The school year is going very well in the art room. I have been using the "Picture America" curriculum with the 4th-8th graders. The art prints are magnificent and are a great asset for our school.
For the month of December the 8th graders will be making a Christmas nativity scene out of clay. The 6th graders are painting and designing "Joseph's Coat of Many Colors". The 5th graders will be starting a Christmas angel project and the 4th graders are making a large example of a "Wild Thing" in the style of Maurice Sendrek. The 3rd graders will be working on a Christmas painting and the 2nd graders will be working on a marching band mural. The 1st graders will me working with chalk and the Kindergartners will be drawing a Christmas bear.
It has been very exciting in the library this year. I have more time to work with students on library skills. I see the pre-school up to the 3rd grade every other week. I am working with the 4th and 5th grade teachers on skills they can teach in the library. I am planning on moving all the encyclopedias upstairs near the classrooms so they can more easily be used. The 6th and 8th graders have time to check out books and I am going to open the library to them during recess this winter when the days are cold.
I recently purchased $1100 worth of books from Scholastica Books using the profits from the last two book fairs. I tried to only purchase hard cover books because they last so much longer.
Recently the student council donated profits from the Halloween Out of Uniform Day. I spent $95.00 at Red Balloon bookstore. Maureen Sackmaster, a former teacher at Holy Trinity, works there and was able to recommend some wonderful new books for the library. I was able to pick up several Caldicott and Newbery Award winning books.
I was really excited to purchase Kate Di Camillo's book "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane". Kate is the author of Tale of Desperaux which many of our students love. Our copy is signed by the author.
On November 30th Barnes and Noble bookstore in Eagan is allowing Holy Trinity a chance to earn a profit from each book sold when the customer presents a voucher stating the proceeds should go to Holy Trinity. This fundraiser is for the library. I plan to use the proceeds to fill in the collections for our series books. Please invite family and friends to stop in. The vouchers where sent home in the Friday folders, they are available in the office and I will bring extras to the store on Saturday.
Gently used books are always a welcome addition to our library. In January during Catholic Schools week and during the open house I am going to have a book sale of books where there may be too many copies or older books that have not been checked out for many, many, years. I am looking for help to set up the book sale and run it during the open house. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.
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