It's that time...

for the United States to vote for President!  Adults 18 years and old can register and vote in all kinds of elections but only once every four years is the Presidential election.  The Presidential election this time is on November 6, 2012.

If you look for books about elections and presidents, you will find all sorts of characters running for president.  Here is a book cover that I borrowed from my good friend, Mrs. Cupples, the Tipps Elementary librarian.

When you see a link that asks for a username and password, ask me and I will give you that information at school.  Enjoy!

NOTE: Miss Caddell is the queen of the library  but  not  the Internet so be careful when looking around and always get your parent's permission before you go online.  Please don't sign up for ANYTHING without letting an adult know about it!

Johnny Appleseed

September 26th is John Chapman's birthday.  He is better known as Johnny Appleseed and is known today for introducing apple trees to several states.  Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy all kinds of apples. 

Here is the ThingLink from last September with additional links to enjoy:

NOTE: Miss Caddell is the queen of the library but not the Internet so becareful when looking around and always get your parent's permission before you go online. Please don't sign up for ANYTHING without letting an adult know
about it!



We the Kids...

We observe Constitution Day on September 17th with lessons and activities leading up to that day.  This book breaks down the preamble so kids can understand it, too.

NOTE: Miss Caddell is the queen of the library but not the Internet so becareful when looking around and always get your parent's permission before you go online. Please don't sign up for ANYTHING without letting an adult know
about it!



Is this really a diary??

Greg Heffley is NOT writing a diary - it's a journal but his mother brought the wrong type of book.  Six books later and he's still writing.  Book 7, The Third Wheel, is coming out November 13!

NOTE: Miss Caddell is the queen of the library but not the Internet so becareful when looking around and always get  your parent's permission before you go online. Please don't sign up for ANYTHING without letting an adult know
about it!

Summertime and the reading is easy...

Summer is coming soon and we need to make a plan... to read!
Here are links to some reading programs and activities going on this summer plus links to local public libraries.  There's also a link to our school library so you can read ebooks all summer long from our Destiny library search catalog, too.  Look for the ebook link under Resource Lists.

*Printable version of links on CHES web page 

Have fun and I can't wait to hear what you've been reading all summer!  Tell me in the comments section below or email me.

My friend, Mrs. Cupples, the Tipps Elementary librarian, posted this book cover with lots of links to free and cheap things to do this summer on her blog.

*Officially Summer Reading image found on several blogs through Google image search. 

Hungry for more like Hunger Games?

The Hunger Games trilogy is wonderful to read but not appropriate for our K-4th library so I thought I would spotlight the author of the series, Suzanne Collins, and the series she wrote before Kat and crew: The Underland Chronicles. The first book in the series is Gregor the Overlander and it is awesome!
At one point, while reading the second book in the series, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, I was so shocked by something that happened that I had to put the book down.  But, of course, soon enough, I picked it right back up and finished that book and the next three.  Love them!  I think you will, too, if you like fantasy and adventure stories.
I know these books already have fans at our school.  I just looked at our library catalog and all five are checked!  Fantastic!!

I'm a poet and I know it...

See how I just made a rhyme??  So can you because anyone can be a poet!  I just know it!
I also know April is National Poetry Month and our 800 section is chock full of poetry books waiting just for you.

One of my favorite children's poets is Shel Silverstein and our library has a book of newly discovered poems called Every Thing on It.  Thank you, Mr. Silverstein!

A hundred years ago...

on April 14, 1912, the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage and there are still books, TV shows, and movies that show the ongoing fascination with this ship.  We have several books about the Titanic and there are more written all the time.  Here's one of the favorites from the Carol Holt library:

Are you an eggs-pert?

Many other animals besides chickens come from eggs.  One of the books I like to share with students is An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Aston. I think you will like it, too!

Read it and see what you learn about eggs!

May the force be with you!

The 2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award winner is... The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger.

BONUS: Here is the original Star Wars movie as an animated GIF - enjoy!

Seuss on the Loose!

Our school will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2.  We have plans for celebrating one of our favorite author all that week.  It will be as fun as eating Green Eggs and Ham!

African American History is all our History

Thank you to Mrs. Cupples from Roberta Tipps Elementary for creating this ThingLink about African American history:

Time to vote!

Our 3rd and 4th graders will have the chance to vote for their favorite on the Texas Bluebonnet list.  They have to read five books on the list and turn in their reading log sometime during the week of January 23-27.  Their votes will be sent to Austin to be counted with others all around the state.
The Texas Bluebonnet winner will be announced in early February and all of our voters will celebrate the winning book soon after.

Click on the Texas Bluebonnet logo to find out more about this unique opportunity for students to have a say on a favorite book.