It's almost halloween... BOO!

This week in the Library, we are singing, I mean READING... no, I mean SINGING!  Yes, singing... The 13 Nights of Halloween!  It is the fun story (song?) sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas.  

We LOVE it!  We've had a great time with it, and discovered some seriously great singing talent here at our school in the process =)  Don't forget... choir starts November 1st =)  

The Bookfair is coming!

We are SO excited!  The Scholastic Bookfair is coming to our school!  You can learn all about it by clicking on the link below... it will take you to our very own bookfair website!

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

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If you can't make it to the book fair, or if Grandparents or other friends and family would like to purchase from the book fair... you can SHOP ONLINE!! You don't even have to leave the comfort of your home =)


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Our online book fair will be active from October 10 - October 21, 2011
Books will be delivered to our school bagged and labeled with the students name and teacher, and will be available for pick up the week following our fairs end date.  (if the above link tells you the online book fair is not available yet, just click on the online Fair school look-up page and click the options for Riverview in Saratoga Springs.  That will also take you to our page.)

TELL EVERYONE!!

This week in the "library"

I everyone!  I sure enjoyed coming to visit your classrooms last week!  Thank you for letting me share a little bit about myself, including one of my favorite stories!

This coming week I will again be visiting your classrooms, as our Media Center isn't quite complete yet.  We do have a move in day of Friday though, and I am SO excited!  Soon YOU can come visit ME in the Media Center =)

This week as I come visit, we will be reading Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson.  I love this story!  It's all about being kind to others and "paying it forward." We will also be paying it forward this year at Riverview and I'm hoping to hear back about your kind deeds so we can post them here on our blog.  I can't wait to see what you do...

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In preparation for visits to our Media Center, I found this great presentation on how to care for library books...

Taking Care of Library Books

View more presentations from William Breitsprecher

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

Oh.  My.  Goodness.  

Can you believe it?  It's the first day of school in our beautiful new building!  

I hope your first day was as great as mine.  =)  I didn't get to be in the Media Center (it's not complete just yet =( but I DID get to meet most of you as you came through to get your picture taken for your lunch ID card!  I LOVED IT!  You are super wonderful students, and I am SO very anxious to get moved into the Library and have you all come visit.  Hopefully... VERY SOON.

Here's to a wonderful first day, and a great new school year!

Newest Photos of our Media Center!

 I am LOVING this huge window!  What a great place to sit and READ! =)

I can't wait to move in, get settled, and get acquainted with everyone!
Only FIVE more days!

Whooooooooo's Excited for School to Start??

I'm so excited that we are headed back to school!  AND at a NEW SCHOOL even!  We are super lucky!  (and that's a bunch of exclamation points!  =)  Our Media Center will be filled with "wise owls," that will be checking up on our reading, and will help us become "wiser."  I can't wait to introduce everyone!

Here are a couple of our new friends...!