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May 30, 2016

5/31/2016

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TK:  The Adventures of Beekle, the Unimaginary Friend, by Dan Santat; Wolfie, the Bunny, by Ame Dyckman; It’s Okay to Be Different, by Todd Parr

K: Assembly with Children’s Librarian from the Manhattan Beach Public Library
 
1st: Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake, by Michael B. Kaplan

2nd: Winston & George, by John Miller

​3rd: John Muir Wrestles a Waterfall, by Julie Danneberg
 
4th: (Rumble only) Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston
 
5th: does not visit this week
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May 23, 2016

5/21/2016

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​TK: Space: I Want to Be an Astronaut, by Byron Barton; Moustronaut, by Mike Kelly; Astro Bunnies, by Christine Loomis

K: Butterflies: Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey, by Loree Griffin Burns

1st: Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper, by Mike Twohy; The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! by Andy Griffiths

2nd: Madame Martine, by Sarah S. Brannen; summer reading lists
 
3rd: Ideas Are All Around, by Philip C. Stead; summer reading PowerPoint

4th: Ideas Are All Around, by Philip C. Stead; summer reading PowerPoint
 
5th: (Last library visit for this grade) summer reading PowerPoint; e-books at MBMS; Tadpole’s Promise, by Jeanette Wilson
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May 16, 2016

5/15/2016

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​TK: Froggy Plays T-Ball, by Jonathan London; Rhinos Who Surf, by Julie Mammano; Angelina and Alice, by Katherine Holabird

K: Betty Bunny Wants a Goal, by Michael B. Kaplan

1st: Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse, by Meghan McCarthy

2nd: Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball, by John Coy
 
3rd: Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, by Laurie Ann Thompson

4th: Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, by Laurie Ann Thompson
 
5th: Blue group: My Country ‘Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights, by Claire Rudolf Murphy; all groups, Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, by Laurie Ann Thompson
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May 9, 2016

5/8/2016

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​TK: Down to the Sea with Mr. McGee, by Chris Van Dusen; Duck in the Truck, by Jez Alborough; If I Never Forever Endeavor, by Holly Meade
 
K: The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson; If I Never Forever Endeavor, by Holly Meade
 
1st: The Circus Ship, by Chris Van Dusen
 
2nd: Read aloud any poems the students brought; five poems from Song of the Water Boatman, by Joyce Sidman, with PowerPoint slides
 
3rd: Read aloud any poems the students brought or poems from my “bag o’ poems”; if extra time, read Emma’s Poem, by Linda Glaser
 
4th: Read aloud any poems the students brought, their “Blackout Poems,” or poems from my “bag o’ poems”
 
5th: My Country ‘Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights, by Claire Rudolf Murphy 
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May 2, 2016

5/1/2016

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​TK: The Biggest House in the World, by Leo Lionni; The Ugly Vegetables, by Grace Lin; The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
 
K: Sequoia, by Tony Johnston; if time, also One Leaf Rides the Wind, by Celeste Davidson Mannis
 
1st: A Poem in Your Pocket, by Margaret McNamara
 
2nd: Casey Back at Bat, by Dan Gutman
 
3rd: The Serpent Came to Gloucester, by M. T. Anderson
 
4th: Blackout Poetry project
 
5th: Rutherford B., Who Was He? by Marilyn Singer


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