 Dear families, Here is a quick look at the what we've been up to in the library in recent months! We learned about some amazing and talented American during Black History Month. Here are just a few of the books we enjoyed.
Poetry Month During Poetry Month we read some amazing books by Doug Florian, Shel Silverstein, and Jack Prelutsky! Our fourth and fifth grade friends did an amazing job creating some black out poetry! KEVA Plank STEM Some of our friends in kindergarten and first took on the ABC and Make Your Name challenge using Keva planks! We learned about some amazing women during Women's History Month!
 Asian American Pacific Islander History Month
 Coding Ozobots, Bee-bots and Unplugged Coding (Binary Code and How to Code a Sandcastle) Pumpkin Jack sprouted! We were all amazing and surprised when after opening the jar (outside - whew baby!), some of the seeds from Pumpkin Jack sprouted! 
 Fun of all sorts We read with Snoopies and Woodstocks, made, created and built, played games of checkers, chess and Connect Four and enjoyed our beautiful and comfy library spaces! Sticktogether Poster All our bees enjoyed collaborating on our Sticktogether poster!
Origami cats, dogs and flextangles! Summer Reading at Crozet Branch JMRL Please continue to read and check out books over the summer. Our local branch of the Jefferson Madison Regional Library has an amazing summer reading challenge to keep students reading all summer long! Check it out!   Thank you so much for a wonderful year as the BES librarian! I wish you all the best next year whether it be our rising fifth graders moving on to Henley, our friends joining Crozet School community, our friends remaining at BES and those moving on to other adventures! Have a wonderful summer break!
Much love and hugs, Gay
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Dear families,
Thank you so much for helping to make our book fair a success! The library was an especially happy and joyful place last week! The funds raised will be used to add books and materials to our media center! Any remaining eWallets funds can be used at our online book fair which will be open through May 8th https://www.scholastic.com/bf/besbooks. After this date, any remaining balance will be returned to you via an eGift card which can be used throughout Scholastic online or to fund an eWallet for a future book fair. Thanks again for your support! Much love and hugs, Gay  I'm so very happy for the return of a Brownsville tradition - The Scholastic Book Fair!  Bruno has been quite the hit this week! Ask your child about Bruno's presence in the daily announcements! (Thank you, Mr. Foreman! You rock!) Sneak Peek! Since we are not able to have families in the building this year, I thought you might like a sneak peek of the library! Pictures provided below in slide show format. Book Fair Family Letter Click below to open a copy of the book fair letter sent home with the flyer last week. This is a great way to revisit payment options (cash, check, card and e-wallet) and other important information. Brownsville Scholastic Book Fair Website Here is a link to the Brownsville Scholastic Book Fair Website. This page has a link to allow for online viewing and purchasing beginning April 25th. Items ordered online will be shipped directly to your home. There are likely to be items available online that are out of stock in the library so it might be worth a look! Classroom e-wallet Teachers traditionally post class wishlists at the book fair on family night. Several families have asked if there is a way to contribute to classroom libraries since we are not able to host a family night this year. Scholastic provides the option for teachers to create an e-wallet for classroom library purchases! If you'd like to contribute to a classroom e-wallet, please check out the link below. Book Fair Schedule Most students will have the opportunity to shop during their weekly library class time. Upper grade teachers on the B week schedule signed up for time to visit as class this week. In addition, there will be open times in the library for students to visit the library each day. I'm looking forward to hosting my first book fair and the return of a Brownsville tradition! The library has been an extra joyful place filled with enthusiasm and excitement this past week!
Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions. Love and hugs, Gay [email protected]
All Are Welcome by Alexandria Penfold and You Matter by Christian Robinson It was very important to me to begin the year with these two books. All are welcome in our beautiful BES hive and each every Brownsville Bee matters all day, every day!
 Elephant, Piggie and Pigeon Mo Willems is a favorite and much loved author! We laugh together at Elephant, Piggie and Pigeons antics and adventures!
Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month ran from September 15th through October 15th. Here are just a few of the books we enjoyed in the BES hive!     Below is a favorite video clip! Listen as author Matt de la Pena reads Last Stop on Market Street to a lucky group of kiddos. I want to ride and listen along with them! Science in the Library - Pumpkin Jack After reading Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbard, we created one of our own for the BES library! He's received quite of bit of attention and students and staff alike have enjoying watching the decomposition process!  Digital Citizenship Students in kindergarten, first and second grades participated in recognizing Digital Citizenship Week in October. We watched the videos linked below and talked about the ways we can be safe, respectful and responsible when using technology. No worries, grades three, four and five, your turn is coming!
Dictionary Skills Fifth graders used Jamboard to work with guide words and learn dictionary skills. We are so lucky to have the Promethean boards to make our lessons more fun and engaging!  Biographies Fourth grade students have been frequent visitors to the library recently as they check out books to help with their biography research projects. Hands on Fun Check out the slide show below to see some of our Bees in action. I'm always amazed at what they can make and create! Thanksgiving Some of the books shared just before the Thanksgiving break include Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, Thunder Boy and Balloon Over Broadway! Library Squad We had our first few meetings of Library Squad! I'm looking forward to great year working and planning with our fifth grade leadership friends!  Thanks again for sharing your children with me. I wish you all a wonderful winter break!
Love and hugs, Gay |
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