This week at Pennekamp is Poem-in-Your-Pocket week! Our weeklong event is inspired by national Poem-in-Your-Pocket Day, which this year will be on April 30. I decided to move our observance to this week, to make it into 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 and 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. I will also be handing out poems to students who need one. Every teacher has been provided with a poem that he or she can carry and share. All grades except TK will be hearing poetry-themed books this week during class visits to the library. If, however, many students want to read aloud their pocket poems, we may devote library time to that instead.
TK will be hearing Dr. Seuss books, to honor the birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel (aka "Dr. Seuss"), which is today, March 2. We will also watch a short PowerPoint I put together about Dr. Seuss's life and achievements.
Speaking of Dr. Seuss, how about seeing Seussical at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center! I have not seen it myself, but I hear it is an excellent production. It plays from February 28 to March 8, with evening and matinee performances.
The library is closed today (Monday, March 2), as I am helping out with a family matter. The library will be closed next week on Wednesday, March 11. I will be attending a conference: "Best Practical Strategies to Ensure that Your School Library Program Helps Students Meet and Exceed the Common Core Standards." I am grateful to the district for making it possible for me to attend.
And on the topic of gratitude, I am so pleased the Rotary Readers could be here last week. They did a great job reading to the students and answering their questions! We all really enjoyed spending time with these dedicated volunteers, who do so much here in our town and around the world.
TK will be hearing Dr. Seuss books, to honor the birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel (aka "Dr. Seuss"), which is today, March 2. We will also watch a short PowerPoint I put together about Dr. Seuss's life and achievements.
Speaking of Dr. Seuss, how about seeing Seussical at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center! I have not seen it myself, but I hear it is an excellent production. It plays from February 28 to March 8, with evening and matinee performances.
The library is closed today (Monday, March 2), as I am helping out with a family matter. The library will be closed next week on Wednesday, March 11. I will be attending a conference: "Best Practical Strategies to Ensure that Your School Library Program Helps Students Meet and Exceed the Common Core Standards." I am grateful to the district for making it possible for me to attend.
And on the topic of gratitude, I am so pleased the Rotary Readers could be here last week. They did a great job reading to the students and answering their questions! We all really enjoyed spending time with these dedicated volunteers, who do so much here in our town and around the world.
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