This week at Pennekamp is Poem-in-Your-Pocket week. Our weeklong event is inspired by national Poem-in-Your-Pocket Day, which falls on the date of the Jogathon; so I decided to move our observance to this week, to tie in with Pennekamp's literacy month. This week, carry a poem in your pocket--to share with a friend, read to your class, or simply for the fun of reaching in your pocket and finding a poem in there! Bring your poem to the library to be photographed for our annual "Pocket Poem" poster. Many poetry books are on display this week in the library. If you would like to write your own poem for your pocket, that would be great! The ETTC Poem Generator is a fun tool for creating a poem and becoming acquainted with different poetic forms such as the sonnet or cinquain. Grades K, 1, and 2 will be hearing poetry-themed books this week during class visits to the library.
Grade 3 continues with the nominees for the Cook Prize. We will be voting next week! Grades 4 and 5 continue with the novels we are reading aloud.
Although we are busy with poetry this week at Pennekamp, this is also Brain Awareness Week, an invitation to think about the brain--its remarkable abilities and the fascinating field of neuroscience. The Neuroscience for Kids website has some fun brain-themed games. This Friday is an extra-special day: first of all, it is Albert Einstein's birthday! The library collection includes several excellent Einstein biographies. Coincidentally (or is it…?), Einstein's birthday is also known as "pi day," because the date can be written 3.14. BrainPOP has a good video on pi (login information available from your child's teacher or from me at the library); and for more fun, you can listen to the “The Pi Song” on Googol Learning (http://www.googolpower.com/content/free-learning-resources/videos/pi-music-video-by-zap).
Grade 3 continues with the nominees for the Cook Prize. We will be voting next week! Grades 4 and 5 continue with the novels we are reading aloud.
Although we are busy with poetry this week at Pennekamp, this is also Brain Awareness Week, an invitation to think about the brain--its remarkable abilities and the fascinating field of neuroscience. The Neuroscience for Kids website has some fun brain-themed games. This Friday is an extra-special day: first of all, it is Albert Einstein's birthday! The library collection includes several excellent Einstein biographies. Coincidentally (or is it…?), Einstein's birthday is also known as "pi day," because the date can be written 3.14. BrainPOP has a good video on pi (login information available from your child's teacher or from me at the library); and for more fun, you can listen to the “The Pi Song” on Googol Learning (http://www.googolpower.com/content/free-learning-resources/videos/pi-music-video-by-zap).
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