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Week of  FEBRUARY 23 ,  2025

Beginners:  No Library- due to Two Hour Snow Delay

Nursery:  No Library-due to Two Hour Snow DelayK-1:   Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About Sharing by Mathew Diffie

2-3:  No Library-Snow related school Closing

4-5 No Library-Snow related school Closing

Week of  FEBRUARY 16 ,  2025

Beginners:

Nursery:  Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About Sharing by Mathew Diffie

K-1:   Very Good Hats by Keven R. Free

2-3:  The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of  FEBRUARY 9 ,  2025

Beginners:  NO LIBRARY THIS WEEK (delayed opening)

Nursery:  NO LIBRARY THIS WEEK (delayed opening)

K-1:   The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood

2-3:  The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of  FEBRUARY 2,  2025

Beginners:  Hide and Seek by Polly Noakes

Nursery:  Kitten’s First Moon by Kevin Henkes

K-1:   Robot’s First Snow by Billy Sharff

2-3:  The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of  JANUARY 27th,  2025

Beginners

Nursery:  Squirrels by Brian Wildsmith

K-1:  I’m Very Busy by Oliver Jeffers

2-3:  Squirrels by Brian Wildsmith

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of  JANUARY 20th,  2025

Beginners:  Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Nursery:  Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

K-1:  I’m Very Busy by Oliver Jeffers

2-3:  Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of  JANUARY 13th,  2025

Beginners:  Six Sleepy Sheep by Jeffie Ross Gordon

Nursery: The Enormous Snore by M.L. Miller and Roar of a Snore by Marsha Diane Arnold

K-1: The Wild Tiger by Peter Brown

2-3:  The Wild Tiger by Peter Brown

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of January 5th,, 2025

Beginners:  Snow by Marion Dane Bauer

Nursery: MARSHMALLOW by Clare Turlay Newberry

K-1: MARSHMALLOW by Clare Turlay Newberry

2-3:  MARSHMALLOW by Clare Turlay Newberry

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

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FERGUSON LIBRARY  EVENTS FOR KIDS 2026  

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FERGUSON LIBRARY  EVENTS FOR KIDS 2026  

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COMING UP

Art of Pysanky

Sunday, March 1 from 2 to 4:15 p.m.

Main Library, Lower Level Community Area﻿
﻿Immerse yourself in the art of Pysanky, an ancient Ukrainian egg decorating craft. You'll learn how to use a kitska, a stylus-like tool filled with hot beeswax, to adorn hollowed eggs with intricate designs before dipping them in vibrant dyes. Led by artist Irina Chaboryk. Supplies will be provided. Dress appropriately as dyes may stain clothing. Teens and adults. Registration required.

Presented in partnership with the Ukrainian National Women's League of America.

Book Donation Day

Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Harry Bennett Branch

Support the library by bringing your gently used books to the Friends Book Shop. Please bring no more than two boxes or bags of books, CDs or DVDs. Donations can also be accepted at the Main Library any time during library hours. Learn more.

Preschooler Puzzle Mania

Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch

Tuesday, March 10 from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.

Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to work together on floor puzzles of 24 to 48 pieces. Ages 2.5 to 4 years with an accompanying adult. Registration required.

Open House at South End Branch

Lathon Wider Community Center

34 Woodland Avenue, Stamford

Saturday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

After a year of renovations, the Lathon Wider Community Center is officially re-opening! Join us to celebrate the return of the South End Branch and meet all the organizations that call the community center home. Enjoy games and activities for the whole family. All ages. Learn more.

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HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR KIND DONATIONS OF SQUISHMALLOWS- TO BENEFIT STAMFORD HOSPITAL PEDIATRICS!!

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HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR KIND DONATIONS OF SQUISHMALLOWS- TO BENEFIT STAMFORD HOSPITAL PEDIATRICS!!

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Cohen Ice Skating Center Returns this November at Mill River Park

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Cohen Ice Skating Center Returns this November at Mill River Park

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1040 Washington Boulevard • Cohen Display Fountain

STAMFORD

$12-$14 for adults, $10-$12 for children • Registration Required

Our 9,000 sq. ft. outdoor rink is returning for another season of frosty fun! Open seven days a week from mid-November through mid-March, there's plenty of time to enjoy the season. Book a party during public skating hours and skate your heart out, then warm up in the Dudley Williams Community Room with bottomless hot chocolate. The rink is perfect for families, friends, or solo spins!

Weather permitting we hope to open on November 22nd. Follow us on social media for updated opening info

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The Family Dinner Project

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Home and Homemade for the Holidays - The Family Dinner Project

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Our thoughts on the homemade, low-spend holiday trend, plus lots of ideas for gifts, food, fun, and conversation.

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Stamford Museum & Nature Center | Explore. Discover. Experience.

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Astronomy Center Grand Opening Events:Cosmic Welcome & Astro Fests | Stamford Museum & Nature Center

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Fall Into Our Collection Of Autumn Books!

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Fall Into Our Collection Of Autumn Books!

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Need suggestions for what your child might enjoy reading?....email your LRS Librarian!

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Have you signed up for your Library Card at the Stamford Ferguson Library?

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Have you signed up for your Library Card at the Stamford Ferguson Library?

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One Card, Endless Possibilities

Sign up today at any branch!!

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Food as Comfort and Care - The Family Dinner Project

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Food is a wonderful way to show you care, build community, and offer support to neighbors and loved ones in need.

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The Lafayette Stamford Ferguson Library!!

821 East Main Street, Stamford

The Ferguson Library has a new temporary pop-up space at the Lafayette Stamford at 821 East Main Street. Hours are Mondays from 1 to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Five-fold ascension gifts (Part 1)

"It was Christ who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints...."

Ephesians 4:11-12

We've all seen on television or movies the destructive power of water flooding a city like New Orleans when the levees break in a hurricane, or the tsunami in Japan coming like a wall of water clearing nearly everything in its path. Crazy things like houses break apart and float away in swollen rivers, and cars go surfing off roads. Floods carry massive destructive power and move all kinds of things in their wake.

But can you imagine a raging river of LIFE? Can you picture a flood of goodness and mercy filling a city? Can you comprehend a tsunami of salvation? That would be a massive constructive power and also move all kinds of things in their wake.

The nautical phrase "a rising tide lifts all ships" speaks to the universal benefit of the predictable tide coming in. Every ship is lifted, every vessel affected. So the image I have of Ephesians 4 is one of a powerful waterfall, cascading down from heaven to earth. The relentless filling of the pool on earth is like a rising tide that lifts all ships. Everyone in the church and society benefits when the leadership of the church is saturated by Jesus alone. Everything rises or falls on His leadership.

Jesus knew the potency of leadership and spent a great deal of his incarnational ministry investing in the development of leaders. The first group of deeply trained disciples he called apostles.

Sometimes we take this for granted since we are familiar with the language of "the apostle Paul" in much of our preaching and teaching. But step back a second and look with fresh eyes. When Jesus promised to change the world he created apostles. All through Matthew, Mark, Luke and John this work is prominent. And the "Acts of the Apostles" as a sequel to the Gospel of Luke continues the early church pattern. Then most of the New Testament books are written by Paul as an apostle too, speaking to churches planted by the apostle Paul in urban centers, and then by apostles John, Peter and Matthew as well. The New Testament is shaped as prominently by apostles as the Old Testament was by prophets (Moses, Samuel, David, Jeremiah, Ezekial, Daniel, Joel,Zachariah and at least ten more.)

When Paul addresses "leadership" in Ephesians 4 as the gospel pivot point that follows necessarily on the first three chapters of the letter, this picture of leverage and momentum gets its clearest presentation. The five-fold equipping leadership model is imbedded in so much of the New Testament as a whole that it can be assumed to be the operating system that moves all the other parts.

What Jesus began to do on earth he continues to do in heaven. He is the same yesterday and today and forever. The passage in Ephesians 4 has the ascension of Jesus in full view as the gospel hinge of history on display. The implication is clear: the five-fold equipping leadership roles are the post-ascension strategy from heaven. They are for today, while Jesus reigns at the right hand of the Father for the church and over the world, until his second coming.

Unpacking the Five Roles

Let's look more closely at this text, since surprisingly it is unfamiliar to many people in our churches today (where the pastor-teacher model of leadership has had full sway for decades). The theme of "fullness" in Christ continues all through Ephesians, and coming from chapter 3:19 and 1:23 we now see in chapter 4 the practical plan of HOW God intends to fill the earth with his fullness.

Keeping with Paul's pattern in both Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12, each time he addresses the gifts of the Spirit he does so in a context of a clear message about the supernatural unity of the of the Body of Christ. So Paul begins Ephesians 4 with inspired phrases like: "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to one hope when you were called-one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." (vv. 3-6) One implication here: the gifts of the Spirit about to be described are for the good of all who are in Christ. If you are in Christ's one Body, then these gifts are for your benefit. A rising tide is about to lift all the ships.

