And all of the sudden, we were half way through April…

We are entering the fastest moving part of the year, and we are doing all kinds of fun things in the library. 5^th graders are doing research on Brazil and Cuba. 4^th graders are making science vocabulary study guides and learning how to do presentations using Power Point. 3^rd, 2^nd, 1st and Kindergarten are spending lots of time with poetry…because April is National Poetry month!

To celebrate, all of Stonehedge will be observing “Poem in Your Pocket Day” on Thursday, April 30^th.  Students and staff are invited to bring a poem to school and keep it in their pocket. This can be an original poem, or one copied from a book or website (don’t forget to give credit to the poet!) When asked, they can pull out their poem and share it with someone at school. It’s a great way to share a lot of wonderful kid-friendly poem and sometimes even meet some new friends.

That same night, we are expanding our celebration with “Poetrypalooza” and open mic night in the Stonehedge Library. We’ll transform the library into a poetry café with a stage so that students and staff (and brave parents) can share their favorite poem in front of a live audience.  Doors will open at 6:30 and refreshments will be served.

4^th grade Book Club is going strong. We've had three meetings so far and have about 20 members. Book Clubbers read whatever they want and then come to meetings ready to tell the rest of the group about what they are reading. It’s a really fun way to hear about a lot of different stories and genres in a short amount of time. We meet every other Friday from 
8-9am and all 4^th grade book worms are welcome.

That’s enough for now…stay tuned for pictures of our “Poem in Your Pocket Day” and “Poetrypalooza” activities. Until then, don’t forget to Read4Fun!

Mrs. Abbott