The universe tried to send me a message this week and I lost most of my voice Thursday and the rest of it on Friday. Thanks to everyone who put up with my squeaking and a special thanks to Mary W. and Mr. Berg for jumping in midstory and finishing up when my voice gave out. I seem to be on the mend so here's hoping Monday things are close to normal.
Most of the 4th graders and all the 5th graders participated in a library relay race this week. They split into teams of three and each team was responsible for finding a list of books using only the call numbers. This was a continuation of the lesson we did a few weeks ago where they put themselves in shelf order using call numbers. It proved a bit more challenging to actually apply their knowledge of alphabetical order to locating books on the shelves but they were certainly up for the challenge. The kids did a great job, we had some fun and hopefully learned a little something along the way. Winning times are posted in the previous message.
3rd graders heard "The Three Questions" by Jon J. Muth. This is kind of a deep thinking book which tries to impart the importance of being present in the moment, the importance of those closest to you and the value in being kind to those around you. We didn't have much discussion after recapping the moral of the story but I hope the book is something they'll reflect on later.
1st and 2nd graders, as well as a couple Kinder classes, heard "Max's Words" by Kate Banks. We used this book to talk a bit about the importance of words and how whole stories can be created and changed simply be changing the order of words. Max is a little boy who collects words so before reading the book I let the children share some of the things that they collect. We had everything from rocks to snowglobes to money!
Next week we'll be celebrating Hispanic Heritage and will kick off a new contest. Hopefully I will be in full voice for all of it. Have a great week!
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