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Library: As you will read below, it’s almost time for Summer Reading Program visits. Two of your colleagues have already called to set up dates for us to play Library Jeopardy and talk to the kids about this year’s summer programs. (Kudos to Kathy at Wellington and Mary at Bear Creek). We’d like to try to visit during the first two weeks of June since the SRP officially begins on June 16. So far, the only dates NOT available are Monday, June 9th and Wednesday, June 11th. We’ll be calling you soon . If you prefer to contact us (Carol or Bigie), our phone number is 425.788.073 or, just respond to this email. We’re looking forward to seeing you all again! System-wide Events “Catch the Reading Bug!” the 2008 Summer Reading theme is humorously illustrated by Harry Bliss who also did the illustrations for Doreen Cronin’s Diary of a Fly, Diary of a Worm and Diary of a Spider. -Children can register online, at home, school, or library and print off or pick up a summer reading log to track minutes read. For 500 minutes of reading, children can collect a Pizza Hut coupon. At 1000 minutes, children will receive binoculars and a chance to enter the drawing for a laptop.
A preschool component has been added to this year’s summer reading program. Parents of children age 5 and under may sign their child up online and pick up stickers and a reading activity sheet. Preschool finishers will receive a free book. Featured Online Database Log on to www.kcls.org Select “Databases” from the top of the page, then select “Homework Resources” from the database subject list. Select “Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry.” Basic searches are by author or title but advanced searches include first and last lines as well as nationality, cultural identity, eras, and even forms such as ballad, cinquain and haiku. Searches can be limited to pull up only those titles that have full text. Using the Poetry Sources tab enables you to limit your search to Children’s Poetry. Featured Homework Help Site Log on to www.kcls.org Select “Websites” from the top of the page, then select “Homework Help” à”Literature & Writing” à” Vandergrift’s Children’s Literature Page.” Just for fun scroll down on the left side and choose their Children’s Literature Literacy Test…they have intriguing first lines from both picture and chapter books. |