encouraging students to become competent 21st Century learners
St. Philip the Apostle participated in Digital Learning Day. Teachers planned special lesson that allowed students to explore the technological abundance offered by St. Philips. Smart boards were used, YouTube was watched, iPads were in many hands. It was a fun day to be part of the St. Philip community. I'm sure every falcon big... Continue Reading →
Now I know some of you are going flip over these three words... CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS APP
In honor of the Newbery Medal 2013 book, St. Philip the Apostle school and The Falcon's Fables are giving away The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate to one lucky St. Philip the Apostle School student. To read all about this life changing book see last weeks blog post. We are using Rafflecopter for... Continue Reading →
It is that time of year again. 4th graders will be working on prezi.com to create a presentation about a book they read from the Religion section. Here are the guidelines for their presentation. Log into to Prezi under Ms. Natalie's account. If you forgot the username or password, stop by the library to get... Continue Reading →
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick - Review by Teresa Bunner. This sounds like an interesting book. I think I will read it and then decide if it is a good selection for our library. I would love to know if any of you have read the book and what your impression was.
Yesterday the Newbery and Caldecott medal winners were announced at The American Library Association's Mid Winter Meeting. I was beyond excited to hear that The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate took top honors, winning the Newbery Medal. It is the story of Ivan, a silverback gorilla living at a run down circus themed... Continue Reading →
There is a cool new app for the ipad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Check it out!
Stop by and check out what books our birds are tweeting about. How many can you guess?
I have tallied the first round of Reading Challenge points and there are a few people who have earned the first or second point level prizes. Congratulations to the following winners. Please come to the library to receive your level prize. Keep up the good work. Remember to complete the challenge you need to earn... Continue Reading →
Students have begun to enthusiastically sign up for the Reading Challenge! I love seeing the classes come into the library to look for books that meet the challenge tasks. Here, some fourth graders have logged into schoology.com to begin taking the quizzes that will record their points. If you have no idea what I'm talking... Continue Reading →
I hope you are all enjoying the reading challenge. I have had fun interacting with the participants on schoology.com. We have had a few students complete some tasks and many more making plans and deciding on books to read. If, by chance you have no idea what the reading challenge is please go read all... Continue Reading →
Calling Falcons of all grades! Take the mid-winter reading challenge to help chase those after Christmas Blues away. Inspired by The Mighty Little Librarian's January and February Book Challenge The Details: The challenge is open to all grades but you must join the Mid-Winter Reading Challenge Course on schoology.com To join go to the website... Continue Reading →
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