all the students at the Whelan for their secret donations on Crazy Hat Day. Your generousity has bought the Library the following books for their collection:

The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
Amelia Bedelia
La Pequena Locomotora Que Si Pudo
A Bad Case of the Giggles: Poems that Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Gato com Sombrero Viene de Nuevo
Juevos Verdes con Jamon
Where the Sidewalk Ends
A Light in the Attic
Poetry for Young People Robert Louis Stevenson
Poetry for Young People American Poetry
My Name is Gabito / Me Llamo Gabito
Poetry for Young People Emily Dickenson
Poetry for Young People Robert Frost
Poetry for Young People Langston Hughes
A Child’s Book of Poems

Books are currently available for all students to check out and enjoy!

Junie B. Who Wants to be a Millionaire

So you think you know Junie B.?

Take the Junie B. Who Wants to be a Millionaire Challenge!

The First Grade has just finished reading Junie B. First Grader Aloha-ha-ha and as a fun challeged they are playing Junie B. Who Wants to be a Millionaire Challenge! Students are selected at random to take a turn in the hot seat! They can win prizes by answer questions correctly about the book.

Anyone can play if they have read the book; check out the game at the following address:
http://www.quia.com/rr/443746.html

Mrs. Hamel'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 Mrs. Hamel's class:

Mrs. Hamel's class group 1

Mrs. Hamel's class group 2

Mrs. Hamel's class group 3

Mrs. Hamel's class group 4

Mrs. Hamel's class group 5

Mrs. Hamel's class Group 6

Mrs. Hamel's class Group 7

Mrs. Nickerson / Mrs. Knox 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 Mrs. Nickerson and Mrs. Knox's class:

Mrs. Nickerson and Mrs. Knox's class group 1

Mrs. Nickerson and Mrs. Knox's class group 2

Mrs. Nickerson and Mrs. Knox's class group 3

Mrs. Nickerson and Mrs. Knox's class group 4

Mrs. Nikcerson and Mrs. Knox's class group 5

Mrs. Nikcerson and Mrs. Knox's class group 6

Mrs. Nikcerson and Mrs. Knox's class group 7

Ms. DeMarco'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. DeMarco's class:

Ms. DeMarco's class group 1

Ms. DeMarco's class group 2

Ms. DeMarco's class group 3

Ms. DeMarco's class group 4

Ms. DeMarco's class group 5

Ms. DeMarco's class group 6

Ms. DeMarco's class group 7

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"