Updating AR books and tests

If any parent has some time available and would like to help update and label our AR books please contact me. I have recently purchased several new tests and am wanting to update our books and make sure everything is labeled correctly. It would basically involve pulling books from the shelves, labeling them and returning them to the shelves. Some preliminary work will need to be done so that you would have a list to work off of, but I will get that ready for you. Thanks!!

Book Fair Update!!!

Final results for the book fair are here!! We did a great job this year, surpassing last year's sales!!! Our total book fair sales this year was $4556.86. The profit that the library receives is a total of $1778.43 and is taken as a combination of books, scholastic products and cash to purchase AR tests. I have already purchased several new books for the library as well as some new AR tests. Over the next few months I will be purchasing more library materials with the money and trying to update AR tests. I am willing to take any suggestions for new AR tests, although there is a certain criteria that I follow.
They are:
1) I have to order the tests in groups of 20 - so I will keep a list of titles and when I have 20 I will place the order.
2) I prefer to have a copy of the book in the library so that all students will have access to it.
3) I try to make sure that the content of the test and book are both appropriate for our school library.
4) I try to balance the amount of lower level tests with upper grade tests so that there is always a variety of books for students to choose from.

Thanks again for such a successful book fair! Look for information about next year's book fair. Don't forget that we can always use volunteers. The more volunteers we have the more successful our fair will be! This was proven with this year's fair. I had a great group of volunteers who helped me every step of the way! Hats off to you all!!!

Library Lesson Updates!!!

And just what have pre-school through 5th been doing in the library this year?????

They have been very busy! The preschoolers have been enjoying stories ranging from books about self, to nursery ryhmes and song stories, to seasonal books about Halloween, Thanksgiving , and Christmas. The Kindergarten students have been learning how to locate books on the library shelves by reviewing their alphabet. So far they have learned about books up to the letter K and how every book lives on a certain shelf with it's neighbors that have the same last name. ( Such as letter B or C or J.) They have also listened to stories about Clifford, seasonal stories and books about school. The first graders have been reading about Mr. Wiggle, a library bookworm who tells them all about the library and books. They have learned how to take care of books and how to use their manners in the library. The second graders have been reviewing library skills and have begun to learn about authors. So far they have learned about Kevin Henkes and Tomie DePaola. The third graders have recently been learning about fairy tales and the especially the characters of the three pigs and wolves. They will be completing a report about a wolf or pig using research books and encyclopedias. The fourth graders have been reviewing library skills by doing a scavenger hunt where they had to go to different stations in the library and practice different skills such as putting books in ABC order or finding information in an atlas. The fifth graders have been learning about fairy tales from different countries and will be writing their own fairy tale after Christmas. As you can tell, we have been very busy in the library learning skills and enjoying books!!!!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Once again our Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success!! A great big thank you to every student, parent, grandparent and teacher who bought books and supported reading!!! I also owe a debt of gratitude to the many parents who helped me set up the fair, run the fair and take down the fair. It is a massive undertaking and one that would have taken me many more hours had I attempted it by myself. Stay tuned for a detailed update on the amount of profit the library received and the new books acquired. Once again... thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

AR STORE UPDATE

AR STORE UPDATE:
We had our first AR store of the year on Wednesday October 21st. Students were excited about cashing in their points. In order to come to the store, students must achieve their quarter goal. Once at the store, they have the opportunity to purchase items from two different tables of varying values. They also have a chance to put their names in for one of four raffles in which other items may be won. All who attended this quarter seemed to be happy with their purchases. Those who could not attend this quarter are going to read, read, read so that they may attend next quarter. Our next AR store will be after Christmas!
It can become quite costly to stock the AR store with different items throughout the year. This year, in particular, we are working without a budget so any donations are greatly needed and appreciated. We have some stock from last year, but clearly not enough to offer enough variety for the next three quarters. Snacks are a favorite of the students. ( Chips, candy, etc.) If you can send any snack items in they would definitely be used. We also could use other novelty items that students of all ages would like. We prefer new items still in packages that you might be able to find at clearance sales, dollar stores, etc. However, we are also willing to accept gently used items that might still be in original packaging, etc. If you have access to items such as movie coupons, etc. those would also be appreciated. It is always amazing to see what students choose! Just when you think you know what they like, they will choose something you never would have guessed they would like! Thanks for your support. If you could see the excitement on the faces of the children who cash in their points you would know that any donations will make a difference!

Wimpy Kid update!!

I can still take prepaid orders on Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4 until Wednesday Oct. 7th. Please have your child turn orders in to me by that date. Thanks!!!!!

PRE ORDER YOUR COPY OF WIMPY KID 4

Is your child a Wimpy Kid fan??? Jeff Kinney's newest book is scheduled to be released in hardcover only on October 12th. Our Scholastic Book Fair is offering an exclusive paperback edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4: Dog Days. Books will be available for purchase at our fair starting on Oct. 23rd, but if you pre-order the book now, you will be assured of a copy! Plus you will receive your copy before the fair actually starts. The books will be shipped to our school from the warehouse on October 12th. Pre-0rder forms are available in the school library and will be sent home with those students who are interested. Books must be pre-paid at $6.99 per copy. Checks may be made to St. Henry School. The list price for the hardcover copy in stores is $13.95, so you can save substantially by ordering through school. There will be limited copies available at the book fair so if you for sure want to buy it, it is best to pre-order. Books will sell out fast. I need all pre-orders by Oct. 5th so that I can call the order in. There will be lots of other great titles at the book fair too! See you there! Mrs. Bohman

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming in October! Destination : Read!!!! Please check the homepage for our fair listed to the right of this blog under " websites". That link will take you directly to the homepage where you will find information about the upcoming fair. You can print out a wish list for your child and volunteer to help out during the week of the fair. I need all of the volunteers I can get. We will be setting up on Wednesday or Thursday the week of October 19th. The more help I have the faster the set up will be. I also need helpers to work during the fair, especially when the younger classes visit. The fair will be open during parent teacher conference night on October 23rd from 2:30- ???, provided I have a few parent volunteers to stay and help as I will not be able to stay late that evening. Of course I will also need volunteers to help pack the fair up on Friday October 30th. Working the fair will be great fun and you will get time to do your own shopping!!!! There are some great books on the fair this year!!

AR Book List

Both the Boone and Kenton County Public Libraries should have the latest AR list for our school. New tests have not yet been purchased for this year, so the list they received at the end of last year is current. The link on the school website is not the most updated list so you may want to check with the public library or the AR bookfinder link on the right side of this blog. If you access the site www.arbookfind.com and type in the keycode VZ141006, press GO and then the QUICK SEARCH tab. You can type in any title to see if we have it in the library and if we have the test. If we have the test it will be highlighted in red. AR provides tests for many books, but if it is not highlighted then we have not purchased that particular test. When I purchase new tests this year I will add them to this blog so you can keep a list available.

Welcome to a new school year in the library!!

Welcome to another new year in the library! Students will be reading, reading , reading this year! Some themes that we will be studying will be Fairy Tales, Religious stories and how to use the Dewey Decimal System.