National Library Week and Poetry Month

Last week in the library we celebrated National Library Week. Some of the classes heard The Library by Sarah Stewart and we discussed how fortunate we are to have libraries in our schools and public libraries where we can check out books without needing money. I encourage all parents to take the kids over to Nanini, or any other public library, to get a library card and borrow books. They have great storytimes and other free activities to keep our kids engaged and reading over the summer and all year long.



We also began our celebration of National Poetry Month in April. Different classes are hearing different poems including Hungry Mungry from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein and Casey at the Bat adapted and illustrated by Christopher Bing. We also read a rhyming book called If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen. This book tied together poetry, imagination and creativity. We spent some time discussing what our cars would have or do if we were able to create our very own car. Ask your child what they would build if they could.



The older kids were also challenged to bring in a poem to share with their class. We had a few kids bring in poems this week and will continue next week. There is a bulletin board in the library where we are posting original poems the children have written so feel free to come in and see the work of our talented kids!