If you feed them, will they come?

Well I added a bird feeder right outside the window of our birdhouse in hopes that it would attract lots of birds and hopefully two of them would make a nest, but no nesting has begun.  We are all trying to be patient and wait to see if  this will work.  My theory is that most of the birds have eaten so much, I'm afraid they probably can't get through the birdhouse hole and begin nesting.  But one good thing is that all of the books about birds at this center are checked out! 

We'll continue our wait for nesting birds.  The saga continues!



Waiting for the birdies!!

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Bird watching center in the library

 

 

Bird watching center rules

Our new bird watching center is set up and ready to go.  We can hardly wait until the birds discover it and decide to make it their home.  Then, the students who use the center will be able to share what they are learning about this bird habitat.  Nice thing is that the birds will not be able to see us, but we can see them building their nest and laying their eggs.  This is a great springtime activity for students to explore and discover!





 

First and Second Graders got a treat today after hearing the story The Gum-Chewing Rattler by Joe Hayes.  Students learned  that this fiction story is an example of a Tall Tale. Tall tales are stories where the author exaggerates the action and where the main character does something very heroic.  They also learned how the illustrator, Antonio Castro L. used photographs of his family as inspiration for his drawings in the book.

Well it is official!  I have earned the title "Queen of Procrastination" for not keeping current on my blog posts.  I've had plenty to talk about so here is an update on what's been happening in the Crockett Library:

January 

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, we learned about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to him in 1964.  Students in grades K, 1, & 2 made Peace Symbol medallions.  Students in grades 3 through 6 listened to the biography about Alfred Nobel's life titled Alfred Nobel, the man behind the peace prize by Kathy-jo Wargin.  They were able to see pictures of what the medal and diploma look like and also learned about the cash award given to recipients.  They also watched a short video from Nobelprize.org showing the moment that Dr. King received his award to a standing ovation.

February 

As usual, our parent volunteers came and decorated the library in a fiesta theme that got everyone in the mood for our book fair.  Unfortunately this Spring book fair was not without its problems.  The weather played a factor in scheduling that cut into our sales tremendously because of the school being closed. But we will have a BOGO fair in May where everyone can purchase lots of great reads at low costs.  Great time to stock up on summer reading materials!

Reading Blackout Bingo

One 6th grader, Daniel E., has completed Level Purple of his bingo sheets.  There are two other 6th graders and two 5th graders who will complete this level soon.

March 

Target Books for Schools Award

Our local Target store awarded our library $500 to purchase books from First Books Marketplace online.  I was able to get lots of new books for different sections of the library that I just know all of our students and staff are going to enjoy! Thank you Target for your generous contribution to continued reading of our Crockett Roos!