Book Fair News!

Breaking News! Today we decided to add another Family Event to this year's book fair schedule:

Saturday, November 3rd from 9 a.m. - 12 noon.

Tomorrow, look for the yellow paper with the latest news, including a reminder about our kick-off 

Family Event this Friday, October 26th from 4:30-6:15. We'll close up the Book Fair in time to let families attend the Magic Show and the very popular Pumpkin Glow.

 The Scholastic boxes and cases of books were delivered yesterday and two of our 3rd grade students,  C and M,  helped me publicize our upcoming Book Fair. Here's a link for more info:http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/charlestownschoollibrary

Book Fair is Coming!

Did you see the pink sheet among yesterday's (10-11) backpack stack? If not, be sure to look for it to learn about our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. The important information includes:

• A special Family Event on Friday, October 26th, from 4:30-6:15 p.m. This kickoff to our book fair will precede the Magic Show and Pumpkin Glow for a complete family night.

Regular Book Fair hours, 9-4 p.m., the following week,  
October 29th - November 2nd. Friday, Nov. 2nd will feature a  "Last Chance to Shop" on  until 5 p.m.

• Children in Grades 1-4 are able to shop during their scheduled library classes, so if you want to send money, they'll need it on their library day. Kindergarten students don't shop during library class and we encourage families to come to our Family Event or during other times we are open.

Danielle Reardon has been helping me as Co-Chair and I look forward to seeing other parents and family members as volunteers, shoppers, or browsers. 

Speaking of volunteers -

If you want to volunteer, fill out and return the bottom of that pink sheet or email, call, or send a note to me. 

For more information, you can follow the link below to our Charlestown School Book Fair homepage on the Scholastic website:

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/charlestownschoollibrary

They Love to Read!

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This photo was taken today with part of Mrs. Truppi's 2nd grade class. Because they needed to go directly from Library to the Hearing Screening, I was with these avid readers until Mrs. Truppi joined us a couple of minutes later. Before going down the hallway, we discussed how they could read silently as they waited outside the screening room. The students in the photo had finished their screening and were waiting until their classmates were done. I was so impressed, I just had to take a picture - sorry I didn't get everyone because they were all busy readers!

 Another reminder  - Book Fair is coming soon - 

October 26-Nov. 2 with a special Family Event

 Friday, October 26th from 4-5:30 p.m.

before the Pumpkin Glow & show (6 p.m.)

All Around the School

Last week as I walked down the hallway I heard the enchanting sounds of young students singing. I peeked into Mrs. Healy's 1st grade class and was invited to listen and enjoy for a few minutes. They were singing a song based on a Maurice Sendak book and it was simply charming. The students were so experienced with the song that Mrs. Healy was having young Riley lead the group!

I've been heard to say I have the best job in the world - I get to work with books and kids!
Here are some of the many wonderful "perks" of being a school librarian:

• spending time with each and every student in the school
• seeing children grow and mature from Kindergarten to 4th grade. Sometimes they even come back from CMS or CHS during Open House or Book Fair and I get to see "alums"
• meeting many parents and caregivers 
• working with all staff members - Believe me, we've got an awesome group of educators!
• being able to look at "the big picture" of our school and community; again - awesome!

If you were able to visit during Open House, I hope I was able to see you then. If not, feel free to contact me with any comments or questions about our library program. 

BTW, our annual Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for October 29th-November 3rd. 

More later!

Summer!

 

The picture says it all - Happy Summer and 

Be a Smartie - Keep Reading!

See you in August . . .

Cindy Reiser-Jones

Scenes from Field Day in the Library

 The Library had several centers for students to choose. A map on the SMART Board showed what each center offered. Activities changed with each grade level.

 The Play and Coloring areas were very popular. Volunteers were invaluable.

 A group of 1st graders managed to finish the floor puzzle. Great!

 Some 4th graders enjoyed the yearbooks. Also, note the boys in the back where the Reading Corner offered, "Be a Librarian".

 Lots of fun in the Play area.

Finally, I loved watching the children who chose the center, "Be A Librarian".

A fun day for all!

More "Wonder"!

The latest items for the Wonder Table were all connected to whales. Mrs. Rathbone let us borrow some of her treasures and this photo shows the jars of krill along with information from resources. In many Library classes we looked at some books after students had a chance to do hands-on examination of the jars. In some classes we were later able to listen to whale songs and look at a video clip of gray whales migrating.

The Wonder Table was a new idea for this year and I think I've loved it as much as the kids and teachers. The world is full of so many wonderful things and we all like to touch, look, and wonder. That curiosity and wonder continues after the "answer" appears on the Wonder Table. For example, even though I learned the jars contain krill and that it is a major food of baleen whales, I still wonder how the enormous whales can eat enough tiny creatures to stay alive. It's a wonder!