It's Literacy Week!

Literacy Week Activities

Monday - Assembly 12:15-1:00 pm
Kids take a pledge "I turned off the TV and read instead!"
Sign the banner during the week when you complete a full day of no TV.

Tuesday - Lunchtime Activity - Draw a picture of your favorite book and we'll hang it up in the halls. You'll receive a bookmark!

Wednesday - Parents Social - Parents are invited to bring a book to exchange or just mingle from 8:00 - 9:30 am in the library. Drop the kids off and come in for a treat and visit!

Thursday - Dress up as your favorite storybook character and get a treat at lunch.

Friday - "Pick a book" - Each student will have a chance to pick a book to take home. classroom read-a-thons will be sometime during the day.
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In connection with Literacy Week, we are collecting genly used books March 15-25 to be used for each student to "Pick a book" on March 26th. The leftover books will be donated to the United Way. Simply drop off your books in the bin, located near the office.
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READ EVERY DAY!!

READING IS F-U-N!

Saint Patrick's Day!

Tomorrow is Saint Patrick's Day, and even if you are not of Irish decent, you can still celebrate!

You can start by reading this...
or even this....

It's always fun to celebrate with a good book! (images from www.alibris.com)


OH! And don't forget to wear green!
It's also "CRAZY HAIR DAY" tomorrow! Whew! What a busy day!

SPRING!!

Holy smokes! It's been forever since I've posted...been a little busy, just like you!

It's almost spring! I can feel it in the air, I can see it in my flower beds...the tulips have poked out of the ground! It's such an exciting time of year, and my favorite time of year!

Here are some great books to "spring" into....

FICTION

An American Spring by Kathryn Lasky
The Big House by Carolyn Coman
Everything New Under the Sun by Anne Mazer
It's a Dog's Life by Bob Balaban
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

PICTURE

Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
Elliot Gets Stuck by Andrea Beck
In the Moonlight, Waiting by Carol Carrick
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
Waiting-for-Spring Stories by Bethany Roberts
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart

NON-FICTION

Crafts to Make in the Spring by Kathy Ross
In Our Backyard Garden: Poems by Eileen Spinelli
Spring Celebrations
The Magic Wings: A Tale from China by Diane Wolkstein
The Gardening Book by Jane Bull
Little Green Thumbs by Mary Ann Van Hage
The Kids Nature Book by Susan Milord

Happy Spring! Keep reading!