In Ephesians 4:7, Paul addresses these gifts of grace and who they come from: "But to each one of us, grace has been given as Christ apportioned it." The ascended Lord Jesus is actively managing the flow of grace to all parts of His Body. Picture Jesus on the throne in heaven, with a giant reservoir like a "sea of glass clear as crystal" before him. (Rev. 4:6, 15:2; Ez. 1:22) He is seated on a throne with a name: GRACE. And from that position with all authority in heaven and on earth he pours out gifts of grace to his blood-washed saints. As Revelation 22 and Ezekial 47 describe, this river of life as clear as crystal flows out from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It gets deeper as it goes, and gives life wherever it flows. It brings fullness of life! This is a constructive river of God, designed to edify the Body of Christ and then the world around the people of God. The church is not peripheral to the world, but instead the world is peripheral to the church. (Eph. 1:21-23; 3:10)

In Ephesians 4:8-10, the timing of the flow of this river becomes more apparent. Grace-gifts are being given throughout the earth now that the ascension of Jesus has occurred. "This is why it says: 'When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.' (What does 'he ascended' mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)" The ascension gifts of Jesus are like the spoils of war distributed at the general's homecoming to all the citizens of his own city.

Jesus continues and even accelerates this ministry of pouring out these particular gifts of grace on the church after his victory in the ascension described in Ephesians 1:20-23. The intent is to "fill everything in every way" through the church filled by our glorious, resurrected and ascended Jesus. The Body and the Head are aligned deeply in these five-fold gifts of grace and their cascading benefits. Leadership is a rising tide to lift all the ships in the harbor together.

Far from the idea of apostolic or prophetic gifts and roles ceasing after the Old and New Testaments were written, rather the whole sense of this passage is one of ongoing and increasing benefit! Paul writes this theological summary about the purpose and nature of the church to a Gentile population in and around Ephesus about A.D. 60, from a prison in Rome. Ephesus had seen the tsunami of salvation as a city-wide awakening through the gospel documented in Acts 19. Listen to the actual fullness that is aimed for in this passage now describing the five-fold ascension gifts and their purpose: (vv.11-13) "It was Christ who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare (equip) God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."

Equipped By Christ

The need for Christ to continue post-ascension to give all five called and gifted leaders to the Body will be necessary for attaining the whole measure of the fullness of Christ, in Ephesus and in the places we live now. There is hardly anyone I know in North America today who would say the Christian church has reached a high level of unity in the faith, maturity in the knowledge of the Son of God, and the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. We have a long way to go, a big stretch to grow, and so these ascension gifts from Jesus are as relevant as ever for the Alliance of Reformed Churches and all the other denominations. Ephesians 4:14-16 goes on to amplify the leadership effect that occurs as these "given leaders" equip the saints effectively in their ministry. The whole Body grows and continually builds itself up in love (healthy and strong) as each part does its work. With over 80% of American churches in decline, it is safe to say we could use a leadership revolution today. We cannot afford to shrink the base of leadership Christ himself wants to pour into the church, or we will see a receding tide lowering all the ships instead.

Have we done that? Is our leadership model about 60% too small? Did we unintentionally drift from the expanding missionary map laid out for us in the New Testament?

If we move from a five-fold to a three-fold or two-fold leadership model, we reduce Christ's leadership effect on the Body by 40-60%. Why would we ever want to do that?

Are there parts of Jesus we are uncomfortable with and prefer a more democratized church were we have more input and authority? Is our culture creeping in? Let's be clear: Jesus IS the great apostle and high priest of our faith. All later apostles in the church derive their anointed ability and ministry pattern from Jesus alone. And Jesus IS also the greatest Prophet, the great

Evangelist, the Great Shepherd of the Sheep, the Great Teacher. Every part of the five-fold giftings come from the heart and actual life of Jesus. Any reductionism is deadening, essentially asserting our shrinking thinking toward the Head of the Body. The church does not need less of Jesus, but more! And the channels for that river of life to flow through includes certainly these five Christ-like leadership attributes and roles.

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Week of DECEMBER 15th, 2025

Beginners:  No Library today

Nursery: The Little Reindeer by Nicola Kellen

K-1: No Library today

2-3:  Little Santa by Jon Agee

4-5 Christmas in the Trenches  by John McCutcheon

Week of DECEMBER 8, 2025

Beginners:  Hello Christmas  by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Nursery: Little Santa by Jon Agee

K-1: Hanukkah Bear by Eric A Kimmel

2-3:  Hanukkah Bear by Eric A Kimmel

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of DECEMBER 1 2025

Beginners:  Sleep-How Nature Gets It Rest by Kate Prendergast

Nursery: Neon Leon by Jane Clarke

K-1: My Teacher is a Monster  by Peter Brown

2-3:  Samurai Scarecrow-A Very Ninja Halloween  by Rubin Pingk

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of NOVEMBER 24,  2025

Beginners:  No Library-Thanksgiving

Nursery: NonLibrary-Thanksgiving

K-1: Giving Thanks by Chief Jake Swamp

2-3:  The Wild Robot on the Island by Peter Brown

4-5:  Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of NOVEMBER 17,  2025

Beginners:  No More Water In The Tub by Tedd Arnold

Nursery: No More Water In The Tub by Tedd Arnold

K-1:   No More Water In The Tub by Tedd Arnold

2-3: The Wombats Go Wild For Words by Beth Ferry

4-5 Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds and A Kids Book About Belonging by Kevin Carroll

Week of NOVEMBER 8,  2025

Beginners:  The Pigeon Needs A Bath by Mo Willems

Nursery: Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio

K-1:  Apple Pigs by Ruth Gary Orbach

2-3: LIBRARY RULES by Carlene Morton

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of NOVEMBER 3,  2025

Beginners:  A Rock Can Be by Laurie Purdie Salas

Nursery: Camp Tiger by Susan Choi

K-1:  Trick or Treat , Smell My Feet! By Lisa Desimini

2-3: Summer Wheels  by Eve Bunting

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of October 27,  2025

Beginners:  Clifford’s First Halloween by Norman Bridwell

Nursery: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

K-1:  The Witch Goes to School BY Norman Bridwell

2-3: Bloom by Doreen Cronin and David Small

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of October 20, 2025

Beginners:  Trick or Treat Halloween by Sharon Peters

Nursery: Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara

K-1:  I Want to be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor

2-3:  I Want to be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of October 13, 2025

Beginners:  Come Along Daisy by Jane Simmons

Nursery: I’m Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

K-1:  The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

2-3:  Spider Storch’s Fumbled Field Trip by Gina Willner-Pardo

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of October 6 2025

Beginners:  Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Nursery: Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller

K-1: Ways to Tell a Story Without Words-Collaborative Teaching Workshop with Sara and Marietta

2-3:  Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of September 29, 2025

Beginners:  Do You Want To Be My Friend by Eric Carle

Nursery: Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris

K-1: Art & Max by David Wiesner

2-3:  Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of September 22, 2025

Beginners:  Let’s Count by Tana Hoban

Nursery: Chirri & Chirra  by Kaya Doi

K-1: Chirri & Chirra In the Night by Kaya Doi

2-3:  Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of September 15, 2025

Beginners:  Tiny Perfect Things by M.H. Clark

Nursery: The Cat Who Thought He Was A Tiger by Polly Cameron

K-1: The Magic Bed by John Birmingham2-3:  Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of September 8, 2025

Beginners: Wow School! By Robert Neubecker

Nursery: Pelican by Brian Wildsmith

K-1: Lilly and Bear Grumpy Feet  by Lisa Stubbs

2-3: Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

4-5 Wildoak by C.C. Harington

Week of September 2, 2025

Beginners: Visiting Schedule

Nursery: Come Along Daisy by Jane Simmons

K-1: We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

2-3: Visiting Schedule

4-5 Visiting Schedule

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They bring the flowers

That bloom in May

So, if it's raining, have no regrets.

Because it isn't raining rain, you know, It's raining violets

And where you see clouds, upon the hills

You soon will see crowds, of daffodils So keep on looking for a blue bird and listening for his song

Whenever April showers come along"

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Sharing meals with others: How sharing meals supports happiness and social connections

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Family Dinners Boost Happiness - The Family Dinner Project

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Week of  June 2,   2025

Beginners: Lion Lessons by Jon Agee

Nursery:  Hope in a Jar by Deborah Marcero

K-1:  A Chest Full Of Words by Rebecca Gugger and Simon Rothisberger

2 /3: A Chest Full Of Words by Rebecca Gugger and Simon Rothisberger

4/ 5:  No Library this week because of graduation rehearsal

Week of  May 19,  2025

Beginners: No Library this week

Nursery:  No Library this week

K-1:  Otto The Book Bear by Katie Cleminson

2 /3: Hot Fudge Hero by Pat Brisson

4/ 5:  Weird by Erin Frankel.

Week of  May 12,  2025

Beginners: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Nursery: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! By Candace Fleming

K-1:  Hippopotamister by John Patrick Green

2 /3: Hot Fudge Hero by Pat Brisson

4/ 5:  Lunch Every Day by Kathryn Otoshi

Week of  May 5,  2025

Beginners: It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee

Nursery: Are you my mother? by P. D. Eastman

K-1:  Are you my mother? by P. D. Eastman

2 /3:  Hot Fudge Hero by Pat Brisson

4/ 5:  The Grand Hotel of Feelings by Lidia Brankovic

Week of  April 28,  2025

Moon For Me by Eric Carle

Nursery: The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr

K-1:  The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr

2 /3: Lunch Every Day by Kathryn Otoshi

4/ 5:  No library due to Conference Day and Field Trip

Week of  April 21,  2025

Beginners: Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Nursery: Sam and Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett

K-1:   Owl’s Bedtime by Rosie Greening/A Glorious Day by Amy Schwartz

2 /3: Making a board game!

