Hello Everyone, I am back to blogging. I am taking the 21Things for Teacher's online class at my ISD. I am learning about so many useful tools and revitalizing tools I have used in the past.
Check out my webpage at ghapsel.weebly.com. I am also using Dropbox, Diigo, Google Drive, Doodle, Lino, and many more to come.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Monday, January 18, 2010
GLGB
The Great Lakes' Great Books Award will be coming to a close on Jan. 29th. The choices that the students are reading this year are:
Grades K - 1st
The Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato
Stick by Steve Breen
Pink by Nan Gregory
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
Look Out, Suzy Goose by Petr Horacek
The Cheese by Margie Palatini
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane by Carole Boston Weatherford
The Story Blanket by Ferida Wolff & Harriet May Savitz
Grades 2nd - 3rd
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio
Monarch and Milkweed by Helen Frost
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale by Deborah Hopkinson
When the Wolves Returned by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
Nurk by Ursula Vernon
Grades 4th - 5th
Chicken Feathers by Joy Cowley
Marco Polo by Demi
Who’s Jim Hines? by Jean Alicia Elster
The Porcupine Year by Louise Erdrich
Our White House: Looking In Looking Out Editied by the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
Blue Like Friday by Siobhan Parkinson
Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex
Beowulf: A Hero’s Tale Retold by James Rumford
Grades K - 1st
The Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato
Stick by Steve Breen
Pink by Nan Gregory
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
Look Out, Suzy Goose by Petr Horacek
The Cheese by Margie Palatini
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane by Carole Boston Weatherford
The Story Blanket by Ferida Wolff & Harriet May Savitz
Grades 2nd - 3rd
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio
Monarch and Milkweed by Helen Frost
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale by Deborah Hopkinson
When the Wolves Returned by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
Nurk by Ursula Vernon
Grades 4th - 5th
Chicken Feathers by Joy Cowley
Marco Polo by Demi
Who’s Jim Hines? by Jean Alicia Elster
The Porcupine Year by Louise Erdrich
Our White House: Looking In Looking Out Editied by the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
Blue Like Friday by Siobhan Parkinson
Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex
Beowulf: A Hero’s Tale Retold by James Rumford
23 Things
The library staff at GHAPS is participating in 23 Things. We will be reviewing and practicing various 2.0 tools, including blogging.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Friday, October 3, 2008
Opportunity to Make a Nomination
Recognize your valuable school library media specialist. For the first time, school library media specialists can be nominated for The New York Times/Carnegie Corporation of New York's "I Love My Librarian" Award. The award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public and academic librarians and school library media specialists. Up to ten winners will be honored and receive a $5,000 cash reward, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to attend the awards reception on December 9, 2008, in New York hosted by The New York Times. Nominations for school library media specialists will be accepted until October 15.
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/home.cfm
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/home.cfm
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Michigan Reads
Kindergarten and First Graders are reading and sharing “Raccoon Tunes” by Nancy Shaw. The Library of Michigan selected this book and a free copy was sent to all schools in Michigan. This is part of the One Book, One State program. Last year’s book was “Big Chickens” by Leslie Helakoski. Watch for bookmarks about reading at home coming home with your kindergarten and first graders.
Great Lakes, Great Books
The Michigan Reading Association picks eight books in five categories: K-1st, 2nd –3rd, 4th –5th, 6th –8th and 9th –12th grades. Students read at least five of the eight books in their category and select a winner. The list of this year’s nominees can be found at: http://www.michiganreading.org/cms/images/stories/PDFs/glgb%20bookmarks2008.pdf
In library media lessons this year we are reviewing the books and will be voting for our favorites in January. At least one copy of each of these books is available in the library media center. These books make great gifts too.
Last year’s winners were:
Grades K-1
Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski......................Dutton, 2006
Honor Books
Belinda and the Glass Slipper by Amy Young............................Viking, 2006Mammoths on the Move by Lisa Wheeler............................Harcourt, 2006
Grades 2-3
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker.........................Hyperion, 2006Honor BooksCaptain Raptor and the Moon Mystery by Kevin O'Malley................Walker, 2005The Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper......................Margaret K. McElderry, 2005
Grades 4-5
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DeCamillo ...................................................................Candlewick, 2006
Honor Books
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters by Patricia C. McKissack.................................................................Schwartz & Wade, 2006Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together by Herb Shoveller...............................................................................Kids Can, 2006
Kindergarten and First Graders are reading and sharing “Raccoon Tunes” by Nancy Shaw. The Library of Michigan selected this book and a free copy was sent to all schools in Michigan. This is part of the One Book, One State program. Last year’s book was “Big Chickens” by Leslie Helakoski. Watch for bookmarks about reading at home coming home with your kindergarten and first graders.
Great Lakes, Great Books
The Michigan Reading Association picks eight books in five categories: K-1st, 2nd –3rd, 4th –5th, 6th –8th and 9th –12th grades. Students read at least five of the eight books in their category and select a winner. The list of this year’s nominees can be found at: http://www.michiganreading.org/cms/images/stories/PDFs/glgb%20bookmarks2008.pdf
In library media lessons this year we are reviewing the books and will be voting for our favorites in January. At least one copy of each of these books is available in the library media center. These books make great gifts too.
Last year’s winners were:
Grades K-1
Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski......................Dutton, 2006
Honor Books
Belinda and the Glass Slipper by Amy Young............................Viking, 2006Mammoths on the Move by Lisa Wheeler............................Harcourt, 2006
Grades 2-3
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker.........................Hyperion, 2006Honor BooksCaptain Raptor and the Moon Mystery by Kevin O'Malley................Walker, 2005The Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper......................Margaret K. McElderry, 2005
Grades 4-5
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DeCamillo ...................................................................Candlewick, 2006
Honor Books
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters by Patricia C. McKissack.................................................................Schwartz & Wade, 2006Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together by Herb Shoveller...............................................................................Kids Can, 2006
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