November is National Native American Heritage Month and we are ready to celebrate in the Learning Commons. There are so many great books where native people are the main characters and they aren't all historical. That being said, there are also many books that misrepresent Native Americans. As a librarian I always try to stay... Continue Reading →
Voting Begins for the Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest
The children picked and decorated their pumpkins to look like their favorite book characters and voting has begun for the 2nd Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest. There are so many fun, unique and creative pumpkins! There are also a few characters that are favorites in the students eyes. Can you say Dog Man, Greg... Continue Reading →
2nd Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest
We are excited to announce that the book character pumpkin decorating contest is back for a second year. There have been a few changes that are very important! So keep reading to find out the dates and rules for entering the pumpkin contest! Pumpkin Due Date Last year we had a few pumpkins rot on... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Cultures: Hispanic Heritage Month
Welcome back Falcons! We've been settled into school for about a month now, it's the first day of Fall, and I'm only now getting around to writing a blog post for Falcon's Fables. Not that this is extraordinarily unusual as you can see by my posting history. I'm really not that great and keeping the... Continue Reading →
2019 Mock Caldecott Result
Another Mock Caldecott has come and gone. As each year goes by our students get better and better at using the ALA criteria to read, examine and analyze the illustrations from the Mock Caldecott books. None of the student choices won the actual award but we are happy with both the actual winner and the... Continue Reading →
Mock Caldecott 2019
SPAS 2019 Mock Caldecott Selections Welcome to the Mock Caldecott 2019. I'm a little late in introducing the books. SPAS students have been reading, critiquing and looking at illustrations from some of the sweetest, sadest, funniest, cutest, intriguing, thoughtful books publish in 2018. I can't say that I have a favorite this year and feel... Continue Reading →
Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest
We are in the midst of our 1st Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest and it is proving to be a lot of fun! We got the idea from a Librarian Facebook Group and knew we had to bring the fun to SPAS. While Halloween isn't my favorite holiday, I just love Christmas a... Continue Reading →
Suggested Summer Reading
As the school year comes to an end we would like to wish everyone a happy and safe summer. We hope it is filled with lots of fun in the sun and relaxation. One of the best summer activities we can think of is to read a couple of good books. No pressure, just some... Continue Reading →
March Madness Recap
Wow! The past 4 weeks have been crazy, fun and intense. The competition was fierce with most classes trying their best to read books and write reviews. In the end only one class from each library could win. If you want to see what the final day was like head over to the Falcon's Fables... Continue Reading →
March Madness 2018
It's time to put your game face on remember your Destiny passwords and start checking out books to read Because it's Who's ready for March Madness?! I know I am Falcons! I love watching you compete to read books and write reviews. There will be two competitions this year, one in the PLC and... Continue Reading →
Mock Caldecott Results
Right after we announced the Mock Caldecott results things got busy in the Learning Commons. It's almost my lunch break but I need to get our results posted and it seems now is the time to do it! Just like every other year we've had some hits and misses in the books the school picked... Continue Reading →
Mock Caldecott In Action
The students are having fun reading and voting on this year's round of books. Their opinions are polarizing. As soon as I hear one say they loved a certain book another student doesn't enjoy it. Yet, as always, there are some books that the kids take to right away as is evident by the shouts... Continue Reading →