Tom Angleberger is the author of several very popular books here in the WTN library--The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and his newest one, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee. He is speaking on Sunday, October 14th at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall at 2:30. Apparently, he is supposed to show the audience how to fold their very own origami Yoda! Order tickets and find out more information here: http://www.pittsburghlectures.org/interior.php?pageID=334
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WT was fortunate enough to host 33 fifth graders from Peking University Elementary School in Beijing. Here are some pictures from their time at WTN! I asked 2nd graders what they were reading at the moment. Here are some of their responses: Jillian and Reagan --Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park Kate --The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 3: Lucinda's Secret (by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black) Brett --Dragon Slayers Academy Carson --The Best Day of All by Cynthia Rylant Great job, 2nd Grade! Parents Night is tonight! Come and visit our campus, meet and talk with the teachers, and see the newly remodeled library (pictures to come soon)! In the library, parents will get the opportunity to...
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Thank you to StateStats.org for providing this infographic and other free web guides and tools. Over the summer, we are remodeling a bit...both in the library and on the blog! Stay tuned for a new look as we prepare to start a new school year in the WTN Library.
Here at WTN, we're wrapping up the school year. Here's what we've been working on during the last few weeks of school in Pk through 1st grade: In PreK, we've been reading about the crazy adventures of Fly Guy, a series of early chapter books by Tedd Arnold. Fly Guy has gotten lost in a garbage dump while playing hide-and-seek with his friend Buzz, met a very special lady named Fly Girl, and has gone on a frightening field trip with Buzz's class. We always look forward to what Fly Guy will do next, as well as how often he will add his trademark "zzzzzzz" to the end of the words he says! In Kindergarten we've been learning about diaries and journals, and reading a variety of different examples. We started off with Diary of a Worm, and progressed to Diary of a Spider and Diary of a Fly (all by Doreen Cronin). We've even been writing our own diaries about great days we've had. In 1st grade we've been reading tall tales, stories that "stretch the truth" about human strength and the origin of many U.S. landmarks. For example, did you know that Paul Bunyan's wife Carrie created Old Faithful by poking holes in the ground in Wyoming in order to find some hot water to do the dishes and laundry? We learned that one in The Bunyans by Audrey Wood and illustrated by David Shannon. Earlier in May we celebrated Children's Book Week by celebrating the staff of WTN's favorite books (which was appropriate, since it was also Teacher Appreciation Week!). I asked teachers what their favorite books were as children, and also put out a call for photographs and artifacts that best represented their childhoods. The result was this bulletin board: Many teachers brought in the actual book they used to read (and reread, in most cases) as children! It was a nostalgic stroll through memory lane, and both students and teachers had a great time trying to guess who liked what book and who had the best bowl cut and fashion sense as a child.
Last week 1st graders led the Morning Meeting, and their theme was architecture around the world. First we learned about different structures through a PowerPoint presentation that the 1st graders created (complete with amazing sounds, transitions, and pictures). Then the 1st graders read letters they had written from Flat Stanley's perspective, narrating his experiences at the different buildings. Finally, group then had to guess what structure Flat Stanley was describing. The meeting ended with a rousing rendition of a special architecture song created by Mrs. Hanczar and sung to the tune of "B-I-N-G-O" ("There was a builder, built a house, and he worked very hard..."). In the end, we all learned so much about famous buildings around the world. Thanks, 1st graders!
A new species of frog was found in the library! This interesting new species hides behind library books and waits patiently to jump out and scare unsuspecting librarians. The brave explorer who discovered this new species of frog.
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