BOOKS MAKE GOOD GIFTS!

This is the final blog for 2009! With the winter vacation coming up, I hope you can cozy up with a book!

This week I am in the district on Tuesday, December 22nd. I will back again next year [January 4, 2010].

Tuesday, December 22, 2009:
4th Grades: We go to the computer lab and log on to a fun children's website - www.akidsheart.com.
1st Grades: We listen to the story, The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. Then listen to the story, The Mouse before Christmas by Michael Garland. They will have a take home sheet to color with the little mouse on it from the second story.

Did you know that Clement Moore wrote his poem about jolly old St. Nick in 1822?!? That makes the poem 187 years old! Who hasn't heard it and who can't recite some lines from it? It's traditional as old Mr. Scrooge or the Grinch at this time of year.

When we return to school after winter break, I will meet with 3Bruns on the 4th and KJass and 2Tangeman on the 6th.

Until we meet again, Happy Holidays!
Theresa Reiter
K-12 Teacher Librarian

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

The snowy days are really here!

This week I am in the WH on Monday and Friday.

Monday, DEC 14:
4th Grade - I will be reading old time holiday favorites to the classes.
1st Grade - Children will listen to The Three Bears' Christmas by Kathy Duval. It's a holiday twist on the familiar Goldie Locks and the Three Bears story.
Friday, DEC 18:
I plan to be in Kanawha to visit with the 7th & 8th graders about cyber bullying and internet safety.

Next week I will be in WH on Tuesday for classes with 1st and 4th grades.


Books make excellent gifts!

Mrs. Reiter
K-12 Teacher Librarian

If you can read this, thank a teacher!

I hope all had a peaceful Thanksgiving Day.

I am so thankful for the time I get to spend with the students at WH Schools. I know they have dedicated teachers and staff members that truly do put students first. I am also thankful for the ability to read and use a library media center to learn something new each day.

This week I am in the WH School District on Monday only.

Monday, NOV 30, 2009 [Day 4]

K-Jass: Kindergartners will listen to counting books and then complete an activity. Number order is important when using the Dewey Decimal System.

2-Tangeman: We will watch the VCR Doug's Adventures Online. The film features Disney's Doug Funnie and his pals as they learn some dangers when using the internet.

Next week I will be in the district on 2 days: Tuesday with K-Jass & 2-Tangeman and on Thursday I will be at WHMS and discussing cyberbullying and online dangers with the 7th & 8th graders.

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW!

Until next time,
Mrs. T. Reiter

Week of 16-20, NOV, 2009

I'm running late today!

This week I'm in WH district only this Monday. I won't back until 30-NOV, 2009.

MONDAY, 16-NOV, 2009 [Day 2]

1st Grade - We listened to the books Turkey Surprise by Peggy Archer and Thank You for Thanksgiving by Dandi Daley Mackall.

4th Grade - We went to the World Book Online site and completed biography questionnaires about an author or illustrator.

The next time I'm in WH it will be a Day 4 with classes with K-Jass & 2-Tangeman.

HAVE A WONDERFUL, BLESSED THANKSGIVING DAY!!

"A library is like a candy dish for the mind." - Lyania Vonzant

Mrs. Reiter

NOV 9-13, 2009

November is here and moving right along!

Thanks to all of you who supported the two Books Fairs. Mrs. Olson tells me that the Elementary LMC was able to get many new books!

This week I am in WH on Tuesday and Thursday. Next week I wil be at WH on Monday.

NOV 10 -
K-Jass: We will listen to 2 rhyming books [A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas] and complete a rhyming poem activity.
2nd-Tangeman: We will discuss and locate the author, title, and call number in both fiction and nonfiction books and the table of contents, glossary and index in nonfiction books as we complete an activity.

Ask your child to show you their activity sheet from library skills class today!

NOV 12 -
I will be in Kanawha at the Middle School. While there I will be working with Mrs. Verbrugge on LMC skills standards and benchmarks.

Let Reading Take You Around The World.