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here (We finished the book) by Geoff Rodkey/ No library for one group due to Map Testing

Week of  April14th  2025

Beginners: All In A Day by Cynthia Rylant

Nursery: Grandma Bird by Benji Davies

K-1:  I Want To Be In A Scary Story by Sean Taylor

2 /3:  Book Previews! Finding the right reading book.

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey (We finished the book!), The Wild Robot activity with tubes.

Week of  April 7th,  2025

Beginners: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes

Nursery: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes

K-1:   When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes

2 /3:  Book Previews! Finding the right reading book.

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (We finished the book!)

Week of  March 31,  2025

Beginners: Noisy by Margaret Wise Brown

Nursery: The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse by Marc Barnett

K-1:   The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse by Marc Barnett and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Marc Barnett

2 /3:  Fin M’Coul, The Giant of Knockmany Hill by Tomie de Paola

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of  March 10,  2025

Beginners: Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming

Nursery: No library- We watched the dress rehearsal of the performance!

K-1:   Not Quite Narwwhal by Jessie Sima/ We typed on typewriters!!

2 /3:  Book exploration-How to choose a chapter book!

4/ 5:  Short Library due to performance practice/ We typed on typewriters

Week of  March 3,  2025

Beginners: A Book of Sleep by Na

Nursery: Fortunately by Remy Charlip

K-1:   Fortunately by Remy Charlip/  We typed on typewriters!!

2 /3:  Fish for Sale by Jim Howes We typed on typewriters

4/ 5:  Short Library due to performance practice/ We typed on typewriters

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Week of September 23, 2024

Beginners: All In A Day by Cynthia Rylant

Nursery:  Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

K-1:  The Gospel Cinderella by Joyce Carol Thomas

2 /3: The Map of Good Memories by Fran Nuno

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey

Week of September 16, 2024

Beginners: A Perfect Day by Remy Charlip

Nursery:  Rosie Runs by Marika Maijala

K-1:  The Sandwich Swap by Kelly Di Pucchio

2 /3: The Map of Good Memories by Fran Nuno

4/ 5:  Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds

Week of September 11, 2024

Beginners: Sunrise Morning by Serena Gingold Allen

Nursery:  The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor

K-1:  Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London/Venn Diagram activity with a partner

2 /3:  Book Talks/ Venn Diagram activity with a partner

4/ 5: Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds

Week of September 4, 2024

Beginners: Visiting Day

Nursery:  The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

K-1:  We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgens

2/ 3: Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry

4/ 5:  Discussion about Friendship and choosing reading books

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LIBRARY DISPLAY TO CELEBRATE THE SECOND AND THIRD GRADE STUDY OF ANCIENT GREECE

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Stamford Museum & Nature Center | Explore. Discover. Experience.

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Events | Stamford Museum & Nature Center

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"Hearts that beat to the tune of kindness can change the rhythm of the world."

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"Hearts that beat to the tune of kindness can change the rhythm of the world."

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NEW DAY, NEW THOUGHTS, NEW STRENGTHS, NEW POSSIBILITIES

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NEW DAY, NEW THOUGHTS, NEW STRENGTHS, NEW POSSIBILITIES

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Week of  February 24,  2024

Beginners:  At Night by Jonathan Bean and All The Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep by Crescent Dragonwagon

Nursery:  My Rhinoceros  by Jon Agee

K-1:  We typed on typewriters!!

2 /3:  We typed on typewriters

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of  February 17th,  2024

Beginners:  A Book of Sleep  by II Sung Na-Activity, sleeping bags

Nursery:  My Dad is a Tree by Jon Agee

K-1:  My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee-Activity: Pattern Blocks

2 /3:  Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of  February 5,  2024

Beginners:  SleepTight Little Bear  by Martin Waddell

Nursery:  The Terrible Storm by Carol OtisHurst

K-1:  Truman by Jean Reidy

2 /3:  The Kid’s Book About Belonging by Kevin Caroll

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of  January 27,,  2024

Beginners:   A Winter Day by Douglas Florian and Carl’s Snowy Afternoon by Alexandra Day -Activity: Loose Parts Snow-people

Nursery:  Bunny's Book Club by Annie Silvestro

2 /3:  How to Apologize by David LaChapelle

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Robot Bag Chairs)

Week of  January 20,,  2024

Beginners: A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann. Activity: kitten and crayon collage

Nursery:  Otto the Library Book by Katie Cleminson

K-1:  Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

2 /3:  The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Robot Bag Chairs)

Week of January 13th,  2024

Beginners: The Snow Day by Komako Sakai

Nursery:  Say It!  By Charlotte Zolotow

K-1:  Hedgie Blasts Off by jan Brett

2 /3:  How To Be A Lion by Ed Vere/ Activity: Making Lions and Ducks

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of  December 1,  2024

Beginners: Winter  by Harriet Brundle-Activity: snowman collages

Nursery:  The Most Perfect Persimmon by Hannah Chung

K-1:  Little Santa by Jon Agee and Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel

2 /3: Little Santa by Jon Agee and Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of  December 1,  2024

Beginners: Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill/ Activity: crayon rubbing

Nursery:  Stuck by Oliver Jeffers/ Activity: crayon rubbing and stencils

K-1:  Stuck by Oliver Jeffers/ Activity: crayon rubbing and stencils

2 /3: We finished: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold and Vote by Eileen Christelow

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown/ Projects: building aliens

Week of November 11TH  2024

Beginners: No library this week-HOLIDAY

Nursery:  No library this week-HOLIDAY

K-1:  Maple and Willow Apart by Lori NIchols

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold and Vote by Eileen Christelow

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of November 17  2024

Beginners: Every Color Soup by Jorey HUrley. Activity: Color Bags

Nursery:  Squirrel’s Family Tree by Beth Ferry

K-1:  The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold and Vote by Eileen Christelow

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of November 11,  2024

Beginners: Log Hotel by Anne Schrieiber. Activity: Woodland Puppets

Nursery:  Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris

K-1:  Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of November 3,  2024

Beginners: Forever Friends by Carin Berger

Nursery:  Apple Pigs by Ruth Gary Orbach

K-1:  The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold and Vote by Eileen Christelow

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of October 27,  2024

Beginners: LEAVES  by David Ezra Stein

Nursery:  LEAVES by David Ezra Stein

K-1:  Sophie’s Squash Goes to School by Pat Zietlow Miller

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of October 21,  2024

Beginners: Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara

Nursery:  The Witch Goes to School by Norman Bridwell

K-1:  Three Billy Goats Gruff by Rachel Isadora

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of October 21, 2024

Beginners: My River by Shari Halpern

Nursery:  A House is a House for Me by  Mary Ann Hoberman

K-1:  The Fisherman and his Wife by Rachel Isadora

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

4/ 5:  A Desperate Dog by Eileen Christelow

Week of October 7, 2024

Beginners: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Nursery:  Hello, Hello! By Miriam Schlein

K-1:  Hansel and Gretel by Rachel Isadora, Rapunzel by Rachel Isadora

2 /3: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Week of October 1,  2024

Beginners: Tiny Perfect Things by M.H. Clark

Nursery:  A Sick Day for Amos by Philip C. Stead

K-1:  Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying by Trisha Speed Shaskan/ The Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora

2 /3: The Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

4/ 5:  We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey and The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

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Dinner With Toddlers: Yay! Or Nay? - The Family Dinner Project

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At a recent extended family gathering, I had the pleasure of eating a very entertaining dinner in the company of some toddler nieces and nephews. Well, it was entertaining for me, and for many of the other adults whose kids are past that stage of life. I'm not sure it was quite as fun for the little ones' parents, who were wrangling booster seats, trading off whose turn it was to eat a few bites of their own meal while their partner held a fussy child, cutting hot dogs into tiny pieces that would only be hurled off the side of the deck, and trying to pry a bottle of ranch dressing out of inquisitive little fingers.

My favorite part of the meal came when a new food entered the picture - cannoli! One of the toddlers was determined to only eat the bit he found most appetizing, which happened to be the miniature chocolate chips stuck to the ends. I watched as he worked diligently at using his new fine motor skills to carefully pinch each chocolate chip and wiggle it free of the cannoli filling, then examined every piece of chocolate for the smallest speck of cream. If he'd managed to get the chocolate off the cannoli cream-free, he'd smile, cheer, and eat the chocolate with a big grin. On the other hand, if there was any trace of cream filling on the chocolate, he'd drop it as if it were on fire and screech hysterically until someone removed the offending chocolate chip from his plate.

Anyone who has ever eaten a meal with a toddler has probably had a dozen or more similar experiences, which is one reason, I suppose, so many people tell The Family Dinner Project that they choose not to eat family dinner with their kids until a certain age. But despite the very relatable challenges, there are good reasons to try to include toddlers in your family meal routines:

Kids learn through modeling and mimicry. In other words, if eventually you want to have kids who can sit through meals with some standard of expected behavior, you have to let them see what those expectations look like. Will toddlers be able to mimic your good manners right away? Of course not - but trust that they're watching, and over time, they'll start to catch on.

