To celebrate Picture Book Month, the library will be hosting a "Thankful Reading Challenge!"

Please see the attached PDF file below. Feel free to copy these for your students. They will also be available in the library.

Did you catch the video of the new short story that Jeff Kinney released just for Book It! day? If not, here it is.

Check out the activities that go with the book here: http://bookitprogram.com/surprise/default.asp

National Young Reader's Week is coming up the week of November 10-14!

Book It has teamed up with One More Story to provide free ebooks and activities for the week. You can find them at this website: http://www.bookitprogram.com/teachers/nyrw/default.asp

Ms. Turner will also be participating in the Principal Challenge. More details coming soon!

Join us on Friday, November 21st for a Thanksgiving story time and activity. We will be reading Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dave Pilkey. Students will then create their own unique turkey characters and work on their persuasive skills by having their turkeys convince us to eat more ________________. (anything other than turkey!). Click the link here to sign up: NOV 21

Check out the apps available through Story Bots! Lots of cool learning videos and activities.

Don't forget about this great resource!

http://www.brainpop.com/ - BrainPOP

http://esp.brainpop.com/ - Spanish

http://www.brainpopjr.com/ - BrainPOP JR

The username and password are both golions – it works for all 3!

You can now register and promote the Six Flags Read to Succeed program with your kids. If you kids read 6 hours and record their minutes on the Six Flags reading log. You will need to create a teacher account and enter your students into the system as they finish their reading.

https://feedback.sixflags.com/rts/default.aspx

Please let me know if you have any questions or need help.