Just in... 2015 Morning Calm Medal Winners!

It is official...Students from 10 different international schools in Korea have voted and the results are now in.

The 2015 Morning Calm Medal winner for best picture book is...

The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz ; illustrated by Dan Santat

In this fun twist on "The Three Little Pigs", Pig One and Two neglect their ninja school martial arts training and are no match for the wolf. Thankfully, Pig Three's hard work and dedication saves the day.     
                                                                                               
Visit the author's website today by clicking here.  There you will find a poster, a book trailer, and an activity guide for The Three Ninja Pigs.

The 2015 Morning Calm Medal winner for best chapter book is...

Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee ; illustrated by Kelly Light

All his life Benji has been sickly and he has been targeted by the school bully.  But after a seizure, Benji gets a therapy dog .  Not only is Elvis big enough to protect him, but Elvis can talk too!

Meet the author and having fun exploring her website by clicking here.
Remember this book trailer?

Do You Know Dewey?

Match the Dewey categories with this short activity or this game of concentration.

Test your knowledge of Dewey with this short interactive quiz.

Try your hand at shelving with this website

 http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/play-shelver

Bonus: Try your hand at matching call numbers.

Reading lets your imagination soar!

New books are afloat in our library.  

A big thank you to all of our students who created 

the colorful patterns on our hot air balloons.  

Happy reading!

EBSCO...a valuable research database

This week in library, all of the Grade 3 -5 classes were introduced to EBSCO (http://search.ebscohost.com).  EBSCO is an electronic resource the KIS libraries subscribe to in order to provide access to magazines and newspaper articles about various topics. 

We clicked on Kids Search and had access to over 70 popular magazines for elementary student research. Our key word searches resulted in lists of relevant magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.  Then we clicked on Student Research Center and we could chose our sources of information, dates of publication, and reading level.  We are excited to have such a valuable research tool at our fingertips to support our learning!

We are having a book fair!

Mark your calendar... 

Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1,  

What the Book will be here from Seoul. 

Come prepared to shop and stock up on books 

for the summer!

Place: ES PAC
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Date: Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1

Talk about appropriate choices with your parents beforehand and come prepared to buy a lot of books!

(Your teacher will let you know which day you will visit

the book fair as a class).

(Parents are welcome after school on both days!)

Dress Up Day!

On Friday, May 1, we are having a Dress Up Day!

Choose a favourite book character.

Design a costume that is comfortable and effective.

Come dressed up on Friday and be ready for fun!

*You can either come dressed up as a favourite book character 
   or wear your school uniform.
* No weapons and no face masks please and thank you!

Celebrate Poetry

April is Poetry Month

Did you know that April is a time to celebrate poetry?   You can find a wonderful selection of poetry in the 800’s section of our elementary school library.   Also, check out some of these fun poetry websites:

Poetry4Kids - Read and rate poems, write a poem, and use the rhyming dictionary.

Giggle Poetry- Read and write funny poems!

FizzyFunnyFuzzy poetry by Gareth Lancaster

Here’s a bit of Richard Edwards to get you in the mood:

When I was Three

When I was three I had a friend

Who asked me why bananas bend,

I told him why, but now I'm four,

I'm not so sure...

Poems galore await you in the library today!

  

    

      

For some inspiration, enjoy these sensory experiences...

Take time to laugh...

April is also the month set aside to laugh... It is National Humor Month.  If ever there was a time to read and share jokes and riddles, this is it!  Check out the 818 section of our library for some fun joke books.  Remember... "A merry heart does a body good."

    
For more fun, you can also go explore any of the following websites...

http://www.kidactivities.net/category/Literacy-Tons-of-Jokes-.aspx

http://www.ahajokes.com/kids_jokes.html

http://www.funology.com/jokes-and-riddles/

http://www.ducksters.com/jokesforkids/


http://sciencemadefun.net/blog/national-humor-month-the-science-of-laughter/

Why not try some of these out on your parents tonight?

Q: Why can't your nose be 12 inches long? 
A: Because then it would be a foot! 

Q: Why did the teacher wear sunglasses?
A: Because his class was so bright! 

Q: Knock, knock----Who's There?----Ashe----Ashe who?
A: Bless you!