This week in the media center we are going to be celebrating the birthday of one of our most celebrated authors, Dr. Seuss! We have stories, contests, and all things "Seussical". Because our students are so familiar with the work of this amazing author, we are going to be re-reading some of our favorite titles like The Sneetches; The Lorax; Gerald McBoing, Boing; And to Think that I Saw it on Mulbery Street; Horton Hatches the Egg; Green Eggs and Ham; and The Cat in the Hat. We will also explore some lesser-known titles such as The Butter Battle Book (our 4th graders will be deciding whether they enjoy their bread buttered on the top or the bottom and we will graph our results-stay tuned for the winner), Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, Yertle the Turtle, and a variety of others. In addition to reading these awesome stories, we will be participating in a variety of contests including guessing how many socks are in our clothes basket (How many Sox are there for Fox?), how many goldfish crackers are in our goldfish bowl (One fish, Two fish, how many Goldfish?), and a coloring contest to see who can color Horton in the most artistic way. Fourth and Fifth graders may also participate in a Dr. Seuss on-line scavenger hunt. Our winning students will receive $5.00 gift certificates to our March Scholastic Luau Book Fair! This week will be fun-filled as well as informative, educational, and play-based--goals we always strive to fulfill in our media center. Parents, feel free to stop by and visit-we love your participation and interest!
Great News! The Lorax will be coming out in theatres on Friday, March 2. Being a tree-lover, it is a favorite story of mine and I am looking forward to seeing the movie. Hopefully, it will live up to the book that so beautifully and effectively portrays the need for us to protect our precious resources--especially our trees (and that is spoken from a hard-core knitter!).
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