Hi All,
January was "Research Month" at Stonehedge. (And boy, did it go fast!) All of our kids were involved in finding answers to things they wonder. 5th graders broke into groups to investigate different aspects of Puerto Rico in order to examine the question “Should Puerto Rico Become a State?”.
4th graders also have been working in groups, but they are investigating New York State.
3rd graders enjoyed folktales and fables in January and are now doing internet research on the Iditarod dog sled race. Our youngest students in K-2 worked in class on their Winter Wonderland research projects, so in library we reviewed great sources of information and research techniques to make their exploration easy and fun. In February, K-1 have been enjoying Caldecott Award-winning picture books and 2nd graders have been exploring encyclopedias and dictionaries.
January was "Research Month" at Stonehedge. (And boy, did it go fast!) All of our kids were involved in finding answers to things they wonder. 5th graders broke into groups to investigate different aspects of Puerto Rico in order to examine the question “Should Puerto Rico Become a State?”.
4th graders also have been working in groups, but they are investigating New York State.
3rd graders enjoyed folktales and fables in January and are now doing internet research on the Iditarod dog sled race. Our youngest students in K-2 worked in class on their Winter Wonderland research projects, so in library we reviewed great sources of information and research techniques to make their exploration easy and fun. In February, K-1 have been enjoying Caldecott Award-winning picture books and 2nd graders have been exploring encyclopedias and dictionaries.
You know that feeling when you’ve read a great book and you can’t wait to tell someone (anyone) about it? That’s how the kids in our 4th-grade book club feel. We started last month and had 22 students at our first meeting. We had a blast! Our book club is really a “Book Talk” club; 4th graders read whatever they want and meet to tell the group about their book. This format gives kids a chance to promote their favorite reads and hear about great new books they may want to try out. It’s never too late to join. You must be in 4th grade. We meet every other Friday from 8-9 am in the library. Our next meeting is on March 1 from 8-9am in the library.
Winter Break is one of my favorite "hunker down with lots of good books" vacations and I was able to read quite a bit. I'd like to share a great article from "Real Simple" magazine.
Winter Break is one of my favorite "hunker down with lots of good books" vacations and I was able to read quite a bit. I'd like to share a great article from "Real Simple" magazine.
That's all for now,
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Mrs. Abbott
