Library Log

What's Happening:
Things have been hopping in the library. There is no way that you would have heard a pin drop in here. The kids have been busy learning this library inside and out. We have been discovering how this library is organized, how each section is sorted and shelved, having relay races, mapping the room and searching our Portland Public Schools Web Catalog. The students at Forest Park have very specific interests and take great care in choosing the right book. Our library days will transition as we enter October. We have started reading some great books and will be doing illustration and investigation as we get deeper into the stories.

A Note To Kindergarten Families: I have been learning a lot from your children as we have explored and talked in the library this month. It is such an adventure to discover new things through their eyes. The Kindergarten students have started checking books out and bringing them home or back to their classroom to share.
Each week, your student will visit the library with their class for 35 minutes. During that time we will read, discuss, illustrate, investigate, learn how our library is organized and learn how to locate what we are looking for. We will have a focus on our favorite authors and illustrators and I will share some great books. It is my goal that your child gets a strong introduction to the library- and develops a love of reading and a love of books. We have also been discussing how to care for our books and keep them in circulation for a long time. The kids really understand the care needed- please reinforce this at home. I would also appreciate your help in developing the responsibility to return their book each week- so they are able to check out a new book. Our Kindergarten students check out one book at a time.

Birthday Books: The Forest Park Elementary School library continues to grow. The library is an amazing place in our school for students to read, learn, research, investigate and borrow. One of the most important programs in place at our library is the Birthday Book Program.
We invite you to help our library grow as your student celebrates their birthday. The Forest Park Birthday Book Program is an opportunity for your child to give the gift of a book to the school library in his or her name. Each Birthday Book is affixed with a bookplate that acknowledges the wonderful gift with your child's name and birthday. At library time we will recognize your child's generosity and share the book with the class. Your child will have the first opportunity to borrow the new book. September birthday letters have been delivered with all of the details. Happy Birthday! A huge thank you to Jessica Daughetee for her ongoing work with this program.

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