About the Jefferson Elementary Library

Jefferson Elementary Library has over 12,000 hard and paperback books, audio-visual materials, magazines, and realia. Open during school hours, the library is staffed by a full time library teacher and half time clerk. Library classes are held each week for forty minutes for all classes in the building except kindergarten who meets for thirty minutes. The library is also available for research assignments, ongoing school programs, Fiction Bookshelf, Reading Wheel, library research groups, First Grade Readers, kindergarten readers, Reading with Rover and other activities throughout the year. Library curriculum has been updated to reflect the new standards. 

IBRARY   CHEDULE                                                2010-2011                                                MONDAY.....................KINDERGARTEN & 4th GRADE             TUESDAY.......................................................5th GRADE             WEDNESDAY................................................2nd GRADE             THURSDAY....................................................1st GRADE              FRIDAY..........................................................3rd GRADE Students are encouraged to return their books in the morning of their library class.  Classes that return all of their books receive a "Perfect Book Return Award."  An announcement is made and the students are given a small prize.  The classroom also receives a small award that is posted outside the classroom.

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS


What's Happening in the Library!

                                         Readers Groups
                 1st Grade............................Book Buddies,  
                                                       October........Minnie & Moo and the Night of the Living Bed
                                                       November.....Animal Rescue Club*
                                                       January.........Mercy Watson to the Rescue
                                                       February......Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole
                                                       March.............Case of the Climbing Cat
                 2nd Grade...........................Yellow House Mystery
                 3rd Grade............................Birthday Book Club, read a book by an author born in a 
                                                         particular month                
                 4th Grade.............................September.....Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
                                                         October..........Everything on a Waffle
                                                                               Skyping with Markham School
                                                           December.......39th Clue
                 5th Grade..............................October............Boggart
                                                          March...............Walk Two Moons
                                                          May....................Midwife's Apprentice

                                                    First Grade Book Buddies 
                                will meet on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 11:45 in the library. 

                                                              Book of the Month is

Everything on a Waffle-- Skype event with Markham Elementary School



5th grade reads Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech



John Manders, Illustrator Visits Jefferson Elementary School!

Mr.Schnirel reading Corduroy	Animal Friends...."Reading with Rover"

 

Fifth grade students researched Presidents and prepared Pathfinders.  Click below to view.

READING BLOG

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     How to Pick a Book that is Just Right for You!

Ask your friends..
        Find out what your friends are reading.  They may have some good ideas for you.

Ask your librarian or teacher...
       Librarians and teachers know a lot about books.  Ask for some suggestions.

Talk to your parents...
       Talk with your parents about different subjects and your interests.  Ask them to help you pick books that you may like.

Look the book over first...
       Examine the book before you start to read it.  Read the "blurb" (a funny word that means a short summary about the story) on the inside of the book's cover.  Look at the cover, pictures, and chapters.

Try the 5-finger test...
       If you think a book may be too hard for you try the 5-finger test.  Read the first page.  Put a finger on every word you don't know.  Keep the fingers on those words.  If you use all five fingers of one hand on one page, you might want to look for another book.

Find a favorite author...
       If you like a book by a certain author, you'll probably like other books by that same person.  Most authors have written more than one book.

Enjoy picture books...
       You're never too old to enjoy picture books.  They're fun at any age.

Don't worry about length...
       The length of a book has nothing to do with how good it is.  The most important thing is that you like the book.

1. Think about the book...
          After you've read one book, and before you get another one, take a few minutes and think about the book you've just finished.  Did you like the story?  Did you like the people?  Was it funny?  Did it make you feel happy or sad?  Did it make you think? If you liked it, tell a friend about it!
   
   100 Things to do with a Book
   1.  Read it
   2. Do a report
   3.  Use as a step
   4. Use as a frisbee
   5.  Help with posture
   6.  Write a book
   7.  Illustrate a book
   8.  Use it as a computer
   9.  Open it and read it
   10.  Go on vacation with it
   11. Build a mini castle
   12. Rewrite a chapter
   13.  Take it in the car with you
   14.  Attack your brother with it
   15.  Use it to find a country
   16. Study with it
   17.  Write an epilogue
   18.  Borrow it from the library
   19. Use it as a magic trick
   20.  Write your own version of it
   21. Cook with it
   22. Go to school with it
   23.  Search for rhyming words
   24.  Use it as a weight
   25.  Pass it on
   26.  Close it
   27.  Read it
   28.  Consume it
   29.  Make a table with many books
   30.  Use it as a fan
   31.  Make with old books
   32.  Make a safe with it
   33.  Make a bird house roof
   34.  Book shelf
   35.  Make fort
   36.  Donate it to the library
   37.  Go to page 100
   38.  Do activities with it
   39.  Look for inspirations
   40.  Put a bookmark in it
   41. Find a word in it
   42.  Share a good book
   43. Return a book to the library
   44. Run with a book
   45. Make a car with it
   46. Make a window with it
   47.  Read a series of books
   48. Trace a book
   49.  Clean off the germs
   50. Get it autographed
   51.Read it
   52. Look up words in it
   53. Hide secrets in it
   54. Collect books
   55. Share a book
   56. Color it
   57. Entertain yourself with it
   58. Make a card with it
   59. Write a book
   60. Make confetti with an old book
   61.  Press flowers with it
   62. Make a smencil with it
   63.  Recycle it
   64. Find facts in it
   65. Prop something up with it
   66.  Make origami with it
   67. Hide precious things in it
   68.  Read it
   69.  Make a window blind
   70.  Make a poster
   71. Store photos in it
   72. Start  a fire with it
   73. Buy a book
   74. Help you with school
   75. Make a magazine
   76. Flatten paper with it
   77.  Make a new cover
   78. Eat it
   79. Get directions
   80. Pile books up and use them as a stool
   81. Swat a fly with it
   82.  Use it for protection from ignorance
   83.  Make a book with it
   84.  Use it for protection
   85.  Make it into a movie
   86.  Share it with a friend
   87.  Read it aloud
   88.  Sell it
   89.  Hug it
   90.  Flip the pages
   91.  Identify the parts of a book
   92.  Collect books
   93.  Make a library
   94.  Kiss it
   95.  Encourage others to read it
   96.  Talk to it
   97.  Make a costume with it
   98.  Read it
   99. Read it
   100. READ IT!!!