Dinnertime with adults is a vocabulary booster. Research shows that dinner conversation can teach kids more new words than being read to, because when the grown-ups at the table are talking, they're likely to use bigger and more novel words. When one parent monitors toddler dinnertime alone, they're more likely to use simple words and speak at the child's level, which has less impact on developing vocabulary (and pre-literacy skills). It's hearing the adults and older kids at the table talking to each other that really gives toddler vocabularies a boost.

Eating as a family promotes bonding and ritual. Rituals are different from routines - as Dr. Anne Fishel points out, rituals help kids feel like they belong, and like they can count on something as an anchor in the day. Including toddlers in our family meal rituals sends them the signal that they are a valued part of the family right from the start, and they can belong at the dinner table, just like the "big people" do.

Family meals provide great exposure to new foods. When we invite our toddlers to participate in the family meal, it's an opportunity to serve a wide variety of foods, taking advantage of little ones' natural curiosity about tastes and textures. While toddlers can often be selective eaters, it's common for them to be more adventurous when they first start solids, before going through developmentally expected "picky eating" phases throughout early childhood. The more variety they see others eating in those early days, the more curious they'll be about trying things themselves; and the more easily they'll probably come through any pickiness that does show up as they grow.

All of that is the "why" of eating with your toddlers, despite how tricky it can be! Now what about the "how?" We've got that covered with this post about the "Three T's" of eating with toddlers - Timing, Tastes, and Temperament. Try our tips for dealing with the common challenges of toddlers at the table, and remember, this magical, messy, cannoli-mangling stage of development won't last forever.

Food

These Strawberry Banana pancakes are a toddler essential: Great for family dinner OR breakfast, freezable, easy to eat, and perfect for a little kitchen helper who loves to press the blender button!

Fun

Cat and Cow is one of our very favorite dinner games for little ones. Watch our young friend Judah and his mom show you how it's done!

Conversation

It's not always easy to think of ways to involve little ones in the conversation. Here are some simple conversation starters you can try. Let family members of all ages demonstrate their own answers to inspire your toddlers to share!

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Dinner With Toddlers: Yay! Or Nay? - The Family Dinner Project

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Dinner with toddlers is challenging. But we've got advice to help, plus reasons why eating with your toddler is good for their development!

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A portable pool is another way to enjoy the ocean when the waves are especially rough!

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small clean, clear, plastic, recycled water bottle with cap

water

blue food coloring (1 or 2 drops)

baby oil

small plastic fish - must be small enough to fit inside bottle

sand

small shells or pebbles (optional)

glue (optional)

Directions

Add sand and shells/pebbles to the bottom of the bottle.

Add water to fill about 1/2 to 2/3 of bottle.

Add food coloring and observe it disperse through the water.

Add baby oil to the bottle so that the bottle is almost full.

Observe as the baby oil will not mix with the water and food coloring but rises to the top.

Add the fish to his new home in the ocean.

Glue the cap if desired.

Explanation:

The heaviest materials will sink to the bottom (sand, shells, pebbles).

The water is heavier than the oil so the oil will rise above the water.

Vegetable oil can also be used but it usually is not as clear as the baby oil."
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LRS Library Curriculum January-February 5 2024

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LRS Library Curriculum January-February 5 2024

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Week of February 5,  2024

Beginners:

Nursery: All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes, Story #2

K-1:  Arthur’s Valentine by Marc Brown

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4/ 5/:  Because of Winn Dixie Tapple Game in

Week of January 29  2024

Beginners: You are my Sunshine by Jimmie Davis

Nursery: All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes, Story #2

K-1: Welcome Dark by Charis St. Pierre/ Darkness Drawings

2 /3:  The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4 /5:  Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-We completed the last chapter! Activity: We made luminaries and collage in preparation for our book party next week!

Week of January 22nd, 2024

Beginners: Benny Bakes a Cake by Eve Rice

Nursery: All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes

K-1: The Artist and Me by Shane Peacock/Activity: building and the kitten game

2 /3:  The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4 /5:  Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of January 15th,  2024

Beginners: No library this week

Nursery: No library this week

K-1: No library this week

2 /3:  The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4 /5:  Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-Activity: Library Helpers

Week of January 8,  2024

Beginners: No library this week

Nursery: No library this week

K-1: Art and Max by David Wiesner

2 /3:  The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4 /5:  Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-Activity: Library Helpers

Week of January 2,  2024

Beginners: Over and Under the Snow by Kate Mesner

Nursery:  Peter and the Winter Sleepers by Rick de Haas

K-1: Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller

2 /3:  The Lucky Cake by Anna Prokos

4 /5:  NO LIBRARY THIS WEEK

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The 2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books

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The 2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books

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The 2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books

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Is it really that shared dinners are so important to the well-being of a family?

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"Oh, we never eat together. It's such a waste of time and energy. Nobody likes the same things, our schedules are crazy, the kids have a million activities, and we hate to cook anyway. Not worth it. We get lots of quality time together in the car when we're driving them around 24/7!"

The parent who made this comment to me is a great person I like a lot. She also has one of the busiest family schedules I've ever seen, and her kids are generally regarded as "really accomplished" because of the depth and breadth of the activities that ensure that schedule stays jam-packed. I'm absolutely sure that they do spend many hours closely confined together while carpooling here, there, and everywhere, and yes, they probably do talk to each other along the way.

I'm always glad when families are happy with the lifestyle and routine they've built, but as a family dinner enthusiast, I have to admit that it tends to surprise me when people tell me they think shared meals are a waste of time. I try to exercise my best self-control to keep from jumping in and telling them how great I think family dinner can be - if they aren't asking, it's not my business! And with an awesome family like the one in question, I really have to examine my own biases. They're happy and healthy and the kids are growing into terrific people. So what does it matter whether they eat together?

I realized that the question I was really asking myself here was the same question countless people have brought to The Family Dinner Project over the years: Is it really that shared dinners are so important to the well-being of a family? Or is it more likely that the kind of family who would bother having dinner together in the first place will tend to be well and happy? To pin down an answer, I decided to talk to Dr. Anne Fishel about existing research on the topic.

Our full conversation about this question - is it the family, or the dinner, that makes the difference? - is contained in the latest episode of our Family Dinner Project Podcast. Here are just a few of the highlights:

To understand the answer, you have to understand how research is conducted. Dr. Fishel helped me grasp the differences between cross-sectional, longitudinal, and randomized studies, and illustrated how each type of research has shed light on the potential benefits of family dinners over the years.

The frequency of the interaction isn't quite as important as the quality of the time you spend together. Even if you can only eat together once a week, research suggests that just one shared meal can make a difference in your family's social and emotional well-being - as long as that meal is enjoyable and relaxed. Stressful, tense interactions at family meals aren't likely to get you anywhere. That makes me wonder about car conversations and other rushed interactions throughout the week; if hurried, stressed-out family meals aren't that great for you, what about all those distracted miles when we're bothered by traffic or preoccupied with the events of the day? In the end, you'll get more mileage out of your interactions (pun intended) if you're able to really focus on each other, be present, and make it pleasant for everyone. Maybe it's time to try a Friday pizza night or Sunday pancake breakfast in between all the carpooling!

The strength of the family unit matters, but dinner does extra. If you're already a family who enjoys each other's company and has lots of other positive behaviors, adding some shared meals to your routine is likely to give a boost to your efforts. But even if you're not a close family and you don't often spend time together, the simple act of eating together can increase your bond and help you achieve some of the mental, physical, social, and academic benefits of family meals.

Those are just a few of the points Dr. Fishel and I covered during our conversation; the rest of it is well worth listening to if you're wondering at all about the benefits of shared meals. You can check out the episode, with transcript and show notes, here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. We'll be back with another episode in May, so stay tuned!

Food

If you're looking for a way to entice your family to gather for a meal, these baked nachos are a fun and endlessly customizable meal idea!
Build Your Own Baked Nachos
Fun

Put a spin on the classic 20 Questions game by focusing on family memories!

Conversation

Make your next family dinner an extra fun bonding experience with our Dinner and a Movie ideas to celebrate Women's History Month!
Dinner and a Movie: Women's History Month

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Long Ridge School Library Curriculum 2024

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Week of June 1, 2024

Beginners:  Stuck by Oliver Jeffers with Novel Effects

Nursery:  Mell Fell by Corey R. Tabor with Novel Effects

K-1: Tippy-Tippy-Tippy Splash! by Candace Fleming

2 /3:  In A Jar by Debora Marcero

4/ 5/: No Library due to GRAD practice.

Week of MAY 20, 2024

Beginners:  PLAY

Nursery:  Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming

K-1: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming

2 /3:  Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm-WE FINISHED THE BOOK!!

Week of MAY 13, 2024

Beginners:  Go Dog Go! By P.D. Eastman-Novel Effects

Nursery:  Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry-Novel Effects

K-1: Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry-Novel Effects

2 /3:  Dare by Erin Frankel

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Week of MAY 6, 2024

Beginners: Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw, Duck on a Bike by  David Shannon-Novel Effects

Nursery:  Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks

K-1: Come Along Daisy by Jane Simmons

2 /3:   Book Talks!

