It's October and it's time to SCARE up some readers. Thanks to our local McDonald's restaurants, kids will have the chance to earn free treats by logging reading minutes while in the library. During their class time in the library, kids can log their reading minutes on the bulletin board. The class with the highest total of minutes by Oct. 31st will win some free eats at McDonald's. Happy Haunted Reading!
-Mrs. Joffs
Monday, October 7, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Welcome back Summitview Stars! School has begun and we are well into our fall semester. I want to congratulate all of our summer Firefly readers. We had quite a few children complete their summer reading lists. Our Star readers are Emily and Robert Anderson, Dane and Brock Needham, Delaney Soderstrom, Makayla Philp, Alexa Alcala, Connor Johnson, and Andrew Mauch. Well done! We have a lot of different activities planned for the library this year. I am hopeful that these activities will help ignite a passion for reading and learning.
There is no friend as loyal as a book! - Ernest Hemingway
There is no friend as loyal as a book! - Ernest Hemingway
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Winners of the Young American Poetry Digest!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following Summitview students who will have their poetry published in the Young American Poetry Digest. We are so proud of you.
Kaitlyn Cooper, Alysee Ditto, Venezia Follingstad, Kaitlin Howard, Jacquelyn Kovach, Kendall Marez, Maximus Mertell, Levi Miller, Noah Miller, Zylar Owens, Lily Perry, Isabella Roberts, Faith Shaw and Katie Ardaiz.
Well done Stars!
BOOK CLUB
In other news, our Stargazer Book Club is going great. Ten 5th grade students were chosen by their teachers to participate in this after school program. The book club meets each month to discuss the assigned book. We have already read the historical fiction novel, Snow Treasure and Jerry Spinelli's Crash. This next month is a free choice and the readers will come ready to discuss their favorite characters, the plot and tell us why we should or shouldn't read it. Our final novel is by Roald Dahl, Matilda. The discussions range from bravery to peer pressure to dealing with life's emotions. It has been a fun club so far.
Kaitlyn Cooper, Alysee Ditto, Venezia Follingstad, Kaitlin Howard, Jacquelyn Kovach, Kendall Marez, Maximus Mertell, Levi Miller, Noah Miller, Zylar Owens, Lily Perry, Isabella Roberts, Faith Shaw and Katie Ardaiz.
Well done Stars!
BOOK CLUB
In other news, our Stargazer Book Club is going great. Ten 5th grade students were chosen by their teachers to participate in this after school program. The book club meets each month to discuss the assigned book. We have already read the historical fiction novel, Snow Treasure and Jerry Spinelli's Crash. This next month is a free choice and the readers will come ready to discuss their favorite characters, the plot and tell us why we should or shouldn't read it. Our final novel is by Roald Dahl, Matilda. The discussions range from bravery to peer pressure to dealing with life's emotions. It has been a fun club so far.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day
Our beloved Cat in the hat was joined by 200+ readers here at Summitview and they had a prison break. He is once again FREE and back up on the wall where he belongs. Great job kids. Thank you for rescuing Cat just in time to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday. We will be joining thousands of kids in schools across the country in celebrating Read Across America on Wednesday, March 2nd. We will have some special guests coming to read to our kiddos throughout the day. Some of those guests include Mayor Micah Cawley, one of our Yakima County Sheriffs, a soldier serving in our Armed Forces, a soccer player training with the Olympic Development Team in Seattle, and some of our local Firefighters.
March 2nd is also PaJaMa DaY!
BOOK FAIR
Start saving those pennies...the Scholastic Book Fair is right around the corner. It will be held during Conference week which is March 21-25.
NATIONAL POETRY DIGEST CONTEST DEADLINE IS MARCH 7TH!
Be sure to get your Haiku poems turned in to me, here in the library. Let's show them how bright we Summitview Stars can shine!
MARCH BOOK REVIEW-
by Summitview Students
Students can review any book they have read and rate it on a scale of 1-5 Shamrocks.
5 Shamrocks means the book "rocked!" Detailed reviews are on the wall of the library. Come take a peak!
Dear Little Fish by Andre Dehan was given a 5 Shamrock review by Sophia
Bedtime at the Swamp by Kristyn Crow was given a 5 Shamrock review by Hailey G.
Horror at the Haunted House by Peg Kehret was given a 3 Shamrock review by Sarah M.
March 2nd is also PaJaMa DaY!
BOOK FAIR
Start saving those pennies...the Scholastic Book Fair is right around the corner. It will be held during Conference week which is March 21-25.
NATIONAL POETRY DIGEST CONTEST DEADLINE IS MARCH 7TH!
Be sure to get your Haiku poems turned in to me, here in the library. Let's show them how bright we Summitview Stars can shine!
MARCH BOOK REVIEW-
by Summitview Students
Students can review any book they have read and rate it on a scale of 1-5 Shamrocks.
5 Shamrocks means the book "rocked!" Detailed reviews are on the wall of the library. Come take a peak!
Dear Little Fish by Andre Dehan was given a 5 Shamrock review by Sophia
Bedtime at the Swamp by Kristyn Crow was given a 5 Shamrock review by Hailey G.
