It’s February 1st, a month and a day from the start of my maternity leave. And things at school have kicked into high gear since New Year’s while I wind down my school year and try to fit everything in with the kids before I go. I’ll be back for 2 weeks in June, but really this is my end-of-year in a lot of ways.
Tag: 4th grade
So every year we decorate our new library cards (we move up in the rainbow each year), and these are my favorites so far.
I love that squirrel’s (chipmunk? gopher?) expression on Adria’s card.
And I was so calm, it was great.
A lot of my bulletin boards and displays still needed to be finished, and since I can no longer easily/safely scramble on top of my bookcases like I normally would, I saved them for this week so the older kids could help. They’re so helpful, I love it. The 3rd and 4th grade classes took my “Spotlight On” bulletin board from this:
To this:
I can’t believe the end of March is finally coming this week. It’s always such a long month, but it’s also a great time with my students, knee-deep in library projects. Here’s what’s been happening in library class this month:
My special needs classes have been reading Dr. Seuss stories, and we made these Horton ears last week.
I’m reading the first book in The 39 Clues series, The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan, with my 4th grade classes this year. We’re using it as a tool to learn research and library skills as we go. I filmed this video at the Franklin Institute in December, and this week we’re finally to the Franklin Institute part of the book. Can’t wait to show it to them. Thanks to Adam as always for being my cameraman.
The kindergartners all took out books for the first time this week, we had a big checkout ceremony in each class. They were really excited.
The 1st grade classes are all up to chapter 5 of Clementine, and the 2nd graders have been learning the layout of the library. We’ve also been talking about how we pick the books we like. This week it was time for a scavenger hunt.
I went to work today. I’m still feeling pretty terrible, but I just refused to be out a whole week. Adam worked from home so he could drive me to and from school (Best Husband Ever). And I managed, even though I’m back in bed now.
I have a snow day tomorrow for my birthday! I got the call a couple of hours ago, and that is the one great trade-off for having my birthday party canceled on Saturday because of snow. But those festivities have been rescheduled for the 27th, so it’s all good.