Library Newsletter

We continued our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in October by reading books by noted Latino and Latina authors which featured characters of Latin descent and their lived experiences. Of course we did not want to miss out on all of the month's great seasonal books so we read some old favorites as well as some newer-to-us fun and spooky ones. Students' favorite read alouds this month were Just in Time by Yuyi Morales, In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes, and The Widow's Broom by Chris Van Allsburgh. (Autumn image on left: Canva.)

We will host our fall Book Fair in the library November 14-18. Students will shop book fair with their class during their regular weekly library visit. Families may shop Book Fair with their student(s) after school from 2:15-5 pm on Wednesday, November 16th and/or before school on Friday, November 18th from 7:00 to 7:45 am. Be on the lookout for fliers that will be sent home soon featuring many of the exciting books that will be for sale.

Visit Berea Elementary's Scholastic Book Fair homepage to learn more and to set up e-Wallett, a cash-free way for students to shop. Additional forms of payment include cash and credit card.

Thank you for your support of Book Fair which puts great books in the hands our our students! (Image of Scholastic logo from Scholastic.com.)

The fall book order has been submitted and our students, library staff and volunteers can't wait for their arrival! Be on the look out for these new books coming soon featuring graphic novels, sports books, realistic fiction, mysteries, and student and teacher requests. Special thanks to Mr. Franks, our school's secretary, for all of his assistance in placing this order. (Image of box opening from Pixabay.com.)

Our 5th grade Battle of the Books (BOB) weekly Wednesday lunch meetings began in the library this month. Participating students are hard at work reading books and taking notes on selections from the BOB book list (pictured below - image compiled by Amanda Jackson) in preparation for our quiz bowl against another yet to be determined school in the spring.

• Parts of a Book
• Author and Illustrator
• Characters and Traits
• Story Sequence
• Fall Season
• Call Numbers
• Scary Stories and Mysteries
• Expository Writing

• Read Alouds
• Book Discussions
• Student Led Book Talks
• Reading
• Writing
• Singing
• Dancing
• Mindfulness Activities
• Center Learning Activities

Images: Amazon.com

- Online animal research through DISCUS

- Financial literacy

- Thanksgiving

Library Media Specialist

Berea Elementary School - Greenville County Schools

100 Berea Drive

Greenville, SC 29617

Photo by Susan Gill