K. B. Sutton Library Media Center: October 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010

Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Wow! The decorated pumpkins look great! It's not too late to create your pumpkin to look like a story book character and display him in the Media Center.

The Book Fair is Here!

Enthusiasm is running high as students and teachers come in to shop the book fair. The book fair will run through this Friday, Oct 22.

Collaboration

"Effective collaboration with teachers helps to create a vibrant and engaged community of learners, strengthens the whole school program as well as the library media program, and develops support for the school library media program throughout the whole school" (Information Power, 1998, AASL, p. 51).

I am looking forward to working with you and your students this year. I plan to attend one of your grade-level meetings each month so we can work to design cooperative lessons and put together the best resources for your students. Cooperative planning by the teacher and library media specialist combines information skills and classroom curriculum and results in more constructive learning. I will send you a Monthly Skills Lesson schedule shortly.

What is NonFiction Monday?

Bloggers celebrate Nonfiction Monday by writing about nonfiction books for kids on Monday. Stay tuned to this blog to read the reviews each week. Perhaps have your students start doing this!

So, you want to play football? This book will help you to understand the rules and develop your skills so you can be a good player. It covers the fundamentals of football including passing, rushing, receiving, blocking, defense, punting, and kicking. Great photographs illustrate the text to help you understand what is being said. This book is definitely a touchdown!