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Week of April 30 2024

Beginners: Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! By Mo Willems

Nursery: Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway

K-1: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! By Candace Fleming

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett. Activity-We finished the book!!!

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jenn

Week of April 21, 2024

Beginners: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson with Novel Effects/Activity: drawing with a purple crayon

Nursery: Grandad’s Island by Benji Davies

K-1: Fortunately, Unfortunately by Michael Foreman

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett. Activity

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm.

Week of April 15, , 2024

Beginners: Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney with Novel Effects

Nursery: Land Shark by Beth Ferry

K-1: Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett. Activity

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm.

Week of April 8, , 2024

Beginners: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert with Novel Effects

Nursery: Grandma Bird by Benji Davies. Activity: Letter Tracing

K-1: Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian and Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett. Activity

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm.

Week of March 31, 2024

Beginners: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle with Novel Effects

Nursery: Help!: A Story of Friendship by Holly Keller

K-1: The Big Orange Splot: by Daniel Pinkwater,

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett. Activity

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm.

Week of March 25, 2024

Beginners: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown with Novel Effects

Nursery: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes with Novel Effects

K-1: Benjamin McFadden and the Robot Babysitter by Timothy Bush

Florence and Eric Take the Cake by Jocelyn Wild. Book Check-outs begin to go home.

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett. Activity: Flowers for the Spring Library Display

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm. Activity: Flowers for the Spring Library Display

Week of March 4,  2024

Beginners: Who is Tapping at my Window by A. G. Deming

Nursery: We watch the dress rehearsal of the K-5  SpringPerformance

K-1: We Can’t Sleep by James Stevenson. Activity: floral collages

Florence and Eric Take the Cake by Jocelyn Wild. Book Check-outs begin to go home.

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Week of February 26,  2024

Beginners: A Tasting Party by Jane Belk Moncure-Activity: Cooking: Monster Toast!

Nursery: Alfie and the Birthday Surprise by Shirley Huges

K-1: Wemberly’s Ice-Cream Star by Keven Henkes-Activity: Cooking: Making Ice Cream!!!

Florence and Eric Take the Cake by Jocelyn Wild. Book Check-outs begin to go home.

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4/ 5/: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Week of February 19,   2024

Beginners: Nursery Treasury by MilesKelly Publishing. Activity/Balls

Nursery: Bella Dreams of Whipped Cream by Diane Petrozzo/Activity: Making whipped cream and dipping strawberries.

K-1:  The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLachlan/ Activity: Matisse collage plates

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4/ 5/:  Book Previews: The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Week of February 12,  2024

Beginners: Guess How Much I Love You?  by Sam McBratney

Nursery: All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes, Story #4

K-1:  The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

2 /3:   The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett

4/ 5/:  Book Previews: Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan, We are Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey and Ghost by Jason Reynolds

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Librarian's pick for #1 Thanksgiving story:                                        THE RELATIVES CAME          by Cynthia Rylant           

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Librarian's pick for #1 Thanksgiving story:                                        THE RELATIVES CAME          by Cynthia Rylant           

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"In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars.
When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer."   (goodreads)

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This week's Beginner's Read Aloud!

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This week's K-1 Read Aloud!

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Stop by the Library to Read The New York Times for Kids!

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Stop by the Library to Read The New York Times for Kids!

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"Delightful and soothing encouragement to slow down and enjoy life.A child experiences a year and the shifts in nature that come with it."

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"An unnamed, black-haired, tan-skinned child races through the grass, followed by a dog. As the story goes on, the seasons change. A spider spins a web, a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, and a bird builds a nest and raises its chick as a house is built in the background. Come autumn, the child has made friends with the new neighbor and taken in the subtle but beautiful transformations of the year, as exemplified in a persimmon tree taking several pages to finally bear fruit. The simplicity of this story results in its perfection. Repeated scenes of a branch of the persimmon tree, shown in different weather and at various times of day, will hold children’s interest during multiple rereads and help them learn about the seasons and other aspects of the natural world. The text urges readers to slow down: “When you slow down… // you see more. // You see big beginnings, // and small steps.” The precise, limited narrative and its message that good things can take time to develop will lull readers into a sense of calm appreciation, making this an ideal story for bedtime. (This book was reviewed digitally.)Delightful and soothing encouragement to slow down and enjoy life." (Kirkus)

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Snail Trail by Ziggy Hanaor

Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson

Slowly, Slowly by Toni Yuly

100  Mighty Dragons All Named Broccolli by  David LaRochelle

10 Cats by Emily Gravett

Why? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear by Nadine Brun-Cosme

Sometimes It's Nice to be Alone by Amy Hest

Chickadee : Criminal Mastermind by Monica Silvie

How to count to one : (and don't even THINK about bigger numbers!) by Casper Salmon

The Flock by Margarita del Mazo

Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie

A story is to Share : How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale by Carter Higgens

Farmhouse by Sophie Blackwell

The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Marc Barnett

Yellow Dog Blues by Alice Faye Duncan

A is for Bee : An Alphabet Book in Translation by Ellen Heck

Where Butterflies Fill the Sky : A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home by Zahra Marwan

Like by Annie Barrows

Night Lunch by Eric Fan

Patchwork by Matt de la Pena

The Boy Who Liked To Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran

Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

Francis in the Country by Liz Garton Scanlon

Fortunately, Unfortunately by Michael Foreman

Fortunately by Remy Charlip

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Week of December 11th,,  2023

Beginners: Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson/Felt Blanket Squares

Nursery:  Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson/Felt Blanket Squares

K-1: Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems, Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah! By Susan L. Roth

2 /3: Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah!  by Susan L. Roth, Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas by Melanie Watt ,

4 /5: How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seus, Mitzi’s Mitzvah by Gloria Koster

Week of December 4th,  2023

Beginners: Time for Bed by Mem Fox(with Novel Effect)-Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

Nursery:  Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (with Novel Effect) Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

K-1: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (with Novel Effect) Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

2 /3: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (with Novel Effect)  Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

4 /5: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (with Novel Effect) Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-Activity

Week of November 26th,  2023

Beginners: The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger-Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

Nursery:  While the World is Sleeping by  Pamela Duncan Edwards: Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

K-1: Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear: Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

2 /3: Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear: Activity: Easel Drawing with oil pastels

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-Activity

Week of November 20h 2023

Beginners: No Library-Thanksgiving Holiday

Nursery: No Library-Thanksgiving Holiday

K-1: Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells and The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech-We finished the book!!

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-Activity

Week of November 13th 2023

Beginners: 10 Cats by Emily Gravett

Nursery: Why? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger-Activity: Big Box Play

K-1: 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David Larochelle-Activity: Sewing Cards

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech-Activity: Free Building

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-Activity: Free Building

Week of November 6th 2023

Beginners: Maggie’s Ball by Linday Barret George

Nursery: How to Count to One by Casper Salmon

K-1: Sometimes It’s Nice To Be Alone by Amy Hest

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of October 30th  2023

Beginners: What Sadie Sang by Eve Rice

Nursery: Slowly, Slowly by Toni Yuly.

K-1: The LIttle Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger. Activity: Autumn Leaves

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of October 23rd  2023

Beginners: I Am an Apple by Jean Marzollo. Activity: scratch pumpkins and acorns

Nursery: The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

K-1: Fortunately, Unfortunately by Michael Foreman; Activity: Designing our own page from the book

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of October 15th,, 2023

Beginners: One Lighthouse One Moon by Anita Lobel

Nursery: Ghosts in the House  by Kazuno Kohara

K-1: Apple Pigs by Ruth Gary Orbach. Activity: Paper Apple Pigs

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of October4th, 2023

Beginners:  We Love Fall by Diane Muldrow

Nursery: Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer

K-1: The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of October 1st  2023

Beginners: Highlights Magazine for Toddlers

Nursery: Like by Annie Burrows

K-1: Farmhouse by Sophie Blackwell

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of September 25th  2023

Beginners: Biscuit Goes to School by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Nursery: How Do Dinosaurs Go To School by Janet Yolen

K-1: The Wall in the MIddle of the Book by John Agee

2 /3:  The Retired Kid by John Agee

4 /5: The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Janet Yolen

Week of September 18th  2023

Beginners: River Parade by Alexandra Day

Nursery: The Color of Us by Karen Katz

K-1: Ginger Finds A Home by Charlotte Voake

2 /3:  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of September 11th 2023

Beginners: Going to Sleep on the Farm by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

Nursery:  It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parker

K-1:  Sophie’s Squash Goes To School by  Pat Zietlow Miller

2 /3:  The White Bicycle by Rob Lewis

4 /5: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Week of September 4th, 2023

Beginners: No Library/Visiting Day

Nursery:  The Wonderful House by Margaret Wise Brown

K-1:  Sophie’s Squash Goes To School by  Pat Zietlow Miller

2 /3:  No Library/Visiting Day

4 /5:  No Library/Visiting Day

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Week of June 4, 2023

Beginners: Rabbit’s Good News by Ruth Lercher Bornstein

Nursery:  The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norman Juster

K/1: No Roses for Harry by Gene Zion/ Partner Reading

2 /3:  Aristotle by Dick King-Smith/Looking through books

4 /5: We finished the chapter book:  Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell

Week of May 29  2023

Beginners: The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (audiobook)/Looking through books

Nursery:  Harry by the Sea by Gene Zion/Looking through books!

