Library News

 

 Purposeful People Books

You can find books from the Purposeful People curriculum in the Tanner Library. Search the Destiny Collection to find the books and some resource guides. The books will have a neon green sticker on the spine so they can be identified easily on the shelf.      Books by Grade Level You will find the current month's books on the book shelf behind the circulation desk.

Books for October: Responsibility

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October Choice Board

You will find the October Choice Board full of fun seasonal learning. There are books and activities about Fall, Halloween, Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day, Fire Safety, Voting, and Responsibility.

Digital Citizenship Week

In October Digital Citizenship Week is celebrated. Kindergarten had a lesson on balancing their time on devices and brought home a family tip sheet explaining how to help kids balance their media lives. 1st grade will have a lesson on how we can be safe, responsible and respectful online and will bring home a family activity sheet titled Pause & Think Online.

Science Choice Boards

Welcome 2024-2025

September Choiceboard

PebbleGo

There are new features in PebbleGo that will add engagement and learning in your class. Students will be able to log in with Google and create to show their learning right in the PebbleGo platform. There are also numerous resources available for teachers to add excitment to the curriculum. I am working with IT to get the login for students to be as seemless as possible and will let you know when it is working.  It will integrate with the Google Classroom.

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New Books

I'm thrilled to announce a fresh batch of books for the start of the school year and there's something for everyone! Whether your student is a fan of thrilling adventures, fascinating facts, or stories about inspiring leaders, our new collection is sure to spark their curiosity and imagination. There are many great books for you to share as a read aloud with your class too. Here’s a glimpse at what’s new on our shelves.

TalkingPoints is our new communication tool available for you to send class announcements or individual messages to families. It is two way texting that is translated into home languages. You can use it from your desktop or through the TalkingPoints app on your phone.

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• Help Center
• How to send videos and photos

The free version of Seesaw can still be used by teachers. You will have to set up your account and get permission slips signed by the parent or guardian. You can keep the permission slips in your files.

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• Spanish

Another option would be to use Google Classroom as a place to assign, save and share student work.

Library Books

• Due Dates: Remember that library books are due the day before the checkout date.  Also have a students put them in the bins outside of the library early in the morning. This ensures that they are processed on time and ready for the next reader. 
• Protect the Books: Library bags will be provided to each student to keep the books safe and in good condition.
• Library Information: A letter will be sent home explaining checkout day and due day. You can find them in this folder.

Your help with modeling this with your students will help with the management of the library.

2023-2024 Tanner Library Report

 

Vox Books

 Students have been listening to Vox books in the library.  Some of there favorites are: Pete the Cat, The Bad Seed series, and The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Library Books Due May 17

 The class that returns all library books first will win a prize. We will be posting updates in the library. All books are due by Friday, May 17.

Almost May ~ Library News

 Vox Books

We have over 40 new Vox books in our library collection. They are print books transformed into an all-in-one read-along. They can be played with or without headphones. Some of the new titles include animals that students may be interested in for research as well as engaging picture books. Teachers can check them out for classroom use and they will be used in the library. 

New Books

We also received another shipment of fiction and non-fiction books.

Published Poets

April is National Poetry Month and our talented 1st grade students have crafted some Haiku poems. We are thrilled to announce that some of these poems have been selected to be published in the Young American Poetry Digest. Congratulations to our young poets for their outstanding achievement!

May Choice Board

Pebble Go

Exciting news from PebbleGo! They have just released 28 new articles in Science, Biographies, and Social Studies modules! This will provide our students even more opportunities to engage with educational content in an interactive way. The new articles are available in both English and Spanish. Some of the other newer biographies previously added include: Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, and Beyonce.  Students can access PebbleGo! from home. Bookmarks with username and password will be handed out in the library. (English and Spanish) We will also give out bookmarks with usernames and passwords for TumbleBooks, BrainPop Jr, BookFlix, and Starfall.

TeachingBooks.net

TeachingBooks.net is one of my favorite resources for both educators and students. This platform has so many amazing resources. It helps teachers find resources for teaching books as well as finding books students will love based on their likes. Check out the Reader's Advisory page in the For Students section. They also have a partnership with Vooks Storybooks brought to life. There is a collection of titles that you can use for read-alouds. TeachingBooks also has various games available. Before reading a book to your class have them guess the title by using the Book Cover Jigsaw Puzzle. Search for the book, then choose which puzzle to solve (4 - 64 pieces). You can have students do the puzzle together on your BenQ.

iReady Testing

We are still experiencing issues with iReady/MyPath on the iPads. IT and iReady are aware of the problem. At this point we will be using touch screen chromebooks for testing.

Kaukauna Public Library Summer Reading Program

The Kaukauna Public Library will share with our students about the summer reading program. They will be here on Friday, May 17 to present to the 4K students and on Tuesday, May 28 to present to kindergarten and 1st grade students. 

End of Year Library Dates

The last day for students to check out books from the library for this school year will be during the May 6 rotation and all books will be due on Friday, May 17. If you need books for your classroom beyond that date, please let us know.