encouraging students to become competent 21st Century learners
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 →
Happy Belated Birthday to California! September 9th was California's birthday and first grade celebrated by reading one of my favorite books, Our California by Pam Munoz Ryan. They explored the amazing regions of California through the story and learned the meaning behind our state flag. First and Second Grade learned how to be library ninjas. Library Ninjas... Continue Reading →
Welcome back everyone. I am so excited to start this school year and I'm sure you can guess why. In thinking about what to write for this first blog post I kept remember all the changes I have seen at St. Philip's. If you didn't know I am a former student and have always felt... Continue Reading →
Hoooorawr for Kindergarten!! The kindergarteners participated in library tradition by being introduced to the Library Lion. They listened to the story, Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, and talked about how they should act in a library based on what they learned from the book. Each of them took a ferociously adorable picture with the lion, as well as... Continue Reading →
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