Broadwater Library News

March 2015 Marla Unruh, Librarian 324-1152

Hello Parents!Please go to our Twitter page to see pictureswww.twitter.com/bwcubslibrary(Be sure to click on All, not Top.)Everything (almost) we do in library comes under one of four headings:1. Helping students know how to use Destiny and how to find books in the library We are reviewing our skills with GetKahoot online game quizzes.

2. Leading them to appreciate and analyze literature We made new friends for Black History Month with books from the EVERYBODY section.

And we talked about folktales We used World Book to listen to the I Have a Dream Speech

Fourth and fifth-graders read Young Readers Choice nominated books and made a ComicLife about their favorite.Here is one example.

3. Teaching them to understand and apply the principles of careful research More coming soon

We looked up and compared cold places on earth answered questions on a Google form

Fourth and fifth-graders investigated the use of color in super Bowl ads.

4. Leading students to be good digital citizens who use information ethically and responsibility.

More on this in Maybut meanwhile we give credit to authors whose work we access for information. Favorite websites that are parent-friendly and helpful:http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Thank you so much for helping with magazine sales! All student packets are due March 26.

PS if you get an email from the library on Sunday, it is an automated overdue notice. Please look into it! I get them, too.

Please dont hesitate to call or email me with any questions:Marla Unruh 324-1152 munruh@hsd1.org