fun summer crafts & games

i found this website that has some super fun "be creative" ideas!

www.kmckaydesigns.com/projects/summer-crafts-for-kids.html

you can exercise your creativity by making the games, books, journals, etc. and then you can beat the summer dulldrums by playing the games. i know we are creating and playing at MY house!

our first summer library day!

wow! our first summer library day was a HUGE success! it was so good to see so many of you! if you didn't make it today, remember next monday from 12-2. just to catch you up on what i'm reading this summer....i finished One False Note by Gordon Korman (39 clues #2) and i'm on to #3, The Sword Thief. i re-read Journal of Curious Letters (13th Reality #1), and i'm in the middle of Search for Dark Infinity (13th Reality #2). i finished The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #5) and LOVED it! now i'm off to learn more about greek mythology, then i'm going to read the series AGAIN. then i'm sure i will love it even more! for you Twilight fans, i also re-read New Moon, so i'm up on things when the movie comes out in november. speaking of movies...Harry Potter comes out in July! can't wait for that one, hope to see you at the theater!

see you all next week at the library!

June idea list

Talk about books you want to read together.

The following list gives you an "idea a day" for the month of June:

June 1 - Visit the public library, get a card, & checkout books.
June 2 - Read poetry together. Take turns guessing rhyming words.
June 3 - Read a story & make a puppet of each of the characters.
June 4 - Decorate a special box or bag for your library books
June 5 - Lay on a blanket outside & read out loud.
June 6 - Plant a flower or vegetable seed together.
June 7 - Draw pictures of your family - make a family tree.

June 8 - IT'S LIBRARY DAY! Visit the Cascade Media Center, open from 12:00 - 2:00 pm.
June 9 - Pack a picnic and go to the park for lunch. Bring a book.
June 10 - Share the story of a special holiday with your family.
June 11 - Watch the clouds. Make up a story about what you see.
June 12 - Find out how you can adopt a grandparent!
June 13 - Make a graph to chart your seeds growth.
June 14 - Let your family see you reading.

June 15 - IT'S LIBRARY DAY! Visit the Cascade Media Center, open from 12:00 - 2:00 pm.
June 16 - Write notes of appreciation to friends and family.
June 17 - Adopt a grandparent! (You may already have a grandparent, but someone may need you.)
June 18 - Make a list of things you like to do. Write about what makes them so fun.
June 19 - Play a game, after you read the instructions together.
June 20 - How is your seed doing? Work in the garden as a family.
June 21 - Eat dinner together, talk about life, books, and family.

June 22 - IT'S LIBRARY DAY! Visit the Cascade Media Center, open from 12:00 - 2:00 pm.
June 23 - Visit your adopted grandparent. Find out about them.
June 24 - Find a cozy place and read.
June 25 - Visit the zoo, dinosaur museum, or historical site.
June 26 - Turn off the radio in the car. Discuss books you've been reading.
June 27 - Take a walk. Look for signs of the season. (we like to look for interesting rocks :)
June 28 - Let your family see you reading.

June 29 - IT'S LIBRARY DAY! Visit the Cascade Media Center, open from 12:00 - 2:00 pm.
June 30 - Read the directions for a project. Create the project.

summer library!

Express Yourself This Summer!
Be Creative @ Your Library

Summer library will begin on Monday, June 8! We will be open from 12:00-2:00 pm each Monday through August 10th. I hope you will be able to come by and visit, check out a GREAT book, and read this summer.
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Some ideas that may help you keep reading...

Read for 20 minutes each day, five days a week from June-August. That's at least 20 hours of reading time throughout the summer!

I will post activities on this blog throughout the summer, choose a few to spark your imagination, and let the adventure begin.

Keep track of your reading by coloring in the art pallets on the bookmarks available at our library.

Place books throughout your home. The library is a great resource to keep an ever-changing collection of great reading materials in your home. Investigate the library as a family.

Stay on track. Set challenging, reading goals. Appreciate the books you (or your child) reads, even those that look too easy.

Read everyday things such as traffic signs, billboards, cooking recipes, cereal boxes, magazines, and newpapers. Sing songs together, memorize a poem, or tell a fun story.

Research new words. Keep a notebook to record the words and exciting things you discover and learn during your summer reading.

and REMEMBER...reading aloud is ALLOWED.
~ from The Governor's Summer Reading Challenge 2009

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Reading time is important time!

See you this summer! Mondays, from 12:00-2:00 pm here at the Cascade Media Center!

bananas!

our final banana count...

1,687

keep up the GREAT reading during the summer!

summer library will be each Monday, beginning June 8. We will be open from 12:00 - 2:00, so come visit and READ!!

end of the year

the end of the year is drawing near,
do YOU have lost library books?

if so, please look,
in all the crannies and nooks,
and bring them to us here.

spring break

happy spring break everyone! remember to read, read, read! see you on monday!