Advice for Next Year

Before leaving for the year, our fifth graders have left some advice for next year's 5th graders on our virtual corkboard.

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"Blowing Up" the Librarian

So, I'm working in my office this afternoon and I hear some 5th graders say, "Let's blow up the librarian." Now, some people, upon hearing this may have shut and locked their door, but I came out to see what was going on! Raising up the librarian might be a better description - but it does involve blowing up ziploc bags with straws. If you want to try this, you can get directions by clicking on the link: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/airlift.html

Ready for Summer Reading E-Reading!

With so many of our students having their own devices, we have been practicing how to access electronic (e-books)for the summer. Students who have brought their devices to the Media Center for class have also learned how to add the Media Wiki to their home screen for easy access this summer.

What a Wonderful Day!

We had such a wonderful day with author, Lola Schaefer today! She graciously hosted five sessions in the Media Center and this allowed us to have smaller groups than usual. Each presentation was perfectly suited for the grade levels present and I have to tell you, I loved every one! (How lucky am I to get to be there for all of them?) Mrs. Schaefer shared "the rest of the story" about her book Arrowhawk, led classes in echo reading Loose Tooth, listened to students tell what they like and don't like about writing, gave us insight into the process of writing a book, shared several other books with classes, helped students understand the research necessary for narrative non-fiction and so MUCH MORE!

To see the our virtual corkboard with comments from 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders about the program, please click HERE.

We are so excited!

We have had such a BUSY week - Field Days on Monday and Tuesday - the BOGO Book Fair which started yesterday and ends tomorrow and tomorrow is our author visit and STEM Day. Brookwood has LOTS of activities planned for the day.
In the Media Center, we are so excited and pleased to be hosting author, Lola M. Schaefer! We have been sharing her books for the last few weeks and so many of them are STEM related! Be sure and check back soon for photos from the visit!

BOGO Book Fair

Our last book sale of the year opens today and it is a special one. Buy one get one free - how great is that? This is a good time to stock up on summer reading and save money - two of my favorite things!

Preparing for Author Visit

We are getting ready for Lola Schaefer's visit on May 9th. CRCT changes our normal schedule and with field day rescheduled due to the weather, the older grades have been sharing books in small groups.

Time to VOTE!

It is time for students to vote for their favorite Georgia book. Kindergarten through 4th grade will all vote for their favorite picture book from the nominees. Fourth and 5th graders who have read at least two books from the nominated chapter books may vote for their favorite chapter book. Voting started last Thursday and concludes on April 30th. Check back to see which books win for Brookwood and whether or not those books also win for the state of Georgia!

Upcoming Author Visit

Author Lola Schaefer will be visiting Brookwood on May 9th. Order forms to purchase her books for autographing that day were sent home today. (Two of her books were also offered for sale at our last book fair.) If you would like to purchase one or more books, please be sure and return the form and money no later than Friday, April 25th.
Here is a link to the form in case you need one: Book order form.

New E-Books!

I have just added 106 NEW E-books (electronic books)to our OPAC, Destiny. These free books were provided to us by Unite for Literacy. These books more than double the available number of e-books in our system. You can view the titles by looking for the Public List called "New E-books" in the Resource List in Destiny Quest. The books can be opened on any device with Internet Access. Brookwood Destiny Link