Petersburg Eaglets Read to Succeed

The book fair has been underway for the better part of a week. Tomorrow is the last day to purchase items!! It has been a great success! Today we will celebrate our grandparents by having them join our students for lunch and book fair shopping. Pictures will be posted later this week.
Sales for the Hungry for a Good Book t-shrits have ended, but I did order a limited number of extras that will be for sale after the shirts arrive sometime in the next few weeks.

We’ve made it through the first through days and thankfully, the students seem to be in MUCH better shape than me!!! Please remember that the last day to log minutes for the summer reading program is next Tuesday. All reading logs are due on Tuesday, September 7.

I am putting the finishing touches on a newsletter that will be coming home to you before the end of the week. This newsletter will have TONS of information about events and activities that will be taking place in our media center this fall. So, keep your eyes peeled for this in your student’s bookbag!

I hope everyone enjoyed their summer as much as I did!!! This year has been exciting and I am really enjoying seeing all of the kids back at school! Cross your fingers that we will be able to start checking out books soon!! Please let me know if you have any questions about our media center!

Well, we’re only weeks away from getting ready to go back to school.  What have you been reading?  What have your kids been reading?  The big hits at my house for Abby has been all her Early Reader books – Barbie Horse Show Champ and Littlest Pet Shop Teacher’s Pet.  Justin loves Dig, Dig, Digging because it’s all about trucks and diggers that work all day.  Please comment to this post your summer reading hits!!

I just finished The Lemonade War and Me and the Pumpkin Queen.  Both were on the South Carolina Book Award Children’s Book list from 2009-2010.  I’m a little behind on my reading!!  I am going to start reading some of the books on the Picture Book Award list for 2010-2011.  A complete list of all nominees for 2010-2011 can be found here.  These are great reads if you’re looking for something new or different to read.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!!  Happy Reading!!

I just received the shipment of the Wild About Reading shirts.  If you pre-ordered a shirt and your child was not at school today, or if they left early, the shirts are in the main office.  At this time, I do not have any extra shirts.  I am hoping to find something to order at the first of the year next year.

Please contact Mrs. Lukac if you have a question about your shirt.

Check out this site http://reading-calendars.pbworks.com/ to find reading calendars and information on the “No Book Left Unread” summer reading challenge.  This year participants will track their minutes spent reading.  In the past we have tracked pages read.  Please check this link often for updates and new stuff!!

Students will bring home a registration form and reading logs by May 14, 2010.  If all participants can log 250,000 minutes combined this summer we will have a mega party with inflatable bounce houses, snacks and LOTS of fun!!  There will also be prizes for the students that have the most minutes per grade level.  Faculty and staff will also be able to participate to help us reach our goal!!

In May all students will being preparing to Sail Away with Summer Reading by studying pirates, oceans and sea animals.  Please help your children get excited about reading during the summer by encouraging them to participate in the No Book Left Unread Summer Reading Challenge!

Also – be sure to stop by the Pageland Public Library for information on their summer reading program!  I’m sure it will be a “splash”!    Happy Reading!

Over the next few weeks we will be “Reading Green” in the library.  We will be reading books that express the importance of taking care of ourselves and the planet.  Last week we read The Water Hole by Graeme Base.  The students were given a challenge to find a water puddle and observe it.  They are to measure it, watch for animals that may use the puddle for a bath or a drink, and note any changes in the puddle over time.

If any students complete the challenge their projects will be posted here!!  This would be a great family project to do outdoors!!

Last week a note when home about Wild About Reading Shirts. They’re $10/shirt ($12 for 2XL and 3XL sizes). To see a graphic of the shirt visit http://www.workplacepro.com and click on the Wild About Reading link under the Top 10 designs. The shirts will be Brown and have the school name on the back. Shirt orders are due Thursday, April 1, 2010.

We have a Cardinal Lane Book Fair – 1st shopping day is tomorrow (Thursday, March 25)!! Also tomorrow is our Family Night 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the media center! Please come out – I have TONS AND TONS of books to sell!!! I hope to see you tomorrow!!
Book Fair hours:
March 25 7:30 am – 3:15 pm & 5:30-7:00 pm
March 26 7:30 am – 3:15 pm
March 29 7:30 am – 3:15 pm
March 30 7:30 am – 3:15 pm
March 31 7:30 am – 3:15 pm

I wanted to take a moment on New Year’s Eve to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!  Remember that we’ll be back to our normal schedule on Tuesday, January 5, 2010!  Also, students that are in after school tutoring will have tutoring on Tuesday January 5 and Wednesday January 6.

Santa’s Workshop will be open tomorrow for 2nd grade students that did not get to shop today. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but Workshop has been so popular we ran out of items to sell!!

Students that had their picture made with Santa and Rudolph will receive their prints tomorrow. If your child is not at school tomorrow, they will receive their print after the Winter Break.

Remember!!!! We dismiss at 12 noon tomorrow and classes will not resume until January 5, 2010!!! The media center staff wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

This month during our library classes, we have been reading about how other countries celebrate Christmas. We have also discussed what symbols represent Christmas to us.

Students will be posting a small project on our school site next week as we finish the unit.  The projects will be on the Media Center page.

Be sure to check out our school site here.