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LRC News 9/16/16

On Thursday, September 15, the fourth graders at Glen Grove had an amazing time with Liesl Shurtliff, author of Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. Shurtliff worked with two classes at a time to discuss the elements of character and plot to develop their own stories. During the writers’ workshops, students were given time to write and share their versions of the group story. Thanks to the PTA, this visit comes at the perfect time as the fourth graders are focusing on narrative in the classroom.

LRC News 8/23/16

The Bytewave app on the iPad is now Destiny Discover. It has all the same features and many more!

LRC News 10/30/15

4^th graders enjoyed the Once Upon a Chapter Tour (courtesy of The Book Stall) on Wednesday, October 14^th. The three authors each spoke about the ways that mythology and fairy tales influence their writing.

LRC News 10/12/15

Literacy Night was a big success thanks to the many volunteers: both parents and teachers that helped at the event. A special thank you to Allison Elias, Margie Carr and Stacie Brown for dedicating countless hours to provide the families of Glen Grove School this wonderful new event. We had 184 students attend with their families. The generous PTA was able to donate 100 books to the Glen Grove Library thanks to the profits from the book sales at the event. We can’t wait to host the second annual Family Literacy Night next fall!

The third graders enjoyed the visit on October 5^th from non-fiction author, Suzanne Slade. Ms. Slade focused her presentation on researching ecosystems since she has written numerous books on the topic that compliment the Next Generation Science Standards.

LRC News 10/2/15

The third grade students are excited to host local author Suzanne Slade on Monday, October 5. She will be focusing on her discoveries as a scientist and non-fiction author; this is complements the Next Generation Science Standards that our third grade teachers are teaching through the ecosystem unit.

On Wednesday, October 14, the fourth grade students will be welcoming the Once Upon A Chapter Tour (Courtesy of The Book Stall). There will be three authors visiting us, Pennyroyal Academy, author M.A. Larson, Dragonbreath series, author Ursula Vernon, and Life of Zarf series, author Rob Harrell. They will be presenting to the fourth grade about the ways that mythology and fairy tales influence their writing. Books are available for purchase; please contact your classroom teacher for an order form.

Glenview Public Librarian, Rachel Snyder, will be answering questions on their program, Battle of the Books, for interested 4^th and 5^th grade students on Thursday, October 15. Talk to your 4^th or 5^th child to see if he/she would like to register for this stimulating educational opportunity.

LRC News 9/15/15

Do you want to know what books your child has checked out and when they are due? Students can access their Alexandria account from any Internet accessible device.

Either from a student’s iPad:

· Click on the Alexandria icon

Then follow third step below.

Or the Glen Grove School website: http://gg.glenview34.org/

· Choose LRC

· Click on Alexandria

· Click on Researcher

· Click on Log in (top left corner)

· Type in regular log in (example: l_funke)

A student uses his/her first initial, underscore and last name. (Some students are assigned their first two initials, underscore and last name.)

· Type password (example: funke)

A student password for Alexandria is his/her last name.

· Click on student’s name (top left corner)

· Click on the Activity tab

Titles checked out and the due dates for each will show. Titles in red are overdue. If there are no titles showing up nothing is currently checked out. Check out is for two weeks and any title can be renewed.

Celebrate your child’s birthday or a special event in their lives by participating in the Celebrating With Books program. The month of your child’s birthday, a letter will go home explaining the process of donating a book to the collection in his/her name. Summer birthdays are celebrated at the end of the school year for the months of June and July and at the beginning for the month of August. This program has provided many new books for our students over the years. We thank all the families who have participated. If you need an additional form please visit the Glen Grove LRC website under the Celebrating With Books tab.

LRC News 9/1/15

Back to school means library books are coming home again! Students may check out 2 books for 2 weeks. They are welcome to return their books before the 2 weeks or renew them for another 2 weeks. If a student forgets a book, then he or she can check out 1 book until the second is returned. If a student forgets to bring both books back, he/she will not be able to check out until one or both books are returned. Why is this? At Glen Grove School, we want students to be responsible for their materials. Overdue books will not be fined. If a student can’t find a missing book, we ask that he/she pay for the missing book. If the book is found later, we are happy to refund the money.

Students never have to have an overdue book again! They can check anytime and on any device, what books they have checked out just by logging into the Alexandria Catalog. First go the Glen Grove School website and click on the Alexandria (drop down) tab found at the top of the page. Click on login and typing the student’s username (ex: l_funke) and then their password, which is their last name (ex: funke). Finally, click on the Activity Tab (at the top) and then the titles checked out and due dates are shown below.

Are you interested in volunteering? The Glen Grove library is looking for people to help shelve books, organize the Celebrating With Books program, decorate the window displays and other special activities. No experience necessary. We will teach you all you need to know to help in the library. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Funke, the librarian at lfunke@glenview34.org or call the school at 998-5030

Is your child in 4^th or 5^th grade? He or she may want to participate in the Glenview Public Library’s Battle of the Books Program. To learn more about it visit the GPL website. There is also a Battle of the Books tab above.

Are you familiar with the independent bookstore Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville (they also have a location in Downer’s Grove as well)? They always have a variety of popular authors visiting. Check out who’s coming this month:

http://andersonsbookshop.com/event/2014/10/26/month/all/all/1

Adam Gidwitz author of The Grimm series on 10/25

R.J. Palacio author of Wonder on 10/25

Raina Telgemeir author of Smile and Kazu Kibuishi author of the

Amulet series on 10/27

Welcome to the 2014-2015 School Year!

We would like to thank the PTA for sponsoring our visit with

Dan Gutman scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2015!

The Glen Glen Book Fair is coming on Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15 with the ice cream social from 6-8.

Glen Grove is pleased to announce that the third and fourth graders will have the pleasure of hosting New York Times bestselling author, Amy Krouse Rosenthal on Wednesday, February 12. Ms. Rosenthal is the author of such popular fiction titles as Duck, Rabbit and Little Pea. To learn more about the author please visit her website.

Important Information about Follett Shelf

Please note that Follett Shelf and online access to Follett eBooks will be unavailable from 6:00 am on Thursday, November 28 to 6:00 pm Saturday, November 30 due to maintenance work on the site. Please make sure to download any titles before this date.

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