August & September 2023
Whew - the first two months of the year flew by in a whirlwind of activity! Once the library's procedures and expectations were established, we began exploring additional learning topics including accessing the library's resources and digital research. Continue reading on to learn more about the library's happenings the first quarter of the school year.
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Summer Reading Celebration
Our Summer Reading Celebration was held during lunch on August 18th for students who participated in the school library's summer reading challenge. Students and staff alike got into the spirit of celebrating. Many thanks to Christily Rodriguez at Sky Cream Ice Cream for providing the treats and Sarah Bell from Greenville Federal Credit Union for sponsoring it, and last but not least, Ms. Herndon, our Community in Schools Coordinator, for helping organize the event!
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Student Library Volunteers
A million thanks goes out to the following 4th and 5th grade students who've volunteered their time before school and during recess to help around the library with shelving and other library related tasks.
*Extra kudos to Mati, pictured above, who received Student of the Month for training many of the library volunteers (image by Ms. Wheeler).
Aleeyah
Allison
Araceli
Breydi
Dalila
Gilder
Ja'Sear
Lauri
*Mati*
Nicole
Uriah
Yamilet
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Fall Book Fair
Our fall Scholastic book fair was held September 18th - 22nd. Students shopped book fair during their weekly class visit and with their family before school on Wed. morning and Thurs. evening during our school's Cultural Night. Thank you to Greenville Public Library Outreach Librarians, Rachel Garvais and Shirley Young, who visited and all of our amazing volunteers who helped throughout the week, including:
Mamie Aiken
Venus Bigham
Jackson Blakely
Jackie Callis
Sophia Echeverria
Ty Grabiec
Arianna Hernandez
Sophie Humphrey
Andy Jones
Angie Lamb
Ginny Magee
Emma Miguel
Allison Scott
Jose Sebastian
Whitney Maness
Berea High School Key Club, National Honor Society, and Girls and Boys Soccer Team members
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Michelle Grabiec
Library Media Specialist, MLIS
Berea Elementary School - Greenville County Schools
100 Berea Drive
Greenville, SC 29617
864-355-1500
Photo Credit: Susan Gill