Library Media Newsletter

DK-2

DK-2 Students have been working on many literacy skills to help support classroom learning. They have worked on the following skills:

• Practicing fine motor skills:
• peeling and placing stickers
• cutting paper
• Sounding out the words:
• Dk-k sounded out beginning sounds
• 1st-sounded out beginning and end sounds
• 2nd- broke the word apart by syllables and sound out each part

3-5

3rd- 5th graders experienced their first Makerspace Project!! Once they finished, they were able to share their games with others!

We will not do an additional reading challenge during the month of March. Please refer to the March is Reading Month calendar and reading log for activity suggestions!

Book Challenges are due by the last school Friday of the month! January book challenge will be due on Friday the 30th!

The PTA has generously stocked our birthday book cabinet. When students visit the week of their birthday, they get to pick out a book to keep for their home libraries! Thank you PTA!

Copies of the Battle of the Bookworms Books were donated and raffled off. These lucky winners get to keep these books for their home libraries!

With a mixture of mentor texts to support learning and seasonal stories, our read alouds have been so fun! If you haven't read any of these, consider adding them to your library list of books to check out or for your home library!

We have jumped into the The Folkteller's for Literacy Program for 3rd-5th Graders! Students have begun reading the first few chapters together during our Library Media TIme. Students who are interested in pursuing the Book Trailer Project will continue reading the book and begin planning their projects.

Families of students that are interested in pursuing the Book Trailer Project will be contacted on how to best support your student at home.

Timeline:

• Mid March- Books for all 4th & 5th Graders and 3rd graders who are participating will go home
• Mid March - End of April Projects will start at school and finish at home
• Video submissions due: end of April 2026
• Celebrity judging: May 2026
• Red-Carpet Premiere at Emagine Theaters: June 2026

Some students are coloring while they listen to me read aloud. This is a great idea is students are listening to audiobooks!

• Building reading communities by forming book clubs and reading the same book at the same time!
• Locating Books by Author & Genre
• Checking out and reading books!

Students participated in:

• Lego & pattern blocks: such planning how to create their word for 2026
• free build exploring with legos
• group building with legos

In our library, we explore new ideas, use technology responsibly, and celebrate diversity. We try new things, solve problems, and work together to make a positive difference in our school and community.