WE ARE SO EXCITED!!

I just wanted to share some fun that we've been having at Riverview...

All summer we've been reading for Scholastic's "Read for the World Record" Challenge, and we have blown our own socks off!

The challenge started May 1st, and ran through August 31st, and during that time the students read, and read, and READ!! More minutes were read, than were logged I'm sure, but all the same the students did SUCH a great job, that Riverview was ranked FIRST in the state of Utah, and FOURTEENTH in the WORLD!  The final tally's will be posted by Scholastic in a couple of weeks, and we are excited to see the FINAL totals.  The top 20 schools get their name in the Scholastic Book of World Records, 2013.  Yay us!! (flags in the pic below represent the top 20 schools =)

Library Summer Projects

I have been DYING to make this for my library!  I originally wanted to get it in vinyl and put it on the wall, but this way I can move it around and even take it down if I need to (for a little while... then it goes RIGHT back up!)  It's not the biggest sign I've made, but it's the cutest =) AND it's the first completed project of the summer.  I'm off to a good start!  (it's 24" high and 14" wide)

Dr. Seuss Birthday!

Some of the MANY fun things going on for Dr. Seuss birthday celebration...

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How did you celebrate in your library??

Battle of the Books at Scera Park

Our school just completed Battle of the Books today.  It was great and went well. Many, many more students now want to sign up next year.

Dr. Suess Day - March 2nd

Sue sent info about this site in an email awhile ago,

but I thought I'd add a link here because it is my favorite Suess site...

http://www.seussville.com/

THEY'RE JAZZED ABOUT READING AT SNOW SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

Snow Springs has had another Reading Winning Season. They go all out when it comes to the Utah Jazz "Be a Team Player - Read" contest. Tammy Wood, Media Goddess and Librarian Extraordinaire, challenged the Snow Springs students to read 2 Million minutes and the kids not only rose to the challenge, they exceeded it! From January 21 - February 21 the students were buzzing with activities to help them reach their goal.

They held Reading Parties, Read-a-Thon's, Boy's Read Night, Girl's Read Night and just about any other excuse to get together and read! There were drawings and prizes Galore! They had mascots and Princesses come, and a Special Reading Fairy who looked suspiciously like Mrs. Wood.

I hope All of the Alpine District Schools that participated in the Jazz "Be a Team Player - Read" contest feel like they are winners for reading!

Fun site

This is a great site... you can listen (and watch) pre-recorded books, or even record your very own!  Try it!

Pete the Cat

Our Kindergarten discovered "Pete the Cat-I Love My White Shoes" a few months ago and word is spreading fast throughout the school. This book was one of the best selling at our book fair. If you would like free downloads for these stories or other fun Pete activities, go to the link below... "It's All Good!"

http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/

Here is the link to the blog that Sue was talking about at the meeting today...

www.peoniesandpoppyseeds.blogspot.com

and here is another site i found that has some great library related ideas...

www.librarygames.com

PLANTILLA has invaded Highland Elementary

Have you read this book? So fun and entertaining for your students - but Mary Robinson has taken it to a new level, creating her own plant - Yes, She Made This! It stands about three feet tall. I'm sure all the students would Love to take Plantzilla home for the summer.

Mary's full of fun and pranks for her students. Last spring she read the book "The Rain Came Down" by David Shannon. She had the teachers help with "Special Effects". Each time she read, "Still the rain came down!", the teacher would mist the students using a spray bottle filled with water Mary had provided.

Books are Sweet at Vineyard Elementary!

Doesn't this entrance draw you into the Vineyard Library? If you like this, just wait until you get inside!

book read-alouds

I'm sure most of you are aware of this great tool, but just in case...

Scholastic offers videos of authors reading all or part of their own books.  It's great to introduce different books, or to even have the author read to the kids for a change.  Visit Scholastic for more information.