New Books

We are receiving new shipments of books! I just love opening a box of new books and looking at the shiny new covers. We have most of them on display in the library now, so come on by and take a look!

Scholastic Book Fair

I'm slightly behind on updating the blog. A lot has happened in the library! We are preparing for the Scholastic Book Fair to begin next week Feb. 13th - 17th. Clifford has already made an appearance and we look forward to seeing him in the building during the week.

The library now has a Facebook page "Waldron Elementary Media Center". Like our page and be entered in a drawing for a free book from the Book Fair.

We are excited about the week ahead and look forward to seeing you at the Book Fair!

Bookmarks

Got old greeting cards??? We are collecting used greeting cards and recycling them into bookmarks. We will only use the front of the card to cut into strips. If you want to cut off the inside, personal message before sending to school that would be great.

Students...tell me or Ms. Sparks that you read this on the Library Blog and receive a special prize!!!

3rd Grade Program DVD

I am excited to offer a DVD of the 3rd grade music performance. The performance will be tomorrow, November 1, 2011 at 2:00 for the elementary student body and 6:00 for families. Both performances will be on the DVD.  The DVD can be purchased in advance for $8 or at the door. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of technology for our students.

Podcasts at Waldron Elementary

Link to library Google site and classroom podcast links...

Wow! I'm so excited about the Podcasts that some of our 4th grade students are creating! Mrs. Atchley's math/science classes wrote and recorded "grabbers" for a research presentation. They played their podcasts for the class during the presentation. Mrs. Picken's literacy classes have created a classroom newspaper. The AM class just published their newspaper today. Each student who contributed an article to the newspaper recorded a podcast. All of the podcasts are published on the library Google site for everyone to enjoy. I encourage you to visit the site, click on a classroom, and learn something new! Our kids are doing GREAT things at Waldron Elementary!

Meet Indigo

We have a new addition to the library. Indigo, the Beta fish, and his friend "snail" have moved in. Ms. Sparks had a great idea for adding the aquarium to the library. We asked students to help name the fish, and the name Indigo seemed to fit. All the students check on Indigo when they come in to check out books. Ms. Sparks has plans to change the aquarium background to fit the holidays/seasons. Right now Indigo's aquarium resembles a spider web.  Good idea Ms. Sparks!

The Book Fair is Here!

The Scholastic Book Fair is almost over! Students have visited the Book Fair with their classmates this week. We have two guessing jars available with Tootsie Rolls and Peppermint candy. Guess the amount of candy in the jar and you win the jar! The Book Fair will be open from 11:00 - 8:00 on Monday, September 26, 2011 during Parent/Teacher Conferences. This will be the last day! Come by the library and support our students with your purchase at the Book Fair. All profits will be used to purchase additional technology and non-fiction materials for students to use. If you have already purchased something from the Book Fair, THANK YOU! If not, we look forward to seeing you on Monday!

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