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As part of the School Library Month celebration, I shared some Did You Know? library facts with the school.

Circulation (items checked out) statistics: January 4532; February 4159; March 4004

Total # of Everybody and Chapter books: 5377

Total # of Nonfiction books: 4438

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During the week of April 23-26^th, the library will be open before school (7:20-7:50) to invite families to come participate in activities that celebrate and share the different books written by the authors.

There will be 4 stations offered and only 30 minutes available before school.

Here are the descriptions of the stations and please think which station you are interested in so you can use the time wisely.

1. Research the author and create either a letter to the author or contribute to a poster that will be hung in the library

2. Create a book cover to  highlight the book you read by the author

3. Podcast on Photo Booth as your favorite character from the book you read

4. Write a different ending for the book you read or create a story similar to the book you read

Kindergarten will be reading Cynthia Rylant and is invited Monday, April 23^rd.

1^st grade will be reading Mary Pope Osborne and is invited Tuesday, April 24^th.

2^nd-3^rd grades will be reading Megan McDonald and is invited Wednesday, April 25^th.

4^th and 5^th grades will be reading Andrew Clements and is invited Thursday, April 26^th.

If you have more than one child, you are welcome to choose which author you would like to read.

To celebrate School Library Month, the PTA and library is sponsoring a Family Book Club! The program is voluntary but we are encouraging all families to share in the fun!

The families choose a book by their specified grade level author to read together at home. During the week of April 23-26^th, the library will be open before school (7:20-7:50) to invite families to come participate in activities that celebrate and share the different books written by the authors.

Kindergarten will be reading Cynthia Rylant and is invited Monday, April 23^rd.

1^st grade will be reading Mary Pope Osborne and is invited Tuesday, April 24^th.

2^nd-3^rd grades will be reading Megan McDonald and is invited Wednesday, April 25^th.

4^th and 5^th grades will be reading Andrew Clements and is invited Thursday, April 26^th.

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Roberts, Librarian, at krroberts@henrico.k12.va.us

Thank you for supporting the Rivers Edge library!

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday, the Cat in the Hat came to visit Rivers Edge!! The students put up their favorite title or picture about Dr. Seuss’ books in the cafeteria hall next to the BIG hat!!

In February, 4159 items were checked out! Rivers Edge continues to check out over 4000 items a month. A big thank you to the students and teachers for their support of the library and the LOVE of reading!

Kindergarten and 1st grade come every week for library fun. They explored Tumblebooks for Valentine’s Day by “watching and listening to” Porcupining A Prickly Love Story by Lisa Wheeler.

2nd grade is getting ready to start their Caldecott reading project. The Caldecott Award is given annually to a book in recognition of its excellent illustrations. The students will choose a Caldecott book, read it, and create a Photo Booth video describing/ reviewing the book. What fun to see and hear the many book trailers!!

Reference materials and biographies are on the mind of every 3rd grader. They all visited the library to have a reference review lesson. The students worked in groups to each complete a Google Doc Form that answered 3 questions about particular reference materials: Why do people use that reference material? What makes that reference material unique? Give 4 specific examples of what questions could be answered using that reference material. Kudos to the 3rd grade for doing such a great job using it for the first time!!! The biography section has been hopping while the 3rd graders check out and complete their biography projects.

All of the 4th grade classes are finishing up their scientific research and (new this year!) creating their own graphic organizer. The students did a great job figuring out how to collect and organize their research information about Thomas Edison, Michael Faraday and Benjamin Franklin.

If America Were a Village of 100 people, what would it look and act like? This and other demographic questions were researched and answered by Mr. Friedman and Mrs. Dussault’s classes. Their information was based on the book, If America Were a Village by David J. Smith. The projects, which included organized information and personal reactions, were fascinating to review together!

COMING SOON IN APRIL!!A Family Book Club in honor of School Library Month! More details to follow.

The newest circulation stats are in! In January, our library checked out 4532 items (including books, paperbacks, videos, magazines and professional material for the teachers)!

I am continuing to read Virginia Reader’s Choice books with Kindergarten and 1st grade. We have read We are in a Book!, How Rocket Learned to Read, and A isn’t for Fox. We also took a trip to Australia to learn more about the author, Mem Fox, who is the author of the month at the Twin Hickory Public Library.

The 2nd graders have been busy in here! They have studied different habitats, generated research questions about animals, searched OneSearch for the answers, and created a flipchart to celebrate their favorite Famous American. They also came in for a special Dictionary and Index skills lesson.

Matter, measuring and economics are just a few of the topics 3rd graders are studying in the library. Ask your 3rd grader what object they pulled out of the Matter Box and how they described its properties.

Mrs. Boyer’s class has been in for several weeks in a row working on different class projects- Civil War battle research, geography, and scientist research. I will be seeing the other 4th grade classes in the next few weeks for the scientist research project. Ask your student about creating their own graphic organizer!!

The 5th grade continues to come in, check out books, and participate in Generous Genres! Every month we talk about a different genre at lunch so encourage your child to get involved. Some of the students will begin to come in to do independent research based on their class novel and/or state.

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The K and 1st grade celebrated the publication of Mr. Rutman’s new book, The Couch Potato Classroom. We exercised and had fun in the library!!

Rhett’s book from Kathleen Roberts on Vimeo.

Kindergarten is busy learning how to use shelf markers when choosing books!I will be highlighting Mr. Rutman’s (PE teacher) new book, The Couch Potato Classroom, with the Kindergarten and 1st grade.

Ask a 1st grader where Virginia is in the world and examples of nouns and verbs.

2nd grade is busy exploring the different habitats and creating research questions about an animal of choice. Ask your 2nd grader which animal they chose!

I just visited Ancient Rome with 3rd grade and look forward to measurement and Economics.

Where in the world is the 4th grade?! I can’t wait to find out as we review Virginia geography together.

Want to talk about Fantasy and Science Fiction books over lunch?! The 5th graders want to and are busy filling out bookmarks to come to Generous Genre on Friday, January 27th.

The latest Library news…

We have continued to check out over 4,000 items from the library every month!!! Keep reading Rivers Edge!!

I have been promoting the Twin Hickory Friends Author contest with the Kindergarten and First Grade each month. What is the author’s job?

Check out the updated 4th grade Book Celebration book list on the Reading Programs link.

The dates for the 5th grade Generous Genre have also been put on the blog!

I have been reviewing Internet Safety with each grade level. My big question to the older students is why does the librarian teach Internet Safety every year?

The 3rd grade has studied money, animal habitats, and now Greece- all in the library this year!

Ask a 2nd grader about making a turtle for the library and how it is related to the Native American studies.

Use the links to my blog to stay abreast of all the happening in the Rivers Edge Library. Please be sure to check out the AR lists.