“Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great
Places! You’re off and away! You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.” (From Dr. Suess’ Oh, the
Places You’ll Go!)
Books are taking our elementary students on exciting
adventures and to exciting places. I am so grateful for the volunteers who
helped to make the Scholastic Book Fair a success. The library was able to get
many new titles from the proceeds. I have enjoyed listening to the students
conduct their own little book talks about what is being read.
I am excited to announce that the proceeds from the Book
Fair exceeded our expectations and we will be hosting an author visit. Tammy
Bronson will be visiting all of our elementary students on March 5th .
Each grade will spend time with the author. She will share her books with the
younger students. She will give a presentation on how to become a writer with
the older students. March 5th will be an exciting day for the
elementary library! You can look at Tammy Bronson and her works at: http://www.bookaroos.com/tammycarterbronson/ Information about this exciting event will be sent home in
the near future. Students will be able to pre-order Tammy Bronson’s books.
The Birthday Book Club has been another wonderful way
for the library to acquire new titles. 107 students joined the Birthday Book
Club this year. We have celebrated birthdays for August through December.
January’s birthday club members will celebrate on January 29th . I
try to conduct the party on the last Tuesday of each month for the club
members. If you did not join this year, there’s always the opportunity next
year (grades Sr-K through 3rd).
“Oh! The places you’ll go! You’ll be on your way up! You’ll
be seeing great sights! You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have speed. You’ll pass the whole gang.
You’ll soon take the lead.” So pick up a book and be off on your way. Off to
the school’s wonderful library.
Cheri Saunders
SBEC Elementary Librarian
