October is National Bullying Prevention Month

DK: Friendship--Big Al, by Andrew Clement; Help, by Holly Keller; Big Chickens, by Leslie Helakoski; Friends, by Helme Heine

K: Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book, by Alexander Stadler; begin checking out from the story area!

1st: Big Mean Mike, by Michelle Knudsen

2nd: Otis and the Tornado, by Loren Long

3rd: The Moon: Armadillo Ray, by John Beifuss; Carolinda Clatter, by Mordecai Gerstein; OR Moonshot, by Brian Floca 

4th: Edwardo, the Horriblest Boy in the World, by John Burningham; look at the website for PACER National Bullying Prevention Month, http://www.pacer.org/bullying/ (CDE MSLS 1.3.d)

5th: Print reference sources: the encyclopedia 

DK: Colors and Shapes: What Am I? Looking Through Shapes at Apples and Grapes, by N. N. Charles; Color Dance, by Ann Jonas; White Rabbit’s Color Book, by Alan Baker; Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes, by  Eric Litwin

K: Autumn – When Autumn Comes, by Robert Maass; Fall Mixed Up, by Bob Raczka; fulfills standard "distinguish fact from fiction" (CDE MSLS 4.3.b)

1st: Being a Writer – Rocket Writes a Story, by Tad Hills (in support of our Writers Workshop program)

2nd: Plant life cycle -- Nonfiction book on plant life cycle: Be a Friend to Trees, by Patricia Lauber (also show Tell Me, Tree, by Gail Gibbons; The Gift of the Tree, by Alan Tresselt); tour of the library

3rd: New book on fall! Awesome Autumn: All Kinds of Fall Facts and Fun, by Bruce Goldstone. Talk about nonfiction spine labels and call numbers. (CDE MSLS 1.3.f)

4th: The Cello of Mr. O, by Jane Cutler (Romines); discussion using PowerPoint of quotations from The Cello of Mr. O (Rumble, Hart)

5th: Her Seven Brothers, by Paul Goble; distinguish legend, folktale, myth, tall tale, fairy tale; Native American legends on display, too. (CDE MSLS 4.3.a)   

DK: September 19, Talk Like a Pirate Day
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies, by Carolyn Crimi; Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC, by June Sobel; Lightship, by Brian Floca;

K: September 19, Talk Like a Pirate Day
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies, by Carolyn Crimi; decorate library cards and practice with paintsticks. (Ms. Cannon’s class not coming due to  holiday.)

1st: September 22, first day of autumn
When Autumn Comes, by Robert Maass; On Earth, by G. Brian Karas; & tour of the library (CDE MSLS 4.3.a)

2nd: Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Barney, Ms. Moriyama: Our Tree Named Steve, by Alan Zweibel; fiction vs. nonfiction, themed on the topic plant life, referring to ThinkQuest website at http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Basic/ficnf.htm; Mrs. Smith’s class, Be a Friend to Trees, by Patricia Lauber; Dewey decimal bookmarks

3rd: 9/19: Talk Like a Pirate Day: Pirate Pete’s Talk Like a Pirate, by Kim Kennedy; review encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, thesaurus, and dictionary; 5 students look up words in the dictionary (CDE MSLS 1.3.n)

4th: Have you read Charlotte’s Web? Read “What Is This Book About?” by Jane Cutler; define “theme”; also character, setting, plot, conflict, resolution; The Cello of Mr. O, by Jane Cutler;

5th: “Slower Than the Rest,” by Cynthia Rylant; ideas we are going to go over this year when we talk about literary response, when you do your book reports, when you set about writing your own stories (these should be familiar from 4th grade): character, setting, conflict, resolution, theme. What can we know about Leo from his actions? What do Leo’s actions suggest about the story’s themes?

DK/TK: Reading aloud about going to the library, reading, and school--I Took My Frog to the Library, by Eric Kimmel; How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills; Letters Make Words, by Karen Bryant-Mole; and Turtle's Penguin Day, by Valeri Gorbachev.  

K: Go over library rules, refer to Library Rules sign. Read Library Lion, by Michelle Knudsen. Demonstrate paintsticks and decorate library cards. 
  
1st: Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book, by Julia Donaldson. Practice with paintsticks in pairs.

2nd: Look at Library Rules sign. Read Stella Louella’s Runaway Book, by Lisa Campbell Ernst. Review use of the paintsticks.
Mrs. Smith’s class: Fiction vs. nonfiction and their spine labels, themed on plant life cycle, with a fiction selection this week--Our Tree Named Steve, by Alan Zweibel; we'll read a nonfiction selection next week.         

3rd: Look at Library Rules sign; discuss circulation privileges--can have 3 books, please renew your books once they are overdue; books tagged Hot Item cannot be renewed; if you have renewed your book 3 times, you must bring it back but can check it out again if there are no holds on it. Ms. Barbara will demonstrate searching on the catalog.    

4th: Farewell Symphony, by Anna Celenza. We can use creative expression to influence our world; artistic and literary works help us understand the world and the other people in it. Review use of catalog to find this book. Next week a second book on music.    

5th: Constitution Day, September 17 (observed September 14): We the People, by Lynn Cheney; also view the website of the National Archives and Records Administration, where the Constitution of the United States is on display.    

This week's links:

2nd grade: Difference between fiction and nonfiction

4th grade: Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F Sharp Minor, performed by the Haydynphilharmonie, in the very room at the Esterhaza where it was first played in 1772. Note: this link is to YouTube, and peripheral content may be inappropriate for young people. 

5th: National Archives and Records Administration, particularly the Constitution of the United States

K (Schneck/Vanderpool and Vavao only): Rain School, by James Rumford; Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook, by Michael Garland; We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems; also looking at book covers and spine labels, demonstrating shelf-marker paintsticks

5th: Library rules and policies, reviewing the use of the catalog, defining "genre," checking out library books for use in assigned book reports