Clay Elementary Library
May 2016 Newsletter
Mark your calendars!
Clay Family Literacy Night will be held on Thursday, May 12th. Come bring the family to an evening of fun entitled "Summer, Science, and Stories." Visit the buy one- get one Book Fair and find yourself a new book! You can also win a book at the Book Bingo game, and come to storytime in the library with our friend Jenny from the public library! She will have information about all the summer library programs. Read about all the activities in the flyer!
Book Picks!
We have some new books in our library! See below for some book picks by Mrs. Houlette.
Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick
New Caldecott Winner book about the bear that inspired the story of Winnie the Pooh! (Grades K-3)
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
This 3rd book in a series is a Coretta Scott King winner and is a story that is sure to tug at your heart strings and make you appreciate your family. (Grades 4-6)
Honey by Sarah Weeks
This book is an easy read, heart-warming story! It is also on the 2016-2017 ICCA award book list. (Grades 3-5)
Terrific Tech Lessons
Kindergarten -- due to aReading testing, we will read and listen to some online stories using Book Flix and Storyline Online.
First Grade -- will be creating a Google Slide about an animal or animal group using text and an image.
Second Grade -- will be doing research on Matter using Pebble Go and will be creating a Google Slide presentation about all three types of matter.
Third Grade -- will be using Wonderopolis to choose an article to summarize while focusing on key details.
Fourth Grade - will be reading and researching information about states on MackinVIA. Then, they will be completing a Jeopardy-style game on a Google Slide Template with a partner.
Fifth Grade - will be finishing their Powtoon creations and reading an informational story on MackinVIA while filling out an online main idea/details template.