Lowell Library Newsletter
January 2024
Literacy Week at Lowell
Hello Lowell Families and Caregivers!
We had a great March celebrating books and reading in many different ways from Read Alouds to partner reading, and lots and lots of listening. Two author/ illustrator visits showed us the process of writing, illustrating and creating stories inspiring students to keep writing and creating their own work. Literacy Night brought families into the building to read and celebrate literature . Coming up: our book fair from April 29- May 3.
Curriculum Corner
Our curriculum is a combination of library, digital learning , and computer science. Each year we build on previous year's work and expand our understanding in all three areas.
March 2024
Kindergarten
- I can identify the beginnings and endings of fairy tales.
- I can identify the good and bad characters in a fairy tale.
- I can identify the fantasy details in a fairy tale.
- I can find a balance between online and offline activities.
First Grade
- I can identify the plot problem in a fairy tale.
- I can identify the values of a character in a fairy tale.
- I can identify sets of three in a fairy tale.
- I can take a break from devices.
Second Grade
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- I can discuss why people tell stories.
- I can share my thinking on why stories are important.
- I am learning about computing devices behaving like real things but they are not alive.
Third Grade
- I can use menus and toolbars to format and enhance my work in Google Slides.
- I am learning that abstraction is way of categorizing groups of objects by one common characteristic.
- I can, individually, create a model of a system and explain what the model shows and does not show.
Fourth Grade
- I can analyze a primary source object for information.
- I can describe my findings to inform my classmates about the purpose of my object.
Fifth Grade
- I can identify the parts of an online news web page.
- I can identify the elements of a book talk.
- I can organize the parts of my book talk.
- I can write a summary of my book.
Read Aloud Selection K-5 ππππ
The Rough Faced Girl
by Rafe Martin
illus. David Shannon
Second Grade
Rumplestiltskin
by Paul O. Zelinsky
First Grade
Rapunzel
by Bethan Woolvin
Kindergarten
Queen of the Falls
Fourth Grade
Nicky & Vera
Fifth Grade
Nell Plants a Tree
Third Grade
Kindergarten Checkin About Fantasy Details in Fairy Tales
Digital Citizenship @ Home
3-5 Media Balance and Well Being Home Activity
Helping kids learn what makes different media choices healthy or not is a good start. But how do we help them actually make responsible choices in the real world? Give your students the opportunity to create a personalized media plan.
Plugged in Parents: Grades K-8
How do we use media in balance as
a family, find quality content, set expectations around healthy use to prevent conflict, and raise media savvy consumers and creators?
Padres Conectados: Grados K-5
ΒΏCΓ³mo balancear el uso de los medios en familia, buscar contenido de calidad, establecer expectativas sobre el uso saludable de la tecnologΓa para evitar conflictos, y criar jΓ³venes que sean consumidores y creadores inteligentes de los medios?
Contact Lowell Library
Email: kelly.mccollum@watertown.k12.ma.us
123 Lowell Street Watertown, MA 02472
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