Portrait of a Reader

This week, 3rd-6th grade students are creating a portrait of themselves as reader by cutting up Scholastic book flyers. In addition, some students are adding books to their future reads list and putting them in their library folders so they have lots of choices for check out time!

Osmo!

A new technology tool we just got at RHES is the Osmo. It's a really cool app and kit that connects with an ipad to do some interactive stuff! Here's Mrs. Theim's video!
https://my.playosmo.com/masterpiece/drawing/1ngh8ujqsxs/ 

EdPuzzle

We have found ourselves a little website gem called EdPuzzle! It is a website where you can upload screencasts or videos and include questions for students to answer. Each RHES student is watching a video about our Acceptable Use Policy when using technology and the Bring Your Own Device Policy. Students are doing a great job reinforcing expectations!

Welcome Back!

Welcome to the 2016-17 school year! It may not actually start until Thursday, but I couldn't wait to show you how fun the library looks this year... with a PAWS theme. "Get your PAWS on a good book" and show spot-on reading strategies. Our PAWS for expectations are Problem solve, Always do your best, Work and talk together, and Show respect for other readers.

Our PAWS for strategies are: 

P- practice, predict

A- ask questions, analyze elements

W- wonder and connect, write about books

S- stop and think, share

All good readers should do these!

So let's have another great year together PAWSing for good books!

 And don't forget those Battle of the Books books... coming soon :)

Book Swap!

Today we hosted a Book Swap in the library! Students were able to drop off up to 5 gently used books in the library in the morning and come back at lunch recess to swap for "new" books! We had LOTS of students participate and I used some discarded library books for the inventory so teachers could also send students they think could use an extra book this summer!

5th grade STEM Team Challenge

Since it's so close to the end of the year, I thought I would switch up my lesson plan and incorporate some Makerspace/STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) activities. My 5th graders were given a cup challenge in 3 groups. Their team goal was to create the highest cup tower without touching the cups with any part of their body! They had string, tape, scissors, straws, craft sticks, and 60 cups to work with. It was certainly an exercise in teamwork, patience, and creativity. I have never had so many kids peeking in the library to see what we were doing! The winning team had a tower 37.5 inches high but admitted they touched it near the end, so the winners had a 33 inch tower but I rewarded all teams for good teamwork, sportsmanship, and imagination!

Ms. Collins' Class stated their cases to the judges on why they should go to 3rd grade. Check out the video below! Please be respectful of students' privacy by keeping this off social media websites and sharing with immediate family and friends only. Thank you!

Click HERE to see it!