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February 2012

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Green Mountain Library News

February and March 2012

Welcome to February and March’s news from your Library. So much to do, so many new books to read, definitely not enough time. With some “tweaking” I have added some new Library procedures that are exciting and more beneficial to our GMT readers and to you. Take a moment to check out these teaching resources this month. Thank you for your continued support and patience.

With all the various days off...... Your Library calendar looks like:

1st/3rd week Library:	2nd/4th week Library:
March 6th & 8th	March 13th & 15th
March 20th & 22nd	March 27th & 29th
April 10th & 12th	April 17th & 19th
April 24th & 29th	May 1st & 3rd
May 8th & 10th	May 15th & 17th
May 22nd & 24th	May 29th & 31st

Who Author Focus: With February being Black History month, I will be discussing various black poets and authors. Books have been featured on the shelves and the library “showcase” cart. I will be featuring these choices every week during the Librarian book share.

Non-Fiction Focus: Our newest library page is all about our Black History and the American Connection, this page will be previewed in library classes 3-8. Please take a moment to check it out. I did not use pop-up links with this page..... so, students should beable to view the links in the computer lab for your historical resource links.

Library Skills:

4^th and 8^th Grades: Research skills are hi-lighted this month using fiction/nonfiction black history books. This unit is completed and is posted to our Library page under the folder Library Skills. This month’s focus is about what personal narratives can inspire in areas of journaling/diaries/letters .

KD-3rd Grades: Library target #1, locating the “Just Right Book For Me,” is being modeled and discussed as this month’s focus. This month, your students have been investigating the following literary themes, which have been providing many great giggles and discussions as we compare and contrast these literature picks:

Grades:	Book Titles:	Literary Skill/Link
KD	Jan Brett's: Valentine's Day & Hedgie adventures (Blast Off)	Illustrations telling a story Brett book match questionaire
1^st	Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop	Poetry and sound
2^nd	* combination of 1st and 2nd titles	Poetry and sound and spring explorations
3rd	Spring Animal stories & seasonal changes	Fiction vs. Nonfiction

All Students: Grades KD-6, if you find that you are in need of a quick learning transitional period, why not use your Elmo and let the class practice their skills with one of these learning links: . This would be a perfect opportunity for me to tap into lessons you are beginning or finishing. Please send me an email if you would like to collaborate on an instructional pathfinder for your students to investigate during this month.

If you have an area of focus, or student work, or a great lesson that you would like to have extended into the Library, it only takes a quick moment to share with me. I’m only an email away.

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