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Fairmeadows Elementary Library News

December 2022 -- Christmas Edition

FairmeadowsElementary Library NewsDecember 2022 -- Christmas Edition

Christmas @Fairmeadows Library

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The Librarian wanted to be Santa for our Pre-Kinders. Nevermind the Grinch tshirt..

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Our Pre-Kinders have stretched and learned and that's rewarded.

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PreKinders and Christmas is great energy for closing Fall Semester.

Dynamic Shelving comes to Fairmeadows Library.

Dynamic Shelving is a display technique to make the library collection more accessible, browsable, and navigable.


It's hard to know what's in our library collection when the books are tightly packed on the shelves. We've turn some of the book covers to face front and my goodness it is so much easier to see more of what we have now.

New chairs gives the Fairmeadows Library a whole new look.

More cosmetic changes to come.
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The solid wood chairs were good for a long time, but

It was time for them to go. They had done their thing for many years and many students.
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The color of the new chairs complimented the new carpet.

The whole library seems to be getting a new look.
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Overall, it is a lighter, colorful reinventing of the library.

The chairs are easier for our students to move around for more collaborative work.

Fairmeadows Library hosts the campus spelling bee.

Readers turn out to be some of the best Fairmeadows spellers. They were brilliant.
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Listening intently to each letter.

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They're all champions.

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Congratulations Layla.

Experience won. She's been a participant since PreK.

The Premier Hour of Code Event at Fairmeadows Library.

The fun our students had with the #HourofCode event was waaaaaay off the charts. It's a valuable language and skill they're learning.
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Coding in a small group with Dash Robot.

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Coding Dash robot through a maze.

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Coding Dash robot on a grid.

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Remembering sequence.

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Trusting the algorithm

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Giving the robot the right commands.

Pre-Kinders getting a start in coding with Botley Jr Robot.

PreKinders and Kinders use Go Mouse Robot for an intro to Coding.

Coding with Osmo is a great way to sharpen coding skills.

We used Code.org as a launchpad for our introduction into the coding.

We started with Anna and Elsa Frozen challenge. Then we moved on to Minecraft Acquatics. challenge. We tinkered with the Scratch and Ice Age Challenge. We transferred those skills to the robots. But Code.org is home for us.

Important Library Celebration in December.

Holiday Break -- December 19 - January 6

December is National Human Rights Month

Learn a foreign language month


Authors Birthdays that we'll feature:

David Macaulay -- December 2

Raul Colón AND Jacqueline Woodson December 17

Don Tate -- December 27

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About Us

Please feel to reach out. I'm always happy to speak with you.

Email: sstewart@duncanvilleisd.org
Website: underconstruction.com
Location: 101 East Fairmeadows Drive, Duncanville, TX, USA
Phone: 972 708 2711
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FairmeadowsElem/
Twitter: @FairmeadowsElem