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The Mission Statement

The mission of the Mt Lebanon School District libraries is to be an integral part of the
instructional program in the Mt. Lebanon School District, dedicated to providing our
school community with the best possible resources and services. 

    

                                   

 

 Mrs. Jan Murdoch
jmurdoch@mtlsd.net

                                                                                                             
                                           Mrs. Beth Baer, Library Clerk

     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




                                                            3rd Grade Birthday Book Club members for October





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

              Click on this link to hear
                                   Jefferson Elementary
                                                       PODCASTS

     How to PickBook 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!!!

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