Evening Hours at the Library

I'm excited to announce that Forest North will be opening its doors for evening library hours! Everyone is welcome!

Please note that for the May 26th date you will have to be in good standing with the library to participate. This means that all books from the school year will have to be turned in and any lost/damaged fines paid by that point.

I'm looking forward to spending some fun time with everyone soon!

Feel free to contact me with any questions at 464-6790.

~Mrs. Thrift

Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day today, I have found a great educational game to play! Check it out at http://www.scholastic.com/growgreen/virtualforest/

Enjoy!

Okay, students, I want to know what you think about this latest technology! Let's put our thinking caps on and ask some important questions. Do you forsee any problems or useful applications for this technology? Please watch the video and add your thoughtful comments below!

Check out the Third Grade Blog!

Our third graders have begun book clubs this week!

They have been to the library to practice their blogging skills, and now they are ready to blog about the books they are reading in class.

You can look at their blog here: www.fnthirdgradeteam.blogspot.com

BookEater's Begin!

Check out the video from our first meeting! We learned about podcasting and voicethreads.

Night of the Eagles Enjoyed by All!

Thanks to all who came out for a restful evening of stories after the TAKS test! We had a great time listening to our teacher readers, then coming back together in the cafeteria to eat milk and cookies before our professional storyteller, Greg Rodgers came and told us some Choctaw legends.

Here are some photos, and yes, that is me in my pajamas playing the drum!

~Your Rhythmically Challenged Librarian

Book Clubs are in full Swing!

Eagle Girls Book Club has decided to start with two different books. Fourth graders are reading Rivers of Fire by Patrick Carmen. It is the sequel to the first Atherton book that was such a hit on the Bluebonnet reading list! Fifth graders are reading Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. Several girls reported reading it in one sitting, they loved it so much!

The BookEaters Book Club is learning about how to make a VoiceThread. When we have our first VoiceThread ready to publish, look for it here!

~Mrs. Thrift