Happy Friday everyone!

April is “School Library Month”.  It’s hard to celebrate School Libraries from home, but then again, there is snow on the ground and it doesn’t even feel like April, so it just goes to show that sometimes everything gets a little topsy-turvy.

I’ve been invited to quite a few class meetings via zoom and I love seeing everyone. In the past, when library has been  “on the road” for testing and other events and I bring my library lessons to the classroom, I used to joke about seeing kids in their “natural habitats”. Now we are taking that idea to a different level. One thing is for sure, it’s great to see those smiling faces wherever they may be. (And I’ve loved meeting parents, pets and baby brothers and sisters too)

I just want to remind everyone that your Specials Teachers (PE, Art, Music, and Library) are putting out new activities every week. Art and Music have their own Google Classrooms, but PE and Library lessons are still on the Learning Portal on the WG District Website. This week’s library lesson gives you a chance to explore myOn, which is an eBook platform. If you are running out of things to read at home, myOn has lots of material to explore…including a kid-friendly news section. There is also a Flipgrid at the end of the lesson. We want to hear what you think of this great resource. Next week, we’ll be showing you another place to get eBooks and audiobooks called Sora. This reading app is bound to be popular because you can find a lot of your favorites from the “real library” like Dog Man, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Guts and Harry Potter.

Here’s a great idea from Mrs. Hayes in third grade…how about making a habit of visiting your special’s google classroom or portal link on the day you have that special? Makes sense right? Give it try!

Besides being "School Library Month" April is also "National Poetry Month". Usually in April at Stonehedge we would be exploring poems in library class and preparing for Poem In Your Pocket Day and our open mic poetry night, Poetrypalooza on April 30^th. We can’t do those events the normal way this year, but, if you check into the library lesson the week after next, you’ll find that we’ve come up with a new way to celebrate!

I hope everyone is doing their best to make the best of this strange and interesting time.  If you need anything from me, want to send me a shout out to be read on Fridays or just want to say "hi", email me at dabbott@westgenesee.org 

YOUR LIBRARY STAFF MISSES YOU!

Don’t forget to READ4FUN!!

Mrs. Abbott