Each week, during class visits, one or two books are read to the children by Ms. Yukari (or, on occasion, a special guest). In most cases the book(s) relates to a special holiday or event going on during that week. Brand new books are also "showcased" during weekly readalouds. A partial list of special event books can be found here. |
posted Nov 16, 2009 3:03 PM by yukari matsuyama
 Kindergarten: A Frog Thing by Eric Drachman (E DRA) [ California Young Reader Medal nominee]
Fourth Grade: The Gingerbread Baby and The Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
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posted Nov 12, 2009 2:43 PM by yukari matsuyama
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There are no library visits this week due to Parent-Teacher Conferences and the book fair sponsored by the PTA. Please be sure to visit the book fair; Mrs. Nelson's always has a great selection of books.
The California Young Reader Medal nominee books are also on sale. If your third, fourth, and/or fifth grader would like to vote for the Intermediate (chapter book) category, they need to read all three books and fill out an "CYRM Reading Record" sheet for each book [see attachment below]. Click here for more information. |
posted Nov 12, 2009 2:37 PM by yukari matsuyama
 Happy Thanksgiving -- there is no school this week! Enjoy the holiday with your family and I hope the library is on your list of things to be thankful for!
I am thankful for:
- my job ... it's the best job in the world being your librarian!
- all the books in the world that still need to be read!
- knowing all of you!
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posted Nov 2, 2009 1:11 PM by yukari matsuyama
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 Kindergarten: Millie Waits for the Mail by Alexander Steffensmeier (E STE) [ California Young Reader Medal nominee]; The Post Office Book: Mail and How It Works by Gail Gibbons (383 GIB) First Grade:
- You can find out more about Owney, the mail-pouch pooch at the National Postal Museum website. There's even a short video about Owney.
- There is a real Mr. David -- David Lynch -- who helps children in Tijuana, Mexico through the organization he founded, Responsibility.
Other events this week:
- November 15 ~21, 2009: Geography Awareness Week
Read: The Scrambled States of America and The Scrambled States of America Talent Show by Laurie Keller (E KEL); The Book of Where or How to Be Naturally Geographic by Neill Bell (910 BEL); Riddle Me This! Riddles and Stories to Challenge Your Mind by Hugh Lupton (818 LUP); A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme by J. Patrick Lewis (811 LEW)
- November 19, 1863: the anniversary of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Read: Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln by Jean Fritz (973.7 FRI)
Events next week:
- November 26, 2009: Thanksgiving
Read: Thanksgiving at Obaachan's by Janet Mitsui Brown (E BRO); How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting (E BUN); The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene (E GRE)
- the week of Thanksgiving: National Game and Puzzle Week
Read: The Potato Chip Puzzles by Eric Berlin (FIC BER); Checkmate at Chess City by Piers Harper (793.7 HAR); Jumanji and Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg (E VAN); Brian Wildsmith's Puzzles by Brian Wildsmith (E WIL) |
posted Nov 2, 2009 9:36 AM by yukari matsuyama
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- There is no school on Wednesday, November 11, due to the Veterans Day holiday. Please take an extra moment to honor those who are currently serving in our military and those who served in the past. This Veterans Day is especially poignant, not only because we have many soldiers still stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq, but also because we lost 13 soldiers last week at Fort Hood, Texas.
 Kindergarten: no class visit this weekFifth Grade: no class visit this week
Other events this week:
- November 11: Veterans Day (formerly Armistice Day). On this day every year we take extra time to honor those who served and are currently serving in our armed services.
Read: The Wall by Eve Bunting (E BUN)
- November 12, 1815: Birthday of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, woman suffragist. She worked to get women the right to vote.
Read: Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote by Tanya Lee Stone (92 STA)
- November 14, 2009: National Teddy Bear Day.
Read: The Ultimate Teddy Bear Book by Pauline Cockrill (688.7 COC) |
posted Oct 21, 2009 9:10 AM by yukari matsuyama
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We are reviewing "Riptides RESPECT the Library," Ms. Yukari's guidelines for behavior in the library. By following RESPECT, I know you're respecting the library, me, and your fellow Riptides who use the library. Let's work together to keep our library the best it can be! [Please see attachment below for the RESPECT guidelines.]
- Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter, was born on November 2, 1734. Although we think of him as wearing a coonskin cap, the tall tale goes that, as a boy, he promised a raccoon mama, after she didn't reveal his hiding place, that he wouldn't wear any more of her kin on his head!
- The first licensed radio broadcase took place on November 2, 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Two years later, there were about 400 licensed radio stations around the country. On October 30, 1938 the broadcast of Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds paniced the United States.
