May 17, 2012
Library
May @ the Library
Our library catalog is now available as an app!
Have your parents watch this YouTube video at home called, Learn about Destiny Quest Mobile, for step-by-step directions or read the directions listed below this video.
Students in grades 2-5 will be learning how to use
the
Destiny Quest App
on our school's iPads. It is available for the iPad, iTouch and iPhone,
as well as Android smartphones.
If you would like to get a jump-start at home, do the following:
1. Go to the App Store(or Market) and search for
Destiny Quest
2. Download and install the free app
3. Enter the
URL: guilderland.follettdestiny.com (keeping the "Basic" settings)
4. Enter the Username and Password that your were given in the library
(new cards will be coming for students this week.)
5. Students are encouraged to explore, but please note that all holds
and reviews will be sent to Ms. Harmon first. The reviews will become
part of the library catalog and there is a format that we would like
students to follow.
Click the buttons below for directions.
NOTE: The Recommend feature is not available on this app.
6. More information to come in the library!
Two Local Nonfiction Authors Coming to Pine Bush on May 8th & 9th.
Ellen Senisi will be with K-3 students in the gym on
Tuesday, May 8.
Lois Miner Huey will meet with 4-5th graders in the gym on Wednesday,
May 9.
Click on the videos below to see student work inspired by Ellen Senisi.
Friendship: Our photo essay set to music.
Helping Hands: Our photo essay set to music.
Summer Days: Our photo essay set to music.
created during library classes
Sweet Treats: Our photo essay set to music.
created during library
classes
What's So Funny? Our photo essay set to music.
created during library
classes
Click on the links below for full text magazine articles written by Lois Miner Huey. Click on the puzzlemaker.com link to make your own word search.
Wild Town (This article has a word search puzzle, make your own at puzzlemaker.com.)
The Past is Present (Try a word search that Ms. Harmon made to go with this article.)
Go to our Visiting Authors web page for more articles and learn more about these nonfiction authors.
The Puppet People are coming on May 10!
The Puppet People are a husband and wife team that
make their own puppets, scenery and scripts. They travel to schools,
festivals and theaters to share the fun and creativity of puppetry.
Visit their web-site to learn more about their production of
The Firebird.
If you would like to know the story before they arrive, read an online
version of the Russian folktale
here, or a Reader's Theater (play) version
here.
April @ the Library
Earth Day was April 22nd!
Celebrate all month with these resources form the library.
Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle Click on the title for an animation and
activities to help you learn about taking care of our Earth!
Free from BrainPopJr.
Reduce, reuse, recycle is also the April theme for Click Magazine for Kids web site. Visit the site to read stories, articles and play games.
View the Animoto video below for library nonfiction,
fiction and picture books with
a "green" theme... then check them out!
Go green and be creative, too!
Avery has been using library books all year to get craft ideas. Ask her about the series, Green Projects for Resourceful Kids. She's made many "cool crafts" from jeans, plastic bottles and more! This is a photo of the pockets that she made for her locker.
March @ the Library
Two Local Nonfiction Authors Coming to Pine Bush this May
Each school year, the Pine Bush PTA helps us to celebrate authorship by bringing authors and illustrators to Pine Bush Elementary School to meet with our students.
Students are beginning to prepare for the following authors, Ellen Senisi (Grades K-3) and Lois Miner Huey (Grades 4-5.) Both authors write nonfiction books for children using some very special research skills and talents. Ellen Senisi is a photo-essayist and Lois Miner Huey is a historical archaeologist. Click here to learn more about them and to read some of their articles online.
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Celebrate his birthday by checking out some of his many picture books and I Can Read Beginner chapter books in the library.
We also have some biographies that older students and adults may enjoy.
Learn about his life and then re-read his stories to see if they have new meaning for you.
There are also so many fun games and activities at Seussville.com. Have fun!
February @ the Library
Our staff and students are becoming very "self-empowered" in the library, thanks to our new library catalog and circulation system called, Follett Destiny. Besides searching for their library books, students are learning to do more things, like:
Click on the buttons above for directions* that you can try with your own library account. (*.pdf documents.) Click your browser's back button to get back to this page.
January @ the Library
Many new things are happening this new year. Our library system has changed and students are learning all the new features and how to use it for their own needs (more information to follow.)
TumbleBooks can now be viewed on the iPad. Click the TumbleBooks for iPad link below to choose from the list of storybooks that are just for the iPad. The people at TumbleBook Library are working hard to make their entire collection available. If you don't have an iPad, you can still view their entire library collection by clicking the TumbleBooks link below.
December @ the Library
Read a New Book Month!
Our school library is unable to checkout library
books to students during this holiday break, so here are a few books to
enjoy online!
For the entire listing of books in the TumbleBook Library, click
here.
Gr. K-3
Click on the book cover to read the TumbleBook
version of
Lewis Cardinal's First Winter.
(4 minutes)
When you finish the story, do the TumbleBook Report, take the Quiz, and
play the Games (Word Search and Puzzle.)
Be sure to close the window (X out) when the story is done to get back
to the quiz and games page and then back to this page.
Gr. K-3
Click on the book cover to read the TumbleBook
version of
Martin MacGregor's Snowman.
