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Written by Susan Finnegan
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Before mid-winter break I introduced a reading challenge to students to help our dragon grow. Every scale you see displayed represents 20-30 minutes of at home reading. As I hand out scales to students, I ask if they read more over break to earn a scale, and they said yes. Congratulations Bryant readers, and thanks for helping our dragon grow! Read more about what's happening in the library: |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 March 2010 )
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Written by Susan Finnegan
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January 29th is National Puzzle Day. What do you think of when someone mentions puzzles? Jigsaw puzzles? Logic puzzles and "thinking" games (sudoku, Mastermind, chess, etc.)? Word puzzles (crossword, word jumble, etc.)? There are also a number of fiction stories with challenging puzzles to solve. Here are some books and/or series that will encourage readers put on their thinking caps. Also included are links to related puzzling resources.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 January 2010 )
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Written by Susan Finnegan
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Book Fair during WinterefestThe winter Book Fair is a PTSA fundraiser where the proceeds go to help support the library budget. The Secret Garden Bookshop, an independent bookseller in Ballard, brings in crates of books, and then we set up a small bookstore in the library. Bryant PTSA receives 25% of the proceeds from the book purchases. On top of that, when I shop at the Secret Garden, I receive a 20% discount. I use these proceeds to buy a wide variety of books. I purchase books that support state reading lists, student and teacher requests. The image above shows just a few of the new books that have come into the library this year thanks to the Book Fair... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 December 2009 )
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Written by Susan Finnegan
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Welcome Back to the Library! September Auction READ Poster Winners We had a great first week of labrary classes. Each class had time to refresh their memories about the rules of the library and then time to check out books. A little reminder about checkout:- K - one book for one week. (This will change to 2 books later in the year) Kindergarten students will start with one book that will remain the the classroom. Later students will be bringing a book home.
- 1st - three books for 1 week
- 2nd - four books for two weeks
- 3rd -five books for two weeks
- 4th - six books for two weeks
- 5th - seven books for two weeks
Additional books can be checkout for classroom projects. Students can renew books, one time or more on request. They do not need to bring the book to the library, we can do it on the computer. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 September 2009 )
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