Until Next Time,

Mrs. Reiter, K-12 Teacher Librarian

2-6 NOV, 2009

"Fall for Books."

STOP BY THE BOOK FAIRS IN THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LMC'S THIS WEEK!

This week I am in the West Hancock district on Monday and Wednesday. Next week I will be in the district on Tuesday and Thursday.

2-NOV [Day 5]
K-Geelan: We will listen to 2 stories written in rhyme: A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas. We will finish our activity by learning a rhyme about an elephant and choosing a hat for him/her.
2-Glawe: We will review the parts of a book for fiction and nonfiction books. We will listen to In November by Cynthia Rylant.

4-NOV [Day1]

3-Zuehl: We will use the computer lab to look up various educational sites, such as ones sponsored by the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institute, and Internet Public Library.

There are many ways to enlarge your child's world.

Love of books is the best of all.

Jacqueline Kennedy

Mrs. T. Reiter, WH K-12 Teacher Librarian

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Rain, Rain, go away. Let the farmers come out and play!

Week of 26-30 OCT, 2009

This week I will be in WH from Tuesday thru Thursday.

BIG REMINDER: The annual Book Fairs will be held during the week of 2-6 NOV. There will be selections to choose from at the WH Elementary Library and WHMS-Kanawha Library. Students will be able to preview the Book Fair items during the day. Stop by and check out the selections. Your purchase of Book Fair materials benefits the libraries of West Hancock Schools

27-OCT, 2009
3-Zuehl: We will complete Lesson 2 based on the book Jeepers Creepers: a Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck. We will continue focus on shelf arrangement of books in the library.

28-OCT, 2009
1st Grades: We will listen to Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies.
4th Grades: We will be review shelf arrangement of nonfiction books. [Lesson C-2]

29-OCT, 2009
3-Bruns: We will complete Lesson 2 based on the book Jeepers Creepers: a Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck. We will continue focus on shelf arrangement of books in the library.

Students in grades PK-6 will NOT be checking books out during the week of the Book Fairs. PLEASE check to see if your child has a book to return. They will not be able to check out books again until after the Book Fairs. The LMCs are open before school starts each morning.

HAPPY READING!
Mrs. T.L. Reiter
K-12 Teacher Librarian

Week of 19-23 OCT, 2009

Hello, again! Wasn't the weekend wonderful?! The sun is/was so appreciated after those gloomy, rainy days.

I will not be in WH until Friday, OCT 23.

23-OCT [Day 5]
K-Geelan: Listen to Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler. We continue learning about arrangement of fiction and do an activity.
2-Glawe: Listen to One Witch by Laura Leuck. We will continue to learn about arrangement of fiction and nonfiction books.

NEXT WEEK: I will be in the WH district OCT 27-28-29 and have classes with the 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades. [Days 1, 2, & 3]

Please remind your child to return their library books! They need to return or replace [pay for] their overdue checked out book to get another.

"No entertainment so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting" - Lady M.W. Montague

Mrs. Reiter, K-12 Teacher Librarian

Week of 12-16 OCT, 2009

Was that snow I saw yesterday? Too soon for that!

13-OCT: [Day 3]
3-Bruns: We will listen to Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC, written and illustrated by Laura Leuck and review the arrangement order of Easy (Everybody), Fiction, Nonfiction, and Biography books on the shelves by completing Lesson 1.

NOTE: Easy/Everybody book are picture books. While there are many pretty illustrations the text may not be readable or understandable for beginning readers. These books make perfect "read aloud" books. Fiction books are those made up stories and can be realistic or fantasy in nature. Nonfiction, of course, would then be books that contain facts. Biographies are true stories written about another person. An autobiography is a true story you write about yourself.

15-OCT: [Day 5]
K-Geelan: Kindergartners will be introduced to the ABC arrangement of fiction books. We will do an ABC activity during class. We will also review arrangement of nonfiction books.
2-Glawe: We will watch and discuss a DVD of the book The Girl Who Hated Books by Manjusha Pawagi and illustrated by Leanne Franson.


