Kindergarteners Check it Out!

All of our kindergarten classes have now been "trained" to use shelf markers (also called red strips) and are now finding and choosing their own picture books. They are doing a great job and having fun, too!

Battle of the Books!

Yesterday our Battle of the Books Team traveled to Gainseville, Georgia to compete in our very first Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl(HRRB). This competition uses the chapter books that have been nominated for this year's Georgia Children's Book Award. We owe a huge thank you to Dalton City Schools for providing our bus and to Mrs. Bliss Jones and Mr. Bob Wagner for chaperoning this trip. Thank you to all of the parents for supporting us throughout this experience, too. I also need to thank Kelley Mitchell, Media Specialist at Blue Ridge, for her help and support as she is a HRRB veteran. Brookwood and Blue Ridge shared the bus and the whole day's adventures. We had a wonderful time and stopped at Amicalola Falls on the way back for a mile hike on the Appalachian Trail and dinner. I am SO PROUD of these kids!!!

Little Free Library

Have you visited the new library yet? We have partnered with United Way and are taking care of the new Little Free Library (LFL) located at Lakeshore Park. The concept is simple - take a book - return a book. If you have any books you would like to donate, you may send them to our media center so we can replenish the LFL as needed. Of course, you are also welcome to add books directly to the library itself and maybe choose a book to take while you are there!