New Book Clubs coming soon!

Be on the lookout for permission slips coming home soon! Our book clubs are about to start up this semester!

BookEaters Book Club
Rather than being centered around a single book, 4th and 5th grade boys and girls share what they are reading and hear about what others are reading. This book club will integrate technology in new ways, using wikis, blogs, and podcasting. Your child should come to each meeting ready to share about what they have read. Your child will bring his/her lunch into the library during discussion time. The Spring session runs from February 2 to April 30. Ten slots are open.

Eagle Girls Book Club
This book club is open to 4th and 5th grade girls. We will be reading from several fiction genres. The students will be responsible for reading one chapter a week. We will discuss the chapter in the library on Wednesdays during lunch. Your child will bring her lunch into the library during discussion time. The Spring session runs from February 2 to April 30. Ten spots are open.

Eagle Girls Book Club Wraps up the Semester!

December also saw the end of the Eagle Girls book club. We read Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: Moving Day. The book was a hit with the girls in the club. We enjoyed making a poster of our own favorite rules from the book (and a few of our own made up rules, too)! Because so much of the book talks about the theme of friendship, we made friendship bracelets as a culminating activity!

Thanks for a great semester!

Sci-Fi Book Club Wraps up the Semester!

We had a great fall semester in the Sci-Fi book club. We read City of Ember by DuPrau. The students enjoyed the book! You can read their comments below.

As a culminating activity, on the last day of book club we performed short circuit experiments. Using sample models and batteries, wires, and light bulbs, we predicted which models would light the lightbulb based on the arrangement of the elements. Then we tested each model to see if we were right!

Thanks for a fun semester!

Science Fair Projects!

Students:

The deadline is rapidly approaching! If you need help with your science fair project research, please talk to me as soon as possible. I am more than happy to help you find the information you need.

In addition, I will be hosting a research day in the library, dedicated to helping you with research all day. This will probably take place the week of the 12th. If you think you need help, tell your teacher and have them sign you up on the schedule to work with me!

Visiting Author - Stacy Nyikos

Award-winning children's author, Stacy Nyikos, visited our school on Wednesday, November 19th. She talked to students about how books go from ideas to finished products, the writing process, and how she creates stories like Dragon Wishes. Ms. Nyikos ate lunch with a group of lucky students and signed autographs while eating lunch!

Many students purchased Ms. Nyikos' books as a keepsake of their visit with her. Each book came with a personalized autograph. In addition, the students were engaged in Ms. Nyikos' presentations and asked thoughtful questions. We even got to see her real writer's notebook where she kept notes on her next book!

Links to Ms. Nyikos' books on Amazon.com are below:

Squirt

Shelby

Dizzy

Dragon Wishes

You can see a video trailer of Dragon Wishes below.

We are thankful for a successful and enriching author visit!

Nov 11th Science Fair Night at the Library

All Forest North parents and children are invited to come to the library after the general PTA meeting on November 11th. Drop in any time after the meeting until 8pm and gather some information for the upcoming science fair.

You will recieve: an instruction sheet on how to access the science fair website from home, some passwords to online databases that your child can use at home for research through our library, and you will have the opportunity to purchase a tri-fold display board. We will have some teachers on hand to answer any questions you have, and resources displayed to generate ideas.

Students in K-2 will have a class science fair project, but they may also do an individual project if they choose. Students in 3-5th are required to do an individual/small group project. Here is the link to our science fair website for more ideas! http://schools.roundrockisd.org/forestnorth/science_fair_information.htm

Book Fair a Success!

Thank you Forest North parents and students! We had a fantastic book fair this semester! We not only met our goal of putting 600 books into the hands of the students, but we exceeded it. Our students as a group recieved approximately 800 books. That's fantastic!

Our library earned $1000 in cash to purchase new books, in addition to being able to choose $450 worth of books from the fair itself.

Visit our fair website at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/forestnorth to see our final goal.