K/1: Caterpillar Dreams by Clive McFarland

2 /3:  National Geographic Readers: Helen Keller by Kitson Jazynka/Looking through books

4 /5: Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of May 21,  2023

Beginners: Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle Peek (audio book) / Looking books, blocks

Nursery: Arabella Miller’s Tiny Caterpillar by Clare Jarrett / Looking through books

K/1: I Want My Hat Back, We Found A Hat and This Is Not My Hat by Joh Klassen k/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3 We completed the book: El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of May 6,  2023

Beginners: Things That Grow Joyce Smith Eggleston/ Looking books

Nursery: In My Garden by Kevin Henkes/ Looking through books

K/1: The Listening Walk by Paul Showers/ We went for a walk/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3 El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of May 8,  2023

Beginners: Come Along Daisy by Jane Simmons/ Looking books

Nursery: Help! A Story of Friendship by Holly Keller/Looking through books

K/1: Hot Dog by Doug Salati /Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3 El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of May 1,  2023

Beginners: Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli/ Looking through books/balls and magnets

Nursery: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle./Looking through books

K/1:   Lizard's Home by George Shannon//Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3 Animal Stories by Lari Don /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of April 22,  2022

Beginners: Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli/ Looking through books/balls and magnets

Nursery: I Don’t Want to be Big by Dev Petty/Looking through books

K/1:/ Caterpillar Dreams by Clive McFarland /butterfly art and writing our dreams/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of April 17, 2022

Beginners: Mud by Mary Lynn Ray/ Looking through books

Nursery: I Don’t Want to be a Frog by Dev Petty/Looking through books

K/1:/ The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel//Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of April 10, 2022

Beginners: The Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone/ Looking through books/Duplo

Nursery: The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLachlan/Making plates in the style of Matisse

K/1:/ The Little Mouse, The Red, Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood/Story Sequence worksheet activity

2 /3: El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of April 3rd, 2022

Beginners:  School Bus by Donald Crews, Who is Driving? By Leo Timmers/Exploring Books/Track and Cars

Nursery: How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham/Independent Reading

K/1:/ Elmore by Holly Hobbie /Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of March 26th, 2022

Beginners:  Tough Trucks by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker

Nursery: Land Shark by Beth Ferry

K/1:/  Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae /Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: El Deafo  by Cece Bell /Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of March 8, 2022

Beginners: Watched the rehearsal for K-5 Performance

Nursery: Watched the rehearsal for K-5 Performance

K/1:/  A Good Day by Keven Henkes/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: Lunch Every Day by Kathryn Otoshi/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Lunch Every Day by Kathryn Otoshi

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of February 27,  2022

Beginners: Footprints in the Snow by Cynthia Benjamin/ Exploring Books

Nursery: Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt /Independent Reading/Making Popsicles

K/1:/  Jenny Mei is Sad by Tracey Subisak /Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: How to Apologize by David LaRochelle/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: How to Apologize by David LaRochelle and Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of February 20,  2022

Beginners: Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney/ Exploring Books

Nursery: Jenny Mei is Sad by Tracy Subisak/Independent Reading/Making Popsicles

K/1: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: The Buddy Bench by Patty Brozo/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: No Library this week due to President’s Day.

Week of February 13,  2022

Beginners: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes/ Exploring Books, Drawing with Craypas.

Nursery: Home Before Dark by Ian Beck/Independent Reading

K/1:  Annie and the Animals by Jan Brett-AUDIOBOOK/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne. (The nonfiction companion to the book: Hour of the Olympics, which students are reading in their classroom) Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of February 6,  2022

Beginners: Cat and Mouse in the Snow by Tomek Bogacki and Happy Valentine’s Day Mouse by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond/ Exploring Books, Drawing with Craypas.

Nursery: My Friend the Moon by Andre Dahan/Independent Reading

K/1:  Purple Bus field trip to the Ferguson Library!!

2 /3: Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne. (The nonfiction companion to the book: Hour of the Olympics, which students are reading in their classroom) Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Indian No More by  Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of January 30  2022

Beginners: When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan/ Exploring board books/ Robot Blocks

Nursery:  A Bedtime for Bear by Bonnie Becker/Exploring books, Felt squares, circles and stuffed animals.

K/1: Lion Lessons by John Agee/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne. (The nonfiction companion to the book: Hour of the Olympics) which students are reading in their classroom) Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Wayside School by Louis Sachar. We finally completed the book!/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of January 23,  2022

Beginners: Who is Tapping on my Window? By A. G. Deming and Mama, Will It Snow Tonight? By  Nancy White Carlstrom/ Exploring board books/ Blocks

Nursery: Peter and the Winter Sleepers by Rick de Haas/Exploring books, Felt squares, circles and stuffed animals.

K/1: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgens/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: Checking and correcting spelling errors in last week’s assignment There's a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: We watched a tiny clip of the movie: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of January 16,  2022

Beginners: Old Bear by Keven Henkies and Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown/ Exploring board books/ Train boxes and balls

Nursery: No nursery today due to scheduled animal visit

K/1: The Enormous Snore by M.L. Miller/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: Checking and correcting spelling errors in last week’s assigment There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Final draft of the new character assigment inspired by the book: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of January 9, 2022

Beginners: Winter is Here by Keven Henkies Exploring board books

Nursery: Grandma Bird by Benji Davies/Exploring books

K/1: Grandma Bird by Benji Davies/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: Creating, writing and illustrating favorite scenes from the book: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Creating, writing and illustrating a new character inspired by the book: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of January 4, 2022

Beginners: Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg/ Exploring board books

Nursery: The Storm Whale by Benji Davies/Exploring books

K/1:The Storm Whale by Benji Davies/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: The Lucky Cake by Anna Prokos/We also concluded the chapter book: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: We are nearing the conclusion of the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of December 12, 2022

Beginners: Biscuit’s Hanukkah by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Mitzi’s Mitzvah by Gloria Koster/Exploring board books

Nursery: Biscuit’s Hanukkah by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Mitzi’s Mitzvah by Gloria Koster/Exploring books

K/1: Biscuits Hanukkah by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Mitzi’s Mitzvah by Gloria Koster/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: We continue to read the chapter book: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: More from the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of December 5, 2022

Beginners: Exploring board books and balls

Nursery: Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear! by Audrey Wood/Exploring books

K/1: Roar of the Snore by Marsha Arnold/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: We continue to read the chapter book: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: More from the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of November 26, 2022

Beginners:  Architecture Animals by Michael J. Crosbie and Steve Rosenthal/Exploring board books

Nursery: Who Made This Cake? by Chihiro Nakagawa/Exploring books

K/1: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch/ Exploring books

2 /3: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch 4 /5: More from the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of November 21, 2022

Beginners:  No Library today. Thanksgiving Break

Nursery: No Library today. Thanksgiving Break

K/1: The Relatives Came  by Cynthia Rylant Exploring books/Completing animals from the Bear Says Thanks story for the library display

2 /3:This week we played ZAP, an exciting literary game based on the read aloud: .There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong

4 /5: More from the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of November 14, 2022

Beginners: Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson//Exploring board books

Nursery: Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson/Exploring books

K/1: Bear Says Thanks by Karma WilsonExploring books/Creating animals from the story for the library display

2 /3:We continue to read the chapter book: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: More from the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of November 7, 2022

Beginners: No Library this week. (librarian out sick)

Nursery: No Library this week. (librarian out sick)

K/1: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

2 /3:We continue to read the chapter book: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong. Activity: Complete a group bust of the main character from our read aloud, the Pharaoh Sennapod using household materials/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: More from the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of October 31, 2022

Beginners: No Library/Conference Day

Nursery:No Library/Conference Day

K/1: Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer. Activity:  Flower Press/Independent Reading and check-outs

2 /3: We continue to read the chapter book: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong. Activity: Create a group bust of the main character, the Pharaoh Sennapod using household materials/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: More from the book or short stories: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of October 24,  2022

Beginners:  Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington/Exploring board books and balls

Nursery: Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara/Exploring books and making scratch pumpkins and acorns

K/1: The Rainbow Goblens by Ul De Rico/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of October 17,  2022

Beginners: I’m Not Small by Nina Crews/Exploring Books

Nursery: I’m Not Small by Nina Crews/Exploring Books

K/1: Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: We continue to read the chapter book:  There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  Continuing with stories from the book: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of October 10  2022

Beginners: Who is Driving? By Leo Timmers/Exploring books and blocks

Nursery: Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller/ Exploring books

K /1:  The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. Activity: bedazzling out crowns!

2/ 3: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5:  No Library this week due to school holiday and field trip.

Week of October 3, 2022

Beginners: No library due to school closing

Nursery: No library due to school closing

K/1: Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen by Cari Best. Activity: Making crowns

2 /3: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: How to Apologize by David Rochelle.

The use of a “Digital Citizenship Survival Kit” is a great resource used to raise ideas and discussion regarding digital citizenship and interpersonal relationships.

