Summer Reading 2011

The end of the school year always means the beginning of Summer Reading.  Ms. James, the librarian from the Dekalb Library next door has dropped off some summer reading materials and links for all our students. Drop by the library to pick up your "passport" game.  You can use it to record research information about other cultures.  Students who submit the grand prize entry forms by the end of the summer will be eligible to win
This years Summer Reading Program theme is...

  

All students are encouraged to sign up and create an account at the SummerReading.org website. According to the website you can create  your own avatar, log in your reading materials, and even earn special badges.  You can search for books as well as music, movies, and games. 



Video can be viewed HERE as well.

DeKalb Library

790 Bushwick Ave. at DeKalb Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11221

Phone: 718-455-3898




Sunday          Closed
Monday         Closed
Tuesday         10:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday    1:00pm-8:00pm
Thursday        10:30am-5:30pm
Friday            10:30am-5:30pm
Saturday        10:00am-5:00pm

Science Project Gone Wrong

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Can mutant slime be the best science project? Not for the little girl in The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School by Judy Sierra.  While searching for a project idea that would impress everyone, she found Professor Swami's Super Slime website and ordered her very own slime.  That was the beginning of a huge mistake. You"ll never guess what happens when the slime takes on a life of its own! Eeeeek! Here is a hint...check out the title! Students in the library had fun listening to this story and trying to predict what would happen next.  They also learned that the internet can be a great place to find science fair project ideas but they should never use unreliable websites.

Science Fair

Get your poster boards and experiments ready for our annual science fair.   Ms. Loomis will be collecting all projects on June 6, 2011.  Anyone interested in ideas on some creative experiments please stop by the library and check out our series of Science Fair Experiment books by Robert Gardner.  I am sure you will  be able to find the perfect experiment that will help you win this years Science Fair!


You can also find tons of science  fair projects ideas at the All Science Fair Projects website

Don't forget our Library Science Website also has Science concepts for Grade K-5.

Acrostic Poems

This past month students in Ms. Aguinaga's Class 4-1 created Acrostic poems.  It was a fun way to describe their classmates.  They brainstormed descriptive words, used an online thesaurus and finally created their poems in Microsoft Word.  Their acrostic poems were added to a Voicethread where they had the opportunity to recite their own poem.  Below you will find a sampling.



Tell Class 4-1 what you think about their poems by adding a comment below, just click POST A COMMENT.

Celebrating Our Authors

In previous posts we saw how Ms. Simon's Class 1-4 were able to visit the library and work on a research project about animals.  The final product was a wonderful book about different types of animals.  See those posts HERE.

On May 5th the classes' parents had the opportunity to visit the library and celebrate what their children accomplished....even some little frosted animal crackers joined our celebration.

To see the process in action click on the movie I created below.

All About Animals Book Project from Ms. LaLuz on Vimeo.

Library Schedule

So the time has come once again. It is time for all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to take the NYS ELA and Math assessment  This means the library will be closed during the testing dates until 5th period. Remember that you can still access the links to some online resources as well as the OPAC's Webpath Express.  Just click on the OPAC tab at the top of this page to find an interesting link to all our resources.  Additional information can be found for parents on the Library Website, which also appears at the top of this blog.

Good Luck to all of you! You can do it!