First morning of winter break. Grand girl is still asleep as is my husband and the two dogs. Before I make the sugar cookie dough, time to celebrate the week.
1. Read Week. Third through fifth grade students choose tables and peruse the book boxes, find a couple of books, and read for library time. It’s a time to sample something they might not try. They have the option of taking it with them. One boy was disgruntled with the choices so I handed him Greg Pincus’ The 14 Fibs of Greg K. He loved it and took it with him.
2. Fifth grade Colonial Trades Project. Each fifth grade researches a Colonial trade. They write about the trade and create a model. The library becomes a museum of sorts to display them for other classes.
3. Meeting with a group of Russian and Ukrainian parents plus the ELL teacher. They are a group called Natural Leaders which is an outreach to engage parent involvement. They have chosen the library as a focus as many of the Russian language books are too difficult. They wrote a grant to the PTA for books and it was approved!
4. Speaking of grant approvals…I received a grant to beef up my series collection and a grant to bring author, Susan Blackaby to Silver Star for three days in February.
5. Christmas break is here. My tree is finally up. Yesterday, a first grader brought me a gift to “Mrs. Library.” I didn’t want open the package because I loved the label. Santa dropped off a gift card so I am going to purchase a couple books for the library.
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Isn’t the first morning of winter break peaceful and exciting? I love it. Enjoy your freedom and loved reading about your celebrations!
Sounds like a terrific last week of school. I love that the kids think of you as Mrs. Library. Perfect! Hope you have a holiday filled with good books, and great times with family and friends!
Awesome week to celebrate Jone…I love the grand daughter and the sugar cookies. xo nanc
Oh, I love your week of celebrations, Jone. The colonial museum is nice. We do a Europe Museum in gr. 3 and it is a good way to showcase those projects, right?
Love the Mrs. Library note. Adore.
Are you thinking of poetry reciting? I hope you are giving it a go.
I am celebrating the fact that I have a future daughter in law and get to give her all sorts of gifts this year. Many are new things I had saved for someone special, so I like being able to match nice things for her. Also hand-me-downs in perfect shape…she loves hand-me-downs. Color me really thankful. So happy for my son. He lucked out. (She is getting a good deal, too, but she seems really really well-suited for all of us.) Back to wrapping. Merry Christmas, Jone.
I’ve had two boy students enjoy 14 Fibs. I haven’t read it yet, but they loved it. Mrs. Library is so special. I think you should keep the title. I once taught Christian Ed and got the title Mrs. Christian Ed. Doesn’t quite have the same charm about it.
Enjoy your quiet time and some holiday cheer.
Every single one of your celebrations makes me smile! Merry Christmas, Jone!