Opportunities to include discussions about this topic will be sprinkled throughout the year during the library class period.

This week we began class with a demonstration of a tube of toothpaste. Students surmised that, like toothpaste, once our words come out of our mouths, it is impossible to put them back inside. We also discussed how to offer a sincere apology when necessary, and in turn,  how forgiveness towards the offender can help lighten one’s load, releasing anger which then makes space for more positive feelings.

Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of September 23, 2022

Beginners: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown/Exploring books

Nursery: Underwater Dogs-Kids Edition by Seth Casteel / Exploring books

K/1: No library this week due to holiday closing

2 /3: No library this week due to holiday closing

4 /5:  Nerdy Birdy and Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds/Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of September 19, 2023

Beginners:  Farm Alphabet Book by Jane Miller. Looking through books

Nursery:  Keeping the City Going by Brian Flocca. Looking through books

K /1: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

4 /5: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/ Independent Reading and check-outs.

Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds. Activity: Digital Citizenship Survival Kit.

“Digital citizenship refers to the responsible use of technology by anyone who uses computers, the Internet, and digital devices to engage with society on any level.”

The use of a “Digital Citizenship Survival Kit” is a great resource used to raise ideas and discussion regarding digital citizenship and interpersonal relationships.

Opportunities to include discussions about this topic will be sprinkled throughout the year during the library class period.

This week we began class with a demonstration of “a power cord.”

When asked about this tool, this is what students had to say: “that it can be shaped into a circle, as a reminder that friendship can have no end.  A plug that is plugged in reminds us of becoming united as friends. It connects us to each other. A  power cord,can be shaped like a heart or a hug. A power cord reminds us to find moments when we can be unplugged from technology and spend time outdoors!

Week of September 11, 2022

Beginners: Going to Sleep on the Farm by Wendy Cheyette Lewison/ Today's first read aloud was in the big room!!

Nursery:  Urgency Emergency! Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dosh Archer/ Activity: bandaids and stuffed animals

K/1: Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes/Activity: Making Bookmarks/Independent Reading and check-outs.

2 /3: There’s a Pharaoh in my Tub by Jeremy Strong. Independent Reading and check-outs.

Activity: How to organize your locker.

Executive Functioning: “proficiency in adaptable thinking, planning, self-monitoring, self-control, working memory, time management, and organization.”

Opportunities to include activities to practice executive functioning skills will be sprinkled throughout the year during the library class period.

4 /5: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar/Independent Reading and check-outs.

Week of September 5, 2022

Beginners: Visiting Day

Nursery:  Froggy Goes to School by Frank Remkiewicz/ Exploring books

K/1: No library this week

2 /3: No library this week

4 /5: Thank you Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

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New Books....With a Sense of Humor....  to Celebrate Ancient Greek Studies

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Honoring Queen Elizabeth II with Kindergarten and First Grade Crowns!!

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Honoring Queen Elizabeth II with Kindergarten and First Grade Crowns!!

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The Long Ridge SCHOOL celebrates the life of the Queen with a library display. The bejeweled crowns, courtesy of the Kindergarten and First Grade students.

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Second and Third Grade Group Literacy Project from the book: There's a Pharaoh in our Bath! by Louis Sachar

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Second and Third Grade Group Literacy Project from the book: There's a Pharaoh in our Bath! by Louis Sachar

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The Fourth and Fifth Grade continues to be delighted by Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

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The Fourth and Fifth Grade continues to be delighted by Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

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This Week's K-1 Read Aloud: Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer

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This Week's K-1 Read Aloud: Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer

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This week,  the Second and Third Grade, continue to listen to the read aloud chapter book: There's a Pharaoh in our Bath!!!

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This week,  the Second and Third Grade, continue to listen to the read aloud chapter book: There's a Pharaoh in our Bath!!!

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The brand new FIFTH Harry Potter illustrated version of The Order of the Phoenix has just arrived!

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The brand new FIFTH Harry Potter illustrated version of The Order of the Phoenix has just arrived!

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J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She also wrote three short series companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which later became the inspiration for a new series of films. Harry's story as a grown-up was later continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, which she initially published for free online for children in lockdown, later donating all her book royalties to help vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of the children's care reform charity Lumos.

For as long as she can remember, J.K. Rowling wanted to be a writer, and is at her happiest in a room, making things up. She lives in Scotland with her family.

Neil Packer is best known for his stunning illustrated editions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, and has created artwork for many classic titles for the Folio Society. His most recent project, One of a Kind, won the BolognaRagazzi Award for nonfiction in 2021. He lives in London with his son. Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Jim studied illustration at the University of Westminster and since graduating has worked in the archives of Tate Britain and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Jim has produced concept work for television and contributed to a group exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He now lives and works in Northamptonshire, England, with his wife.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 5) (Illustrated edition)|Hardcover

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The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in brilliant full color.There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? It's not...

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Harry Potter:  The Illustrated Collection Is Here!

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Harry Potter:  The Illustrated Collection Is Here!

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This week, K/1 students enjoyed the story of a diary-keeping worm. The reading was meant to support the worm-study currently taking place in the science room!!

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A wonderful shout out to the community helpers who kept us all going through challenging times!!

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What better way to introduce our youngest students to the weekly library experience than with a reading of the familiar and comforting classic, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.

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This Week's 4/5 Read Aloud                                                                                                                              and follow up to the original Nerdy Birdy!    

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This Week's 4/5 Read Aloud                                                                                                                              and follow up to the original Nerdy Birdy!    

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"An unlikely avian friendship is threatened by an obsession with social media in this follow-up to Nerdy Birdy (2015).

Big slouchy Vulture and Nerdy Birdy, tiny and brown with big, round eyeglasses, are best friends, though they’re very different. Nerdy Birdy loves playing video games, while Vulture loves snacking on dead things. Together, they enjoy taking goofy pictures of each other, making silly faces, and making fun of each other’s lunch. One day, Nerdy Birdy discovers an amazing new game. It’s called Tweetster; it does awesome things. After a week, Nerdy Birdy has over 500 new friends across the globe, but he doesn’t seem to notice the friend right in front of him. Vulture gets bored and flies away, but joining Tweetster herself restores common ground between the friends. But when Vulture logs onto the site, she finds a picture of herself and an insulting caption from Nerdy Bird. This thoughtless act causes Vulture to flap away for good. Nerdy Birdy reaches out for sympathy to his virtual network, but the response is underwhelming. Determined to find Vulture, Nerdy Birdy searches high and low, finally finding her and declaring, “One real live you is worth a thousand Tweetster friends.” Reynolds’ friendship fable is straightforwardly told. Davies’ lively and imaginative pictures, in pen, ink, and watercolor, consistently delight. But are very young readers, at whom the book seems aimed, using social media?"
Kirkus Review

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This Week's 4/5 Read Aloud!                                               

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"A small, bespectacled bird struggles with friendship.
Nerdy Birdy, with his too-small wings, is unlike the cool birds. They have impressive attributes: “abs of steel” for Eagle, “glossy red attire” for Cardinal, and “worm-fed physique” for Robin. Nerdy Birdy, allergic to birdseed, wears glasses that are too big. He likes reading and video games (he’s especially devoted to World of Wormcraft). He’s not cool, and it’s “awfully lonely not being a cool birdy.” So he’s delighted to discover other nerdy birds: “Their glasses were too big. Their wings were too small. At least half of them had inhalers.” And there are “way more nerdy birdies than cool birdies.” Now he has friends. The story could have ended there, but instead it ever so sweetly takes flight. A large vulture moves into the neighborhood. While the cool birds find her unacceptable, Nerdy Birdy has confidence in his friends: “Being cool is exhausting. You should hang around with us,” he tells her. Though that’s not exactly what happens, clearly Nerdy Birdy understands the heart of friendship. Davies’ nicely frayed lines and ink-and-watercolor cartoon illustrations create a perfect hybrid of bird and, well, nerd. Reynolds’ gently ironic tone will appeal to elementary-age readers who face similar friendship conundrums—and who might draw confidence from Nerdy Birdy."
Kirkus Review

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For Instant Happiness, Grab a Book and Head Outside 

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For Instant Happiness, Grab a Book and Head Outside 

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"Enjoying a book alfresco is one of summer’s simple, iconic joys, right up there with running through a sprinkler, spotting the evening’s first firefly or scraping a flat wooden spoon across a freezer-burned cup of Italian ice.

This year the practice has been complicated by sweltering, record-breaking heat, leaving many of us with the sense of reading inside a toaster oven. It’s hard to concentrate on a novel when your back is throwing off as much liquid as Niagara Falls.

Still, there are few voyeuristic pleasures more satisfying than stepping outside and spotting someone lost in a book. You have the thrill of recognizing a kindred spirit, the impromptu eye test of deciphering a title from afar, plus the potential of having a new mystery, biography, memoir or graphic novel to add to your own list. It’s like getting menu ideas from a stranger’s shopping cart, minus the sheepishness about your own unwholesome snacks. Luckily there’s no judgment in public displays of literacy — just the casual hand-visor of one book lover saluting another.