(7 minutes)
When you finish the story, do the TumbleBook Report, take the Quiz, and
play the Games (Word Search, Word Find and Fill-in-the-blanks.)
Be sure to close the window (X out) when the story is done to get back
to the quiz and games page and then back to this page.
Gr. K-2
on the cover to read the TumbleBook version of the
picture book,
Wild League on Ice. (5 minutes)
When you finish the story, do the TumbleBook Report, take the Quiz, and
play the Memory Game.
Be sure to close the window (X out) when the story is done to get back
to the quiz and games page and then back to this page.
Gr. 1-4
Click on the cover to read the TumbleBook version of
the nonfiction book,
The Story of Snow.
When you finish the book, do the TumbleBook Report.
Be sure to close the window (X out) when the story is done to get back
to the quiz and games page and then back to this page.
November @ the Library
In recognition of Election Day, students use hand-held "voters" to test their individual understanding of the tools and strategies they use while finding fiction books in the library. The questions focused on searching and browsing, library organization, authors, and genres. Assessments were designed for K-1, 2, 3 and 4-5. Examples of questions are in the screen snapshots below.
(Dewey the Book Hound is helping us with our searching and browsing techniques!)
October @ the Library
Computer Learning Month
Students are learning how to be good citizens at
school, on the bus and... online!
They are working on their own Digital Citizenship
and it is similar to being a good citizen anywhere. There are rules
created to keep you safe and there are responsibilities that each person
has to make the online community the best that it can be.
K-2 Students are learning 3 important rules about going to online places safely:
Have your parent's permission or go online with an
adult.
Only talk to people that you know
(and be respectful!)
Go to web sites that adults say are okay.
3-5 Students are learning about staying safe and talking safely online using common sense.
Don't give out private information about yourself.
If something makes you uncomfortable, log out and tell a trusted adult.
Be respectful when talking or posting comments online
and contribute with a purpose.
Check out our school's new character education
web site & blog called
Pine Bush Elementary ... Success!
Find it online @
http://pbesuccess.weebly.com/
The web site is being created by the Pine Bush Elementary School Success Team as a tool to present, communicate, and reflect on character education activities that take place at our school. It's a great place to practice kind and purposeful online communication.
Children's Magazine Month
Have you read a magazine lately? If not, come to the library and try one this month!
Magazines have so much to offer: stories, poems, plays, nonfiction articles, games, and craft ideas.
When you read a magazine use the table of contents to choose the articles that you want to read or just read the whole magazine from cover to cover.
We have so many kinds of
magazines to choose from, too.
Just review the list below, come to the
library and choose the magazine
that is "just right" for you.
There are some magazine web sites where you can learn more and play online games:
Click on the
Student Patron link on the left
Try a magazine this October, you'll like what you find!
The following magazines are available in our library to checkout for one week:
American Girl has stories, crafts, activities and advice for girls ages 8-12.
Appleseeds has non-fiction articles about reading and social studies topics for kids ages 7 to 9.
Calliope has world history articles for ages 9-14.
Click teaches about science and nature with fun characters, articles, and science activities for ages 3-6.
Cobblestone has stories, articles, timelines and activities about American history for ages 9-14.
Cricket has good story-writing and classic literature for kids ages 9-14.
Faces is great for learning about World Cultures, for children ages 9-14.
Kids Discover focuses on a science or social studies topic each month for ages 6-12.
Ladybug offers a mix of stories for children at different reading levels for ages 3-6.
Muse has history, science, and art information about the past and present for ages 9-14.
National Geographic Kids is a fact and graphics-filled magazine written for ages 6+.
Odyssey explores the newest topics in science for kids ages 10 to 15.
Ranger Rick has amazing facts, photos, and outdoor adventures about animals and nature for ages 8-12.
Spider has stories, poems, and articles written by children's authors for ages 6-9.
Sports Illustrated for Kids features sports news, games and interviews with athletes for ages 8+.
Stone Soup has creative writing, poetry and art, created by kids for kids ages 8-13.
Zoobooks focuses on a single animal each month through great photography, illustrations, diagrams, and writing for ages 6-12
National Pizza Month!
To learn about the origin of National Pizza Month
click
here.
To find some family craft ideas to celebrate National Pizza Month
click
here.
Check out these pizza-rific books from our school library!
6
41.8 KRE The pizza book : fun, facts, a recipe -- the works! Krensky, Stephen
September @ the Library
Library Program Overview - Open House 2011Presentation
Click the arrow below to play the video.
Come to the library to gather up some Fall titles!
The leaves are just starting to change outside, but
they have already changed to beautiful reds, yellows and oranges in
these picture books. Check them out and fall into Fall!
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves PIC RAW
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf PIC EHL
Leaf Man PIC EHL
Peepers PIC BUN
Autumn Across America 508.73 SIM
When Autumn Comes 508 MAA
You can see other fall books buy visiting our online library catalog. Type autumn, apples, pumpkins, leaves or any other fall words into the search field and press subject to find books to enjoy this season.
Pine Bush Elementary School Library Catalog Search our school library
collection from the library, classroom or home!
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Don't forget to visit
Guilderland Public Library for a very important school supply.. .a
public library card. You will need it to check out library materials
when you go there.
Our school does not require library cards to check out books, but a card
will be sent home this month to help you keep track of your Pine Bush
Elementary library books.