 Kindergarten: My Life as a Chicken by Ellen A. Kelley (E KEL) [California Young Reader Medal nominee]; Big Chickens by Leslie Helkoski (E HEL) First Grade: Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison (E MAD) [California Young Reader Medal nominee]
Second Grade: Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison (E MAD) [California Young Reader Medal nominee]
Third Grade:
Miss Stephen's class: finished Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (PB DAH)
Mrs. Holz's class: Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison (E MAD) [California Young Reader Medal nominee] Miss Lemmerman's class: Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison (E MAD) [California Young Reader Medal nominee] Fourth Grade: Bewildered for Three Days: As to Why Daniel Boone Never Wore His Coonskin Cap by Andrew Glass (398.2 GLA); brief overview of Dewey Decimal Classification [see attachment below]
Other events this week:
- November 1, 1800: A president first occupies the White House; that president was John Adams.
Read: Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by various authors for the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (975.3 OUR)
- November 2: All Soul's Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) when Catholics and Latin Americans, respectively, honor and celebrate their departed relatives.
Read: A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead by Nancy Luenn (E LUE)
- November 3, 2009: General Election Day
Read: Papa's Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert (E BAT) |
posted Oct 21, 2009 9:09 AM by yukari matsuyama
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- Saturday, October 31, is Halloween! Have a safe and fun night!
 Kindergarten: A Job for Wittilda by Caralyn and Mark Buehner (PBE BUE); Six Creepy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Gordon Tessler (PBE END) or The Soup Bone by Tony Johnston (E JOH) First Grade: The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey (E PIL)
Second Grade: The Soup Bone by Tony Johnston (E JOH)
Third Grade: Cinderhazel: The Cinderella of Halloween by Deborah Nourse Lattimore (E LAT)
Fourth Grade: two stories from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz (398.25 SCH) [you can download/read an excerpt by clicking in the Attachments section below]; selections from Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex (811 REX) and Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex (811 REX)
Fifth Grade: no class visit this week |
posted Oct 19, 2009 9:58 AM by yukari matsuyama
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First Grade: Applesauce Season by Eden Ross Lipson (E LIP)
Third Grade:
Mrs. Holz: library map worksheet
Miss Lemmerman:library map worksheet
Fourth Grade: You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by Jonah Winter (796.357 WIN)
Review of guide word questions:
1. Circle the one word that fits between the guide words SPY and STAR: squirrel store trot
2. Circle the one word that fits between the guide words YARN and YOURS: yankee zebra yellow
Review of author alphabetization:
1. White, E.B.
Yep, Laurence
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
2. Hesse, Karen
Hoeye, Michael
Henkes, Kevin
3. MacHale, D.J.
Nix, Garth
MacLachlan, Patricia Fifth Grade: You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by Jonah Winter (796.357 WIN)
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posted Oct 7, 2009 12:14 PM by yukari matsuyama
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- There is no school on Monday, October 12 (Staff Development Day).
 Kindergarten: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak; Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller (E KEL) [California Young Reader Medal nominee] Third Grade:
Miss Stephens: Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (PB DAH) finished through chapter 13 Mrs. Holz: finished Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (PB DAH); Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller (E KEL) [California Young Reader Medal nominee] Miss Lemmerman: Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller (E KEL) [California Young Reader Medal nominee] Fourth Grade: Gandhi by Demi (92 GAN)
Fifth Grade: No class visits this week.
- Grace Bedell was a real little girl who did, in fact, write Abraham Lincoln a letter in 1860 suggesting he grow a beard. The letter she wrote is now in the collection at the Detroit Public Library. You can see a picture of it here.
- Famous Gandhi quotes: one of my favorites is, "Be the change you want to see in the world."
- The movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are" opens on October 16, 2009.
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posted Sep 30, 2009 9:14 AM by yukari matsuyama
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National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. We honor the accomplishments and successes, the trials and tribulations, and the committment of Americans whose ancestors came from Latin America, Spain, and the Caribbean.
 Kindergarten: Applesauce Season by Eden Ross Lipson (E LIP); How to Make an Apple Pie And See the World by Marjorie Priceman (E PRI) First Grade: Tortuga in Trouble by Ann Whitford Paul (E PAU)
Second Grade: Tortuga in Trouble by Ann Whitford Paul (E PAU); compare & contrast with Little Red Riding Hood
Third Grade: Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (PB DAH)
Miss Stephens: finished through chapter 10
Mrs. Holz: finished through chapter 17
Miss Lemmerman: finished the book
Fourth Grade: How to look for information in an author biography -- Shel Silverstein
Fifth Grade: A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban (FIC URB) [California Young Reader Medal nominee]
Miss Dreiling: finished through page 36
Mrs. Syverson: finished through page |
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