Icenhower Intermediate Library Husky Pride Lives Here!

Students at Icenhower Intermediate are exploring their Goals and Dreams this week in an effort to realize the impact they can have on our local/global community in the future.  Huskies in Mr. Michael Le's 6th grade science classes on Team Denali are researching inventors/inventions and how they can be improved upon for the future as part of this integrated unit. Each student has selected an inventor and an invention and will present their 'new and improved' version to their classmates soon!

Mr. Le and Ms. Rambo, Library Media Specialist at Icenhower, collaborated on research methods and print and electronic resources to help students find as much information as possible. What exciting new inventions could be born out of this unit? How about a glow in the dark basketball? For all those off-key singers on your favorite reality show, there will soon be a new microphone that not only amplifies your voice but also tunes it to be on-key! We also have a faster, more effective cure for Yellow Fever victims in Africa on the way and I'm sure the medical teams who will be going in to villages to deliver that cure would love to have the newest high-tech walkie-talkie. It has a Google Maps app and doesn't need a satellite signal to work! The future looks bright in the hands of our Huskies!

Icenhower Intermediate Library Husky Pride Lives Here!

Icenhower staff enjoyed Book Bites in the library on August 26, 2011! Snacks were available and teachers could spend a little time visiting about the first week of school! We are off to a great start here at the Ice House! Stop by and see what Husky Pride is all about!

Louise Cabaniss Library

Last year the library received a grant from the MISD Education Foundation called Passports to Adventure. The children read books from areas of the library that they might not "travel" to! These Adventure books take them to another time or place. The books are labeled with a special spine label and upon completion of the book, and an AR quiz if possible, they receive a dated travel stamp in their passport books. The children receive special  prizes upon completion of a designated number of passport stamps. Great fun and a very popular activity here at Cabaniss.

National Geographic Reading & Teaching Resources

Micheal Cupples, Librarian at Roberta Tipps Elementary, gave a short presentation to fellow Librarians after school today on an innovative way to include Science and Social Studies into the library curriculum. National Geographic classroom magazines offer digital content, interactive whiteboard lessons, as well as traditional print to encourage students to explore the world around them. Her students responses have included reminding her if she misses a week using the magazine, and teachers say that the students talk about the magazines and what they have read when they get back to the classroom! Thanks! Micheal for sharing with us!

If you weren't able to attend the training, please contact Micheal for more information.

Reading Goes to the Dogs!

     Boomer, a Brazilian mastiff, will again be visiting the Gideon Elementary Library this year on a weekly basis to participate in the R.E.A.D. program.  Students are invited to share stories with Boomer, who is an excellent listener as he helps kids recognize the joy of reading.  Boomer and his owner, Sam Moore, volunteered last year as well, and we are excited and grateful to have them return.

Tears and Cheers

Tears and Cheers

Kindergarten, Pre-K, and PLC Parents
Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary
Sharon Prince, Librarian

The counselor and I co-hosted a Tears and Cheers breakfast for the parents of kindergarten, pre-k, and PLC.  After serving refreshments, I read The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn.  This is a book about a small raccoon who is going to school for the first time.  He is very hesitant to go but Mom shares a secret with him - the kissing hand.  She places a kiss in the palm of his hand and he has her love close to him all day.  The counselor shared some ideas for separation anxiety as well as other ideas to make this first year a successful one.  We passed out handprints with a "kiss" in the middle.

Chit Chat and Chow

Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 - Sharon Prince - Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary

I met with grade level teams during a Chit-Chat and Chow session. I had an agenda with ideas I wanted to incorporate into our school year. I served food to keep everyone happy.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back!

Librarians have been busy making new connections between ourselves, the curriculum, teachers, and the students we all serve.

The library is often thought of as a book. We've been turning the many pages exploring the resources available to us all to help fulfill the needs of our students and community through common point of access.