Sprucewood Golden Shelf Elf Award

Golden Shelf Elf Award

Each week we present a class with the Golden Shelf Elf Award for demonstrating the best observance of our library rules.   The award consists of a “Shelf Elf” to display in their classroom for a week and a brand new book for their classroom library.  (Books are donated from local companies.) Each child is also given a small individual reward of a bookmark or pencil. In the library the teacher’s name and class is posted on the Shelf Elf Award Poster so all can see.

Titanic Sinks at Butler Elementary

Butler Elementary had a lot of fun with the Titanic. That is a paradox!

 To celebrate the 100th Anniversary, we made a huge Titanic bulletin board and asked the students to draw what they could see looking inside a Titanic porthole.

We gathered many Titanic books and left them on tables so the whole school could read them. During library story time, we read a simple version of the Titanic Sinking and then had the children don some props and read the history of six of the people on the Titanic including Captain Smith, Molly Brown, a member of the band, etc.

 There is a great interest in the Titanic which even includes Kindergartners.

OAKDALE ELEMENTARY

We put together one of our Media Modules.A display of books with "ABC" books,

"Counting " books, and "Wordless" books.

Oakdale Elementary

At Oakdale, we asked teachers to share a favorite word along with any comments on that word. We posted these on the wall. (On the back of the card, we have the definition and the comments.) At the beginning of each class library time, we spotlight a couple of the words. The kids have loved it and have even voluneteered their own favorite words. This has been a fun to enhance the vocabulary of the students (and us)!