Maple Grove Library Newsletter

Maple Grove families,

We will send a monthly library newsletter to wrap up each month. This is a quick, easy way to stay up to date on what your child is learning in the library. We'll also include upcoming events to this newsletter, so be sure to put them on your calendar! October was a great month in the MG Library, and we're so sad to see it go! Check out some of the things we did this month:

This month, the MG Library Media Center was very busy!

• UCM Literacy Team: 50+ UCM athletes visited and read to our students!

• Book Fair: We had a very successful book fair in the library! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers and everyone who donated to our Share the Fair Fund!

• Pumpkin Character Contest: Students could decorate a pumpkin and display it in the library! Staff voted and picked 1st/2nd/3rd place.

• Book Return Contest: We held our first-quarter book return contest! Mrs. Conklin's class won popsicles for every student returning their books on time!

We had over 100 submissions from students so this was a very difficult decision! Everyone who participated earned a free scoop coupon from Culvers and our top three placements all won Boo Baskets. Thank you to everyone who participated! We're already counting down the days until we can do this again next year!

We have a few important dates coming up! Don't forget!

• November 2nd: Veterans' Day Wall of Honor submissions are due!
• November 11th: Veterans' Day assembly at 10 am.
• Polar Express Night: On December 8th, Polar Express Night will be held at Maple Grove! Don't forget to come visit with Santa in the library!
• Nonfiction November: In the month of November, students will only be checking out Nonfiction books! This is to expand their knowledge of different book genres. We will be doing a BINGO and a reading log in November!
• Moving up to two books: Maple Grove 1st and 2nd graders are now able to check out two books at a time if they bring their books back! Kindergarten will continue to check out only one book.

These will be sent home with your student for Nonfiction November. Happy reading!

Dear Maple Grove Families,

As we wrap up another fantastic month, I want to share a quick update on all the incredible things our students have accomplished in the Library Media Center. It has been a busy, high-energy month filled with learning, community teamwork, and a whole lot of reading!

In our regular library and computer rotations, students have been hard at work completing two more digital citizenship lessons alongside engaging, hands-on STEAM activities. We also wrapped up our First Quarter Book Return Challenge and want to send a huge Congratulations to Mrs. Conklin's First-Grade class for winning the challenge this quarter! Next quarter we are doing a Popcorn and Movie so make sure your students turn their books in on time!

Our Library space was filled with amazing energy thanks to two massive community events. We were absolutely thrilled to host 76 UCM Athletes as part of the UCM Literacy Team visit to Maple Grove. Because of this wonderful partnership, we were able to add 22 brand-new books to our library collection. We also hosted a highly successful Book Fair this month. This event truly takes a village, and I want to extend a massive thank you to our A+ Tutor students for helping with the heavy lifting during setup and teardown, as well as to all of our incredible parent volunteers who dedicated their time to run the registers and help our students shop.

Finally, walking into the Library this month has been a visual treat thanks to our Pumpkin Character Challenge. We had over 110 pumpkins turned in by our students! Every single entry was amazingly creative, and they brought so much joy to everyone who visited the library.

Looking ahead to November, we have two wonderful events lined up. We will be setting up our annual Wall of Honor to display and celebrate Veterans from our own Maple Grove families. We also want to say "Thank You for your Service" to three of our Maple Grove employees that are Veterans: Roshell Lipham, Cristin Coppock and Michael Snyder!

We will also be launching a "Non-Fiction November" book challenge to encourage our readers to explore new topics and genres. More information to come!

Thank you all so much for your continuous support of our Library Media Center and for making this month such a success!

Megan Bishop

Library Media Specialist | Maple Grove Elementary

660-422-5770 ext. 5040

mbishop@warrensburgr6.org