So what makes reading in the great outdoors more memorable than cracking a book in the privacy of your own home?
Certainly a couch cushion is more comfortable than a headrest made of sand, and you don’t have to keep an eye on the weather or scope out the nearest facilities. Why do we get a sudden rush of peace from flopping down on a hot park bench, a splintery deck or a dandelion-dotted lawn with a paperback in hand? Why do we subject our backs to the unforgiving bark of a tree?

The answers depend on a Choose Your Own Adventure of tiny decisions: Beach towel or chair? Barefoot or flip-flops? Sunglasses or baseball cap? Picnic basket or measly plum? Do you read with earbuds or trust the birds and the ice cream truck to provide your soundtrack? Most importantly, what book did you bring along for company? Will it energize you for a round of paddle ball or provide a prelude to a long summer’s nap?

There are only a handful of non-negotiables when it comes to plein-air reading: sunscreen, hydration, repeat. You don’t want to stand up and see stars — those belong between the covers. Also, the polite reader leaves speakers at home. Nobody wants to hear your Jimmy Buffett playlist, even in Key West."

By Elisabeth Egan and Erica Ackerberg (NY Times)

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Make a stick loom with branches and twine. Take a walk through the woods, along the beach, or in your own back yard to choose materials to weave.
(pinterest)

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"Materials Needed:

small clean, clear, plastic, recycled water bottle with cap

water

blue food coloring (1 or 2 drops)

baby oil

small plastic fish - must be small enough to fit inside bottle

sand

small shells or pebbles (optional)

glue (optional)

Directions

Add sand and shells/pebbles to the bottom of the bottle.

Add water to fill about 1/2 to 2/3 of bottle.

Add food coloring and observe it disperse through the water.

Add baby oil to the bottle so that the bottle is almost full.

Observe as the baby oil will not mix with the water and food coloring but rises to the top.

Add the fish to his new home in the ocean.

Glue the cap if desired.

Explanation:

The heaviest materials will sink to the bottom (sand, shells, pebbles).

The water is heavier than the oil so the oil will rise above the water.

Vegetable oil can also be used but it usually is not as clear as the baby oil."
(learningideas)

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Safe, salt water fun at the beach the little ones when the waves are especially rough!!

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Safe, salt water fun at the beach the little ones when the waves are especially rough!!

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POP ROCKS COME IN A FEW DIFFERENT COLORS-PERFECT FOR EVERY HOLIDAY!!

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      Fourth of July Fun:  Strawberries Dipped in White Chocolate and Blue Pop Rocks Candy!

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      Fourth of July Fun:  Strawberries Dipped in White Chocolate and Blue Pop Rocks Candy!

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ICE CREAM IN A BAG                                           FROM THE FAMLY DINNER PROJECT!!     

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ICE CREAM IN A BAG                                           FROM THE FAMLY DINNER PROJECT!!     

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"This simple ice cream in a bag is a fun family activity!!

INGREDIENTS
Serves 2
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup kosher salt
ice
Mix-ins, as desired: Chocolate chips, chopped fresh berries, nuts or crushed candy.
a few small (sandwich-sized) zip-top bags
a few larger (gallon-sized) zip-top bags

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Combine the cream, milk, sugar and vanilla extract in a small (sandwich-sized) zip-top bag. For extra security, we recommend double-bagging!
2. Seal the bag tightly, getting rid of as much air as possible.
3. Fill a gallon-sized zip-top bag halfway with ice. Add 1/4 cup kosher salt to
the ice.
4. Place the bag of ice cream ingredients on top of the ice and salt. Cover with
more ice to fill the gallon bag.
5. Seal the gallon bag securely. Now comes the fun part: Shaking! It will take
about six to eight minutes of vigorous shaking to “churn” the ice cream.
That’s why we recommend doing it as a family during a dance party — you
can pass it around and take turns while you jump and dance to the music.
Consider having gloves available in case anyone gets cold hands.
6. Once the ice cream has thickened, carefully remove the smaller bag from the
larger one. It will probably have salt on it; you’ll want to rinse the bag
thoroughly with cold water before opening it to make sure you don’t
accidentally get salt in your ice cream.
7. Scoop the ice cream out into a bowl. It will probably be somewhat slushy; a
little stirring will even out the texture. Add any mix-ins you like and serve!"

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Wishing You A Summer Filled With Reading Adventures For You And Your Family!

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Wishing You A Summer Filled With Reading Adventures For You And Your Family!

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New This Year: The story of a surprising act of kindness.  LUNCH EVERY DAY by Kathryn Otoshi 

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New This Year: The story of a surprising act of kindness.  LUNCH EVERY DAY by Kathryn Otoshi 

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"A boy befriends his bully and, with the help of his mother, keeps the bully fed daily at school."

"Based on a true story, this is dedicated to educator Jim Perez and to “the lady who kept making all those lunches for him, day after day.”  kirkus reviews

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The Second and Third Graders sending Love and Light to the country of Ukraine.

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The Second and Third Graders sending Love and Light to the country of Ukraine.

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This Week's Nursery Read Aloud: The Timeless Classic, The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

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This Week's Nursery Read Aloud: The Timeless Classic, The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

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This week's 2-3 read aloud...the much anticipated sequel to last weeks, The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman.

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This week's 2-3 read aloud...the much anticipated sequel to last weeks, The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman.

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This Week's K-1 Read Aloud, Time Capsule,by award winning author, Lauren Redniss, daughter of K-1 alumni teacher, Robin Redniss

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This Week's K-1 Read Aloud, Time Capsule,by award winning author, Lauren Redniss, daughter of K-1 alumni teacher, Robin Redniss

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This Week's Kindergarten and First Grade Read Aloud! The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater

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This Week's Kindergarten and First Grade Read Aloud! The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater

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THIS WEEK'S SECOND AND THIRD GRADE READ ALOUD!!!  

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THIS WEEK'S SECOND AND THIRD GRADE READ ALOUD!!!  

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Deliciously Delightful!!!

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This week in the library, students in grades  2-5 planted sunflower seeds.

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This week in the library, students in grades  2-5 planted sunflower seeds.

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We will be sending the plants home once they sprout!  Simply remove the outer cup while retaining the inner cardboard cup before planting your sprout (along with the cardboard cup) into a larger flower pot until your plant grows strong enough to replant out in your garden!  We welcome photos!

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                This Week's K-5 Read a Loud!!

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                This Week's K-5 Read a Loud!!

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"In a land marked by endless fighting between knights and dragons, a mother gives her eager little boy a sunflower rather than the sword he requests, and when he wields it against a real dragon, new understanding begins."
(goodreads)

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1  Activity for the Dinner Table!

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1  Activity for the Dinner Table!

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"This 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 activity is a great way to introduce calm and relaxation at the family dinner table, or anytime! It can be a nice starting activity to settle everyone at mealtimes. It’s also useful if family members become tense or anxious during the meal. Give it a try next time you want more calm and focus at the dinner table!

Here’s how to play. Each family member takes turns naming:

5 things they can see

4 things they can touch

3 things they can hear

2 things they can smell

1 thing they can taste OR 1 thing they’d like to eat right now

For an extra boost of calm, try encouraging family members to take one slow, deep breath before sharing; speaking in a whisper; or sitting as still as possible while they share."

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This Week's K-5 Read Aloud: The Wall In The Middle Of The Book by Jon Agee

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This Week's K-5 Read Aloud: The Wall In The Middle Of The Book by Jon Agee

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"A young knight guards against frightful creatures in Jon Agee’s THE WALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK, which uses the clever conceit of the book’s “gutter” — that space between each set of two pages — as a boundary between all that is safe on one side, and all that is scary on the other. Our knight explains to his readers that the brick wall we see there keeps him safe from a scary menagerie of animals. Tigers and rhinos and gorillas — oh my! Yet, the true menace on the other side of the book is a bearded ogre who would undoubtedly “eat me up” if he ever caught our young hero. Thank goodness for the high wall protecting him. But something seems to be happening on his “safe” side … something that may require the knight to rethink everything he thought he knew about barriers and who resides on the other side. This deceptively simple story offers a genuine lesson in the value of all creatures, great and small. Whatever they may look like, oftentimes our biggest fears come from the uncertainty of not being able to see across a boundary. And sometimes, the greatest dangers are right in front of our own two eyes." NYTimes

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The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee

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Apple Pigs by Ruth Orbach-This Week's K-1 Read Aloud and Take Home Activity!!

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Apple Pigs by Ruth Orbach-This Week's K-1 Read Aloud and Take Home Activity!!

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Stamford Museum and Nature Center: Calendar of Events!!

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Stamford Museum and Nature Center: Calendar of Events!!

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Events | Stamford Museum & Nature Center

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Stamford Museum & Nature Center Board of Directors

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Read about the sports of the Winter Olympics! Celebrate the incredible athletes, and their examples of practice, perseverance and sportsmanship!!

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Read about the sports of the Winter Olympics! Celebrate the incredible athletes, and their examples of practice, perseverance and sportsmanship!!

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The Fourth and Fifth Grade Read Aloud: Megabat by Anna Humphrey

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The Fourth and Fifth Grade Read Aloud: Megabat by Anna Humphrey

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In honor of Megabat's favorite fruit, and the homeland  (he refers to in the story as, Papaya Premium) students sampled this tropical fruit (some for the first time) during library this week!