BOOKFLIX

Find fiction and nonfiction paired books by clicking on the bookflix 

logo above and using the login info that Mrs. Morley gave you.

 

April is National Poetry Month!

 This month we will be exploring some of the many different ways to write poetry. We even have a poet-tree in the library that students can hang their poems on to share them if they would like. If you haven't heard of Kenn Nesbitt before, he has a poetry website, poetry4kids, linked below with a lot of fun poems and activities just for kids.

Dewey

 As we talk about nonfiction, and how it is organized by the Dewey decimal system, I couldn't help but think about Dewey the library cat. Have you heard about Dewey? Here is a video that tells a little about Dewey the library cat. We have a collection of cats in our library too, but they are not alive.

I am so excited to be physically back in the library with students!

We have been spending a bit of time talking about library behavior and how the library is organized by alphabet or number order. Since we haven't been coming to the library for awhile we're working hard to get back into the swing of how/where to find books and keeping the library organized. Here is a game I will be introducing to students this week that helps us practice alphabet and number (Dewey) order.

 This week I am demonstrating how students can use the researcher and put books on hold at home. You can access the researcher by clicking on the "researcher" option under online resources to the right of this blog. Once there, students can log in with their student ID as their username and their last name as the password. Once they find a book they want to check out, simply click the hold button, verify that they do want that book on hold, then Mrs. Morley will be notified and will get the books students request as soon as they are available. Below is a link to a video demonstrating the process if you would like to see how it is done. 

How to place a hold

Free eBooks!

 Email Mrs. Morley at peggymorley@alpinedistrict.org for more information.

Let's Celebrate!

  This week we are talking about celebrations from around the world, 
some tied to Christmas and some a totally separate holiday all together.

I also reminded student of two great resources, World book online and Utah's Online Library, where they can find great information and maybe learn some new things they may not have known before. You can find these resources to the right listed under online links.