London Elementary Library

February Newsletter

London Tigers ROAR!!!

Whether you are at home or at school, I hope you are reading and enjoying books. You can use this newsletter to find information on our Roaring Reader program, eBooks, online learning websites, virtual field trips, and more.

What have you been reading?

It's February! Tell me about your favorite Valentine's book you like to read. Email me with the title and author of the book along with a short summary of what the book is about. Read below to see what others like and see if you would enjoy reading the book as well.

jaci.livermore@rsdk12.net

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Mrs. Livermore's favorite Valentine's Day book is The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll.

In the book, The Biggest Valentine Ever, Desmond and Clayton's teacher asks their class to make valentines. They decide they will make one together to surprise their teacher, Mrs. Mousely. The two friends have a hard time getting along and end up ruining the valentine. Will they ever get along so they can surprise Mrs. Mousely? Read or listen to this book below to find out.

Valentine's Day Books

Click on a read aloud below and enjoy the story. Be sure and add it to your Roaring Reader log.

How to Draw Videos

Roaring Reader

3rd Quarter forms will be due on March 17th. If you are filling out a paper sheet, you can turn that into your classroom teacher. If you are filling out the google form online all you have to do is submit it at the end of the quarter. Make sure you are reading books at home and filling out your reading log. For every 10 points you earn, you will receive a paw print charm. Meet your quarterly goal for your grade and earn an extra reward.

Grade level goals:

Kindergarten-10 points

1st Grade-10 points

2nd Grade-15 points

3rd Grade-15 points

4th Grade-20 points

Points:

Picture books=1 point

Non-Fiction books=1 point

Graphic Novels=1 point

Chapter books=1 point for each 50 pages

3rd Quarter Roaring Reader Sheet

Click here to print off the 3rd quarter Roaring Reader sheet starting January 16th.

London eBooks

Click on the link below and sign in to read from over 400 eBooks. You must sign in with your username and password to access these books. You can open books to read and if you don't have time to finish, you can check them out. If a book takes you to the Mackin website, you can use the username: London and password: tigers.

London Elementary eBooks

Username: firstname.lastname.XX (grad year) Password: RsdXXXXX (your student password)

Online eBooks

These links will take you to free books online. Most do not require a username or password. If it does require a username or password those are listed below each button.

Open Library Picture Books

Storyline Online

Loving 2 Read

Decodable Books

Online Magazines

Highlights Magazine

Scholastic Kids

Kids National Geographic

Virtual Field Trips

These websites will allow you to visit different places around the world. You can find watch animals live, explore National Parks, or see what is happening in space. My favorite is the Monterey Bay Aquarium where I like watching the jellyfish live cam.

Virtual Field Trips

Learning Websites

This link will take you to a list of learning resource pages for extra practice.

World Book Online

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Berenstain Bears

Educational Websites

Arkansas Diamond & Charlie May Simon Information

2020-2021 Arkansas Diamond Reading List

The Arkansas Diamond Award is voted on by students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. We will be voting in May. To be eligible to vote, you must have read or listened to at least 3 books.

2020-2021 Charlie May Simon Reading List

The Charlie May Simon Award is voted on by students in grades 4th through 6th. We will be voting in May. To be eligible to vote, you must have read at least 3 books.