Reminders
- Library books are due every week on your child's library day. Fourth and fifth grade students may keep their books for two weeks.
- Help us avoid water damage: This year we have seen a record number of water damaged library books. Please help ensure that your child has a water bottle with a secure lid and that it is in the outside pocket of their backpack. For extra insurance, we recommend putting your child's library materials in a plastic bag inside the backpack in case of spills.
Welcome Pre-K!
Pre K students started at Clark in mid January! Mrs. Guillen is delighted to have them visit the library on Wednesdays. They have been practicing procedures such as finding their spot in the story corner, being good listeners, and lining up. We have been learning about some favorite book characters and will start checking out a book to take home in February!
Pre K students started at Clark in mid January! Mrs. Guillen is delighted to have them visit the library on Wednesdays. They have been practicing procedures such as finding their spot in the story corner, being good listeners, and lining up. We have been learning about some favorite book characters and will start checking out a book to take home in February!
Kindergarten
Kindergarteners have been busy! We have read books from a few favorite authors and are continuing to learn about call numbers and where books live in the library. Here's a look at what we've been reading!
Kindergarteners have been busy! We have read books from a few favorite authors and are continuing to learn about call numbers and where books live in the library. Here's a look at what we've been reading!
First Grade
Be sure to ask your first grade student about titles and headings! We learned that titles tell about the whole book and can be found on the cover, spine, and title page. Headings tell about part of a book and are bigger, bolder, and often a different color. They chose appropriate titles to match texts and practiced locating titles and headings in books. They have also been reading some great books in the library and learning about various chapter book series' that they might like to read. Class read-aloud titles are below.
Be sure to ask your first grade student about titles and headings! We learned that titles tell about the whole book and can be found on the cover, spine, and title page. Headings tell about part of a book and are bigger, bolder, and often a different color. They chose appropriate titles to match texts and practiced locating titles and headings in books. They have also been reading some great books in the library and learning about various chapter book series' that they might like to read. Class read-aloud titles are below.
Second Grade
Second grade students started out December finishing their "Dino-vember" STEM activities. They used QR codes to access database articles about dinosaurs, Seesaw to complete an activity, Keva blocks to build a structure, and Legos to create a dinosaur model! WE read some stories together, too, and continued our learning about how to locate materials in the library.
Second grade students started out December finishing their "Dino-vember" STEM activities. They used QR codes to access database articles about dinosaurs, Seesaw to complete an activity, Keva blocks to build a structure, and Legos to create a dinosaur model! WE read some stories together, too, and continued our learning about how to locate materials in the library.
Third Grade
Third grade started December learning about the Washington Library Association's Otter Award and its 2022 nominees. Otter stands for "Our Time to Enjoy Reading" and it is an award given to an outstanding transitional chapter book. The books are available for students to check out in the library. If they read at least two of them during the school year, they are eligible to vote for the award winner. The books have been popular additions!
Third graders also learned about non-fiction author Steve Jenkins and his books. They practiced reading infographics as we learned some interesting facts about animals form Animals by the Numbers, a Book of Infographics.
Finally, third grade students put their book fins=ding skills to the test as they located books using a call number in the non-fiction section.
Third grade started December learning about the Washington Library Association's Otter Award and its 2022 nominees. Otter stands for "Our Time to Enjoy Reading" and it is an award given to an outstanding transitional chapter book. The books are available for students to check out in the library. If they read at least two of them during the school year, they are eligible to vote for the award winner. The books have been popular additions!
Third graders also learned about non-fiction author Steve Jenkins and his books. They practiced reading infographics as we learned some interesting facts about animals form Animals by the Numbers, a Book of Infographics.
Finally, third grade students put their book fins=ding skills to the test as they located books using a call number in the non-fiction section.
Fourth Grade and Science Technology Magnet Program
Fourth grade and science-tech started December learning about the Washington Library Association's Sasquatch Award and its 2022 nominees. The Sasquatch Award given to an outstanding middle grade chapter book. The books are available for students to check out in the library. If students read at least two of them during the school year, they are eligible to vote for the award winner. The books have been popular additions!
We also read a few stories that were connected to science and social studies classroom learning and explored how to access audiobooks and e-books in Sora. Next up... coding with Ozobot Bits!
Fourth grade and science-tech started December learning about the Washington Library Association's Sasquatch Award and its 2022 nominees. The Sasquatch Award given to an outstanding middle grade chapter book. The books are available for students to check out in the library. If students read at least two of them during the school year, they are eligible to vote for the award winner. The books have been popular additions!
We also read a few stories that were connected to science and social studies classroom learning and explored how to access audiobooks and e-books in Sora. Next up... coding with Ozobot Bits!
Fifth Grade
Fifth graders have been busy! They started December by learning to code with Ozobot Bits and similar to fourth grade, they learned about the Washington Library Association's Sasquatch Award. The award is given to an outstanding middle grade chapter book. Students who read at least two of the nominees throughout the school year are eligible to vote for the winner in the spring.
Since fifth graders are researching historical topics in class, we learned how to use Sora as a resource to find e-books and audiobooks on their topics. Students can access Sora through their Clever accounts.
Finally, fifth grade students read some narrative non-fiction to learn about an amazing astronomer, the oldest man to ever complete a marathon, and the Pig War. It has been a busy couple of months!
Fifth graders have been busy! They started December by learning to code with Ozobot Bits and similar to fourth grade, they learned about the Washington Library Association's Sasquatch Award. The award is given to an outstanding middle grade chapter book. Students who read at least two of the nominees throughout the school year are eligible to vote for the winner in the spring.
Since fifth graders are researching historical topics in class, we learned how to use Sora as a resource to find e-books and audiobooks on their topics. Students can access Sora through their Clever accounts.
Finally, fifth grade students read some narrative non-fiction to learn about an amazing astronomer, the oldest man to ever complete a marathon, and the Pig War. It has been a busy couple of months!