Horrors!

I have a lot of great student volunteers, but Serena P. deserves special recognition for the sheer number of hours she has logged. From looking up information in the catalog to processing magazines to talking me through copier mishaps to creating signage, she is a rock star! Below is an example of her handiwork ... scary books are so popular at Stadium, I may leave the display up after Halloween.

Opposites! Opposites!

After we read Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman, Grade 1 students worked together to develop lists of opposites. They got some inspiration from this Sesame Street video, and had a stack of books to help with ideas as well.

Try this at home

Can your family fill in the table below with the missing words? Can you come up with more examples?

up
	cold
fast
	quiet
underneath
	sad

Most Borrowed Books - September

• Bone : Treasure Hunters by Jeff Smith 
• The Alphabet Theatre Proudly Presents Yhe Z was Zapped : a play in twenty-six acts by Chris Van Allsburg 
• The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Dog Days by Jeff Kinney 
• Discovery Girls magazine
• Falling up by Shel Silverstein 
• The New Kid on the Block : Poems by Jack Prelutsky 
• Babymouse : Queen of the World! by Jennifer Holm 
• The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (Series of Unfortunate Events) 
• Beware, the Snowman by R. L. Stine (Goosebumps)

RICBA Gives Kids the Vote

We're gearing up for Election Day in November, but did you know that students get the chance to vote in February? The Rhode Island Children’s Book Award (RICBA) goes to the book selected by students in grades 3-6 as their favorite from a list of 20 nominees.

Students who read 3 or more nominated books may vote in February. They will receive extra credit for each RICBA ratings sheet they submit; it asks them to record what the book was about and how they felt about it. They can also share their opinions on the official RICBA blog.

So far, after students had a chance to preview the nominees, Wonderstruck and Sidekicks have had the most holds placed. It will be interesting to see if one of them ends up winning! Side note: If you like Sidekicks, consider renting the movie “Mystery Men” … I see a lot of similarities.

To give everyone a head start, I'll be reading at least one nominee to each class. More to come in separate posts.

Suvey Says ...

Most students in grades 2 through 6 filled out surveys during their first library class so I could get to know their interests. Their top recommended books are:

Series 

• The 39 Clues 
• Bone 
• Charlie Bone 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid 
• Harry Potter 
• The Hunger Games 
• Judy Moody / Stink 
• Junie B. Jones 
• Magic Tree House 
• Percy Jackson 
• Shredderman 

Titles 

• Bridge to Terabithia 
• The Dancing Pancake 
• Go, Dog, Go! 
• Green 
• Hatchet 
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret 
• The Magic Thief 
• Where the Sidewalk Ends 

Authors 

• Eric Carle 
• Kevin Henkes

Hello from your new librarian!

My name is Ms. Moore, and I’m thrilled to be a part of the Cranston Public Schools. Although one of my first jobs – at age 12 – was volunteering at the Children’s Room of my hometown library, it took me years of working in various communications roles to figure out that what I really wanted to be when I grew up was a school librarian.

So what goes on in the library besides checking out books? How about research? Learning to work in groups? Literary criticism? Math skills? That’s right … the library supports the work your children do in the classroom by reinforcing concepts covered in all subjects, from science to language arts.

In this blog, I will be sharing some of our lessons, as well as ways families can reinforce information literacy skills at home. I'll also keep you in the loop on new books, resources, and reading-related events.

I look forward to getting to know the families here at Stadium. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments at mmoore@cpsed.net or 401-270-8073.