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11/7/14 Who are we? ELEMENTARY BOOK CLUBS
Connecting
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How we started •  We have done a number of book clubs over the years at our schools, such as, breakfast clubs, lunch bunches, adult/child with acKviKes at school. These have all been successful, but we wanted to try something new. So, we wrote a grant through our school district for $1000.00 to buy books for students to use and do a book club with links to our community. •  Tracey Rickabaugh, Jay Shideler Elementary School •  [email protected] •  Robin Hartpence, Indian Hills Elementary •  [email protected] •  Auburn Washburn School District , Topeka 3RD GRADE Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith Community Field Trip: Hazel Hill Chocolate TradiKons Dinner: Classic Bean Sandwich Shop-­‐wrap w/chips and pop/book discussion Cost: $6:40 (meal) 4th Grade Book Club Nightmare at the Book Fair By Dan Gutman Community Field Trip: Toured Topeka Public Library – youth services and behind-­‐the-­‐scenes Snack: cookies, trail mix, and lemonade while discussing the book. -­‐We gave each student a free paperback Cost: $2.00 1 11/7/14 5th Grade Book Club Million Dollar Strike By Dan Gutman Community Field Trip: bowling Dinner: pizza, pop, ice cream sandwich/ book discussion Cost: $7. 50 6th Grade Book Club Gabby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes Community Field Trip: Toured local humane shelter. Dinner: pizza (delivered), carrots, apple slices, and cookies while discussing the book. Cost: $5.00 Other Ideas for Places/Books •  Where the Mountain Meets the Moon-­‐KIKU’s •  The Secret Zoo —Topeka Zoo •  Wonderstruck-­‐-­‐-­‐Washburn University art lab and planetarium •  Emily’s Fortune-­‐Old Prairie Town in Ward-­‐
Meade Park •  The Tugging String-­‐ Brown VS Board of Ed. •  (they have funds for busses) 2 11/7/14 Helpful Tips •  Get cell phone/home phone numbers of parent on permission slip and give them yours. Parents have provided the transportaKon to and from and we haven’t had any problems, but just in case. •  Helpful book-­‐-­‐-­‐Book Club 25 AcIviIes for Any Reading Discussion by Andrea Hetzke Staff Book Club •  A number of years ago we started a staff book club. We have met at various places, Barnes & Noble, restaurants, and most recently a local winery. Any QuesKons?? Book Promotions
From Auburn Washburn USD 437 Librarians YEARLY LIBRARY THEMES PURPOSE To encourage reluctant readers, low and unmoKvated readers, as well as life-­‐long readers WHAT Designing a theme that encompasses a large genre of books, ranging from 1st-­‐6th grade in interest and A.R. reading levels. YEARLY THEMES •  “Books at the Movies” – books that had been made into movies (mainly ficKon) •  “Passport to Adventure” – books where the seong of the story takes place in other countries (ficKon/nonficKon) •  “Game On” – books about sports (ficKon/
nonficKon) •  “PETS” – Paws Claws Tales & Scales – books about pets (ficKon/nonficKon) •  “Book Camp” – military, science, biography (nonficKon only) 3 11/7/14 The following slides are example of last year’s theme and the power point that I shared with the students at the beginning of the year to introduce the book challenge. I’ve also included the power point I shared in Sept. to introduce this year’s theme. PETS Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales 2013-­‐2014 Library Theme Library BulleKn Board 4 11/7/14 Book Challenge Requirements: 1ST Grade Read 6 PET books 2nd Grade Read 4 nonficKon PET books Read 3 ficKon PET books 3RD GRADE Read 3 PET nonficKon books Read 1 PET ficKon chapter book 5TH GRADE Read 5 nonficKon PET books Read 2 PET ficKon chapter books TH
6 GRADE Read 5 nonficKon PET books Read 2 PET ficKon chapter books 4TH GRADE Read 3 PET nonficKon books Read 2 PET ficKon chapter books Dec. 6 “PETS” Party 6:00 – 8:00 CompleIng the Challenge: within their A.R. level •  Students must choose books •  Take the A.R. test (passing with a 70% or higher) •  Sign your name on the clipboard by Mrs. Hartpence’s desk. •  Must qualify by Nov. 15 Once you qualify you will receive an invitaIon to the party on Dec. 6 AZer taking 1 test and passing you may bring in a picture of you and your pet to hang on the wall. If you don’t have a pet then we will take a picture of you and Presto!!! There will be a 2nd party to qualify for in the spring PossibiliIes-­‐-­‐ •  Food-­‐ corndogs, hotdogs, puppy chow, pigs-­‐in-­‐a-­‐
blanket, chicken nuggets, fish sKcks, chicken-­‐
