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
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
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.
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
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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.
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
Monday, October 5, 2009
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
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
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