Be the Media Club is for 4th and 5th graders who meet weekly in the library with Heather Rancourt, a volunteer who has years of experience producing and editing videos. This group plans and produces videos about Norfeldt School which are then aired on channel 5 and can also be seen on their website (whctv.org) under Be the Media. Check the videos out from last year and look for new ones this year as well as videos from other schools.
The library has been busy during the month of December! Here is a brief summary of what we have been doing:
Kindergarten: We have been reading about the season of winter and what we wear to keep warm. Each week we have read books about one piece of clothing and then created our own. Our final project is a complete giant size person ready to go out and play in the snow. These snow people are displayed in the hall outside of the library so take a peek next time you are visiting.
Grade 1: Jan Brett has been the featured author and illustrator for the last month and we have been reading her books and exploring her website (JanBrett.com) where there are many activities and games.
We have been practicing predicting what will happen next by looking carefully at her detailed borders.
Grade 2: After reading Thank You, Sarah we learned the importance of making changes through hard work and commitment. We then wrote letters to Mayor Slifka about our ideas of changing West Hartford and we are hoping for a visit with our mayor in the near future.
Grade 3: We have been reading and taking notes about the Northeast Woodland Indians and using that information for a variety of projects completed in their classrooms. We always try to find WOW facts that amaze us all.
Grade 4: The Dewey Decimal System has been the “featured attraction” this month when we discovered the categories for the number system, played hide and seek finding non-fiction books, played a version of SimonSays using the Dewey Decimal numbers, sorted books in order by number, and played a game on the computer sorting books into their correct category. Finally, we created “Wordles” for holiday gifts.
Grade 5: After reading and taking notes about Connnecticut when it was a colony, students designed their own project incorporating the notes they had taken. Some examples include a comic strip, timeline, schools, food, Nathan Hale, a map, a timeline, recipes among many others.
By creating students who are “information literate” they will become lifelong learners.
Please stop by anytime to see the library in “action”.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday when you will have time to be with family and friends and share a story together! Remember…a book is a gift you can open again and again.
Best wishes for the New Year! With love, Mrs. Billings
The fall book fair was a huge success so special thanks go to Laura Faga, chairperson of the fair. We had many wonderful volunteers who also deserve many thanks for their help during the week. It was the 2nd largest profit in 15 years so books are alive and well at Norfeldt.
The profits will be used to replace the aging collection as well as new flip cameras to be used in the Be the Media club.
Thank you again for all of your support of the Norfeldt Library.
The first meeting for Be the Media (for 4th and 5th graders who sent letters to be in the group) will be on Wednesday, November 23rd in the library at 11:15. Students should bring their lunch and eat in the library during the meeting. Bring your ideas for programs and we will be off to a great start!
The fall book fair will be held in the library on the following dates:
November 14 – 18
Monday (Wish Day) 8:30-4:00 PM
Tuesday 8:30 – 4:00 PM
Wednesday 8:30 – 4:00 PM
Thursday 8:30 – 6:30 PM
Friday 8:30 – 12 Noon
Help support your library and be ready for the holidays with a book – a gift that can be opened again and again!
