At the end of the school year Mrs. Sparks and Mrs. Potter planned a Kindergarten library unit that incorporated a number of Common Core State Standards. Kindergarten Reading Literature Standards from the CCSS RL K 2: With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. RL K 3: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and…
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott Medal. Students and staff at FES took part in our first annual Mock Caldecott program, and they voted for Extra Yarn written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen as the winner. Jon Klassen did win the 2013 Caldecott Medal for This Is Not My Hat. Extra…
We’re excited to announce that FES students (entering grades 1-5) will have access to Tales2Go audio books from home during summer vacation. Listening to audio books will help students improve their comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary, and it’s fun! Students have been issued logins and passwords as part of our school-wide subscription. The login information was…
The students and staff at FES checked out 38,823 items during the 2012/2013 school year. This is 4,203 more books than last year. Here’s a graph showing the elementary library’s circulation statistics for the past three years. You may wonder what has caused our circulation statistics to rise so much this year. Here…
As the school year comes to a close, let’s look back at which books were checked out of the FES Library most often. #1 Smile by Raina Telgemeier 129 Checkouts It’s no surprise that Smile has been checked out 129 times this year. The library owns six copies, and they are always checked out. This…
The book fair will be set up in the FES Library from May 28th- June 3rd. Students will visit the book fair with their classes. There are also times during the week when parents my bring their children to shop for books. Proceeds from the book fair will be used to purchase books and supplies…
I am pleased to tell you about a number of excellent author and illustrator events that are scheduled during the month of May. I encourage families to take advantage of these low-cost events that promote reading for pleasure. May 4th Free Comic Book Day This annual event is celebrated across the country. Stop by your…
Yes, reading comics is good for your kids! A discussion about the value of reading comics and graphic novels FES parents are invited to join visual artist, Henry Wolyniec, art teacher, Katie Hall, and librarian, Cathy Potter, for an evening discussion of literacy and comic arts. Comic books have been popular with students for many…
Earlier this year, Mr. Carter’s fifth grade class read books that were Newbery Honoro or Newbery Medal winners. Students used Animoto on the iPads to create book trailer based on the books they read. Here are a few of their book trailers. Check back for more! Shiloh Book Trailer by Harrison W. When…
On March 29, 2013, students in grades K-3 voted for the Chickadee Award. The Chickadee Award is a state award for best picture book, and only students are allowed to vote. The FES winner of the Chickadee Award was… Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott The state winner of…