wings •  1st Party – “Pet” movie (Milo and OKs) •  2nd Party-­‐ –  Police officer with K-­‐9 dog –  Helping Hands Humane Society w/2 dogs and 1 cat demonstraKng agility training –  Angela Cervantes, author of Gabby, Lost and Found will present 5 11/7/14 Party Night
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v=FKLwOf3wETY 6 11/7/14 -­‐ Book Camp Song -­‐ I don’t know, but I’ve been told, (repeat) Reading books is good as gold. (repeat) If you read you’ll do your best, (repeat) You will rise above the rest. (repeat) Sound off 1 – 2 Sound off 3 – 4 Sound off 1 ,2 , 3, 4, 1, 2, 3-­‐4 What you need to do to graduate from Book Camp!!! Choose a book in your A.R. level Read the book Take the A.R. test Pass with a 70% or higher Fill out the “Book Camp” form and bring to Mrs. Hartpence when it is completed •  Must be completed by Friday, Nov. 14 • 
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1st Grade – 7 nonficKon books (1 military/ 3 biographies/ 3 science) 2nd Grade – 8 nonficKon books (2 military/ 3 biographies/ 3 science) 3rd Grade – 9 nonficKon books (3 military/ 3 biographies/ 3 science) 4th Grade – 10 nonficKon books (3 military/ 4 biographies/ 3 science) 5th & 6th Grade – 11 nonficKon books (4 military books/ 4 biographies/ 3 science) Requirements for Book Camp Time to Celebrate! Boot Camp GraduaKon Party Friday, Dec. 5 6:00-­‐8:00 •  Dinner in the Mess Hall (cafeteria) •  AcKviKes in the gym-­‐ (possible ideas) –  obstacle course –  marching –  calisthenics •  Pictures-­‐ dress up in military uniforms for pics. •  Library Act. (sKll in progress) Other Ideas These pictures are from Auburn Elementary’s Contest Last Year •  Some other things that librarians in our district have done to promote reading are: Ba^le of the Books Each of our schools have teams in the 5th and 6th grades who “ba^le” each other in a contest using the William Allen White Books from that school year. It has become a tradiIon at our schools and the ba^les are held at the end of the school year. 7 11/7/14 Star Wars Reads Helen Kline, Auburn Elementary Librarian, found the Star Wars Read acIviIes online and did them in her library. Book Swaps •  Author Visits •  Each year the librarians of the district work together to host a book fair at Barnes and Noble. The fair has become a community event with music groups performing and other entertainment, and even a principal who dresses up as Santa. We use the funds to jointly host author visits and other literacy programs in our schools. • 
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Contact Info: Tracey Rickabaugh [email protected] The following slides that have been added are from a fun family night from one of our district schools, I am sorry they were not available at the Kme of the presentaKon. Pauline South Title I Family Night Mystery at the Governor’s mansion 8 11/7/14 • 
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Mystery at the Governor’s Mansion Writen by our Title Reading teacher Terry Hime One of three rotaKng mysteries The governor’s dogs have been dog napped – could be one of 3 culprits Students and parents rotate through three rooms (we had two groups in a rotaKon so had six rooms) In each room they have informaKon to read and a suspect who tells them about themselves and then answers quesKons For the suspects we used High School students who are in the drama club One teacher was in each room to help facilitate At the end of each session, a teacher gave addiKonal informaKon over the intercom Each student turns in a form with their chosen suspect The culprit is revealed in the gym at the end All students who turned in the correct answer are in a drawing for prizes. Prizes are donated Schedule •  5:30-­‐6:15 •  Free Hot Dog Dinner – Funded through Title Parent Involvement Funds and DonaKons •  Math AcKviKes and Games – Organized by our half Kme Math IntervenKonist • 6:15 – 6:30 Gather in gym to hear instrucKons and begin the Mystery • 6:30 – 7:15 RotaKons to hear clues and quesKon suspects • 7:15 – 7:30 Back to the gym to find out “who done it!” • 7:30 Cookies as they leave to go home Food and fun Math games Seong up the Mystery MeeKng the suspects & geong clues 9 11/7/14 Mystery Solved Contact informaKon •  If you want to know more about the mystery nights at Pauline South. The scripts are created by one of the teachers and students from the high school drama department act out the characters. Contact Lynda Weaver for more informaKon at [email protected] Police Officer – Title teacher’s husband Dog – Title teacher’s dog 10