Coretta Scott King Awards

Reading BINGO!

Dear Parents,

Just because we are not in school for two weeks, doesn’t mean we don’t want your children reading every day. That’s why we decided to make reading over break more fun!

Please use this BINGO card to color in the different reading activities as your child(ren) experience them. For each BINGO that is completed your child will earn a raffle ticket. If your child completes the whole card, they will earn 15 raffle tickets. BINGO Cards are due to the library on Friday, January 10th. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD’S FIRST AND LAST NAME ARE ON THEIR CARDS. The reading raffle will take place the week of January 13th.

Thank you for your support with this initiative. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Schaab.   If you have any fun pictures to share during reading BINGO, please also share those with Mrs. Schaab as well.  We love seeing readers and sharing pictures in the LRC.

Click here to download an extra copy of the BINGO card!

Have a wonderful winter break!

Mrs. Caroline Schaab!

We have playaways!

Parents of third through fifth graders!  Sign your opt your child in or out to be able to use our new Playaways!

Saving Fiona & Podcasting

The Monarch Book that we are working with this week is called, Saving Fiona, by Thane Maynard.

This is a narrative non-fiction book about the world famous hippo named Fiona, a baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo, the team of scientists and caregivers who nursed her to health, and the vast community in Cincinnati and beyond who rallied around her.

We will read this story and learn all about the special Fiona!



If you want to learn more about Fiona and see her in action, click here. or use the .pdf you recieved in class!

In the Intermediate grades we are working on podcasting this week!   Click on some of the links below to visit some of my favorites:


Six Minutes Podcast

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

KidNuz: News to Grow On

Story Pirates

But Why


Are you a Podcast listener?  Do you have one I should add to the list?   Let me know and I'll happily add one!

Balloons Over Broadway Resources!

Want to learn more?  

Thanks to the amazing teacher librarian, Shannon McClintock Miller, you can tour the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade!

To see more of her amazing work, click here. 

Check out this awesome Wonderopolis article on, Do You Love a Parade?

Skeletons are NOT Spooky!

Here is a book we'll read in LRC this week! :)

#StandUpforOthers

Here are some great read alouds to help with the message of standing up for others and spreading kindness!  I hope you enjoy these!

Here is last week's story, I am Empathy by Susan Verde.