I will be back in WH on Friday, 23-OCT. That is a Day 5 again; so I will have classes with K-Geelan and 2-Glawe.

In the HS LMC we have added about 50 new fiction and nonfiction books to our collection since the start of school! We have cut our magazine subscriptions to 13 titles. But one new magazine that was added this year is Iowa History Journal. It is about known and not-so-well known Iowans and is published here in Iowa. You can also visit their website at http://www.iowahistoryjournal.com/. We also subscribe to 2 magazines written in Spanish. They are Hispanic and People en Espanol. We subscribe to 4 different newspapers. Parents and community members of Britt and Kanawha are always welcome to visit our school library media centers!
MAP testing has been completed.

• Please remind your child to return their library book!
• Read a story to your friend

READ EVERY DAY!

Mrs. Theresa Reiter

K-12 Teacher Librarian

Week of 5-9 OCT, 2009

This week finds me at WH on Monday and Friday.

5/OCT: On Monday K-Jass listened to Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler and we discussed easy (everybody) books, their location and arrangement. Fourth grade-Tangeman listened to One Witch by Laura Leuck and discussed the difference between nonfiction and fiction call numbers and how they are arranged.

9/OCT: The only class on Friday is 3-Zuehl and they will listen to Jeepers Creepers by Laura Leuck and do Activity 1. - learning about call numbers.

NOTE: Call numbers - A call number is the letters/numerals typed on the small white label on the spine of a book; i.e., FIC CUY, E BRI, or 818 PRE. It is like a house number, and in the library we refer to this as the call number. Long ago, library patrons were unable to go into the stacks of books in a library, so the call numbers were used to "call out" the location to the librarian who would find it for them.

I will be back at WH on 13-OCT for 3-Bruns and 15-OCT for K-Geelan & 2-Glawe. Those will be library day for students in those classes. Please remind them to return any book that is due!

MAP testing is still going on in the elementary and high school media center computer labs. Most are make-up tests.

READ EVERY DAY!

Mrs. Reiter, WH K-12 Teacher Librarian

Week of 28-SEP thru 2-OCT, 2009

Due to MAP testing in the elementary, we were unable to use the computers in the computer lab forthe 2nd grade last week.

LMC Lessons for 1-OCT: 4th Grade - We will do an activity to help us further understand fiction organization in the LMC; 1st Grade - We will listen to The Pumpkin Man by Judith Moffatt and design our own pumpkin man. LIBRARY DAY FOR 1ST & 4TH GRADES IS DAY 2.

Next week's schedule (5-9 OCT): Monday, 5-OCT: K-Jass - We will listen to Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler; 2-Tangeman - We will listen to One Witch by Laura Leuck. Friday, 9-OCT: 3-Zuehl - We will listen to Jeepers Creepers by Laura Leuck.

The MS & HS LMC's computers and the elem computer lab have all been busy being used by students taking MAP tests. Thus the 5-12 LMC's have been closed. LMC aides Mrs. Olsen, Mrs. Abels, and Mrs. Johnson have directed testing in their respective LMC. I think the ladies have done a fine job! Ask your student how the test went for them.

I attended a Teacher Librarian workshop at the AEA 267 last Thursday. It was very informational on using WEB 2.0 tools with students. I also returned with new books for all 3 library media centers. These books are fairly new but have been withdrawn from the AEA lending library to make way for new materials in their collection.

Theresa Reiter, WH K-12 Teacher Librarian

P-4 News for Week of 21-25 SEP, 2009

FOR WEEK OF 21-25 SEP, 2009

On 21-SEP, I will be in at the MS or Help with MAP testing in HS
On 25-SEP, I will be at the WH HS & ELEM: Classes: K-Jass - read "Librarian from the Black Lagoon" by Mike Thaler; 2nd-Tangeman - intro to Dewey Decimal System using a power point on the computer @ http://library.thinkquest.org "Dewey and the Alien"

NEXT TIME IN WH: 29 SEP & 2-OCT, 2009

Mrs. Reiter, WH K-12 Teacher-Librarian

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