Horror at the Haunted House by Peg Kehret was given a 3 Shamrock review by Sarah M.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
New Titles Hitting the Library Next Week!
Thanks to our fabulous PTA we have some new titles coming to the library. Here are a few of those titles:
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lighting, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The Report Card, Hatching Magic, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack?, Sounder (Newbery Medal Winner) and The Girl, The Queen, and The Castle. We have 25 new books all thanks to our generous PTA.
Our brilliant students here at Summitview are writing haiku poems in hopes of winning the $100 prize for our library. We are anxious to get some more comfy seating in our reading areas. The deadline for poems is March 7th. Let me share some of the amazing work going on in the library during noon recess.
Dragonfly
Only in summer
Beautiful in the blue sky
Buzz buzz dragonfly.
-Lily, age 8
As for that Cat in the Hat, he has a message:
I do not like it here in jail, I wish some readers would post my bail. I need these kids to read and read. For reading is a kindly deed. I do not like it here in jail, the air I breathe is getting stale. Please release me, read a book. Please read to get me off the hook. I do not like it here in jail, I wish some readers would post my bail.
We are SO close to a prison break. We need about 20 readers to reach our goal of 200 kids caught reading. Get those books out and read!
Our 4th graders have been learning to use the Dewey Decimal system in preparation for middle school. It's been a bit confusing but they are getting it. We will continue to work on this the rest of the school year.
Have a great Valentine's Day!
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lighting, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The Report Card, Hatching Magic, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack?, Sounder (Newbery Medal Winner) and The Girl, The Queen, and The Castle. We have 25 new books all thanks to our generous PTA.
Our brilliant students here at Summitview are writing haiku poems in hopes of winning the $100 prize for our library. We are anxious to get some more comfy seating in our reading areas. The deadline for poems is March 7th. Let me share some of the amazing work going on in the library during noon recess.
Dragonfly
Only in summer
Beautiful in the blue sky
Buzz buzz dragonfly.
-Lily, age 8
As for that Cat in the Hat, he has a message:
I do not like it here in jail, I wish some readers would post my bail. I need these kids to read and read. For reading is a kindly deed. I do not like it here in jail, the air I breathe is getting stale. Please release me, read a book. Please read to get me off the hook. I do not like it here in jail, I wish some readers would post my bail.
We are SO close to a prison break. We need about 20 readers to reach our goal of 200 kids caught reading. Get those books out and read!
Our 4th graders have been learning to use the Dewey Decimal system in preparation for middle school. It's been a bit confusing but they are getting it. We will continue to work on this the rest of the school year.
Have a great Valentine's Day!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Get Caught Reading
Welcome to THE Summitview Library Blog.
The Cat in the Hat is in jail! What? That's right. Dr. Seuss' beloved Cat in the Hat is in jail. Summitview students need to free him in time for Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day on March 2nd. Students need to get caught reading by their teacher or myself. Any student "caught" reading will have their name put on a paper star and be put in jail with Cat. Once we have 200 readers, we will have a PRISON BREAK.
Things are changing in the Summitview library. Stop in to have a look! We have some exciting things happening. We have a poetry contest starting in February. Writer workshops will be taking place in the library during lunch recess. Students must sign up for a time slot and spaces are limited. We are concentrating on haiku poetry. The school with the most published submissions will win $100 for their library. The children will receive all necessary information from their teachers or may pick up a flyer in the library.
The "Star Reader Book Club" will be starting in March for grade 4 children only. This will be an after school program and the book club will meet once a month for the months of March, April, May and June. It is free and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Please watch for the flyer that will be coming home soon.
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells."-- Dr. Seuss.
As I mentioned earlier, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day. We are planning some visits by some special guests on that day. He was a wise man and a clever writer. We will celebrate his life and works by reading his books throughout that week. More to come as the event draws closer.
The Cat in the Hat is in jail! What? That's right. Dr. Seuss' beloved Cat in the Hat is in jail. Summitview students need to free him in time for Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day on March 2nd. Students need to get caught reading by their teacher or myself. Any student "caught" reading will have their name put on a paper star and be put in jail with Cat. Once we have 200 readers, we will have a PRISON BREAK.
Things are changing in the Summitview library. Stop in to have a look! We have some exciting things happening. We have a poetry contest starting in February. Writer workshops will be taking place in the library during lunch recess. Students must sign up for a time slot and spaces are limited. We are concentrating on haiku poetry. The school with the most published submissions will win $100 for their library. The children will receive all necessary information from their teachers or may pick up a flyer in the library.
The "Star Reader Book Club" will be starting in March for grade 4 children only. This will be an after school program and the book club will meet once a month for the months of March, April, May and June. It is free and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Please watch for the flyer that will be coming home soon.
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells."-- Dr. Seuss.
As I mentioned earlier, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day. We are planning some visits by some special guests on that day. He was a wise man and a clever writer. We will celebrate his life and works by reading his books throughout that week. More to come as the event draws closer.
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