Dr. Seuss

 

Dr Seuss

1904-1991

Hooray! This week we are celebrating Dr. Seuss's Birthday (which is on Sunday March 2). Did you know that a publisher made a bet with Dr. Seuss that he could not write a book with 50 words or less.  Well he did, "Green Eggs and Ham".   Here are some more fun facts on Dr. Seuss:
- His real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel.
- He graduated from Dartmouth College.
- He wanted to be a cartoonist.
- He ended up working in advertising for 30 years
- 1937 he published his first book "And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street".
- 1957 he published "The Cat in the Hat", his 13th book.
- 1984 he was the winner of the pulitzer prize.
- He has an Acadamy Award, 3 Emmy Awards, 3 Grammy Awards, and 3 Caldecott Honors.
- He wrote and illustrated 44 books all of which are still in print today.
- His books are in print in over 12 languages.

 We would like to thank our wonderful Principal, Mr. Prescott, for the fun Dr. Seuss pencils, erasers, bookmarks and crayons!

 Dr. Seuss characters have taken over our Meet the Author wall in our school

Truffula trees have sprouted up all over our library.

For more fun with Dr. Seuss visit this website.

www.seussville.com

Presidents Day Feb. 17, 2014

Presidents day is a wonderful time to remember those who have gone before us to make our nation great.  We remember George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Last year for Presidents day, we read books about Abraham Lincoln. So this year we focused on George Washington. 

For Grades K-2 we read the book "President George Washington" by Kathy Allen.  This Book is a summary of President's Washington's life.  His service in the  Revolutionary War, his presidency, his work on the Bill of Rights, and life after he was President.  The pictures are beautiful and it was fun to read to the students.

For Grades 3-5 we read "When Washington Crossed the Delaware" by Lynn Cheney.  It was Christmas night 1776 When Washington led his men across the Delaware for a surprise attack.  These men did not have a lot of food. Few had coats to keep them warm and shoes on their feet.  It seemed impossible that the Americans could win this war.  Under Washington's command they turned the tide of the battle and changed the course of history.  This is such a wonderful book.  It makes you really appreciate those who have fought (and who are currently fighting) for our nation and our freedom. 

Snow

January - The month of SNOW

(most years) 

January 27-31

 

The week of January 27-31, we read "The Snowy day" by Ezra Jack Keats to Grades K-2 .  This book is about the adventures of peter on a very snowy day.  We asked the children what kinds of things they like to do on a snowy day.  By the way, January is "The Snowy Day Month". 

We spotlighted Ezra Jack Keats for  our Meet the Author in grades K-2.  Keats was born in 1916.  He has illustrated over 85 book and written 22 children's classics.  He started out as an illustrator/artist then turned author.  He won a national student contest run by Scholastic Publishing Company for an oil painting  he did at Thomas Jefferson High School.  At his high school graduation he was honored with the Senior Class Medal for excellence in art. He was honored with the Caldecott Medal in 1963 for "The Snowy Day".

For more information on Ezra Jack Keats, Look for the flyer sent home with your K-2 grader.

For grades 3-5 we read Icefall by Matthew Kirby.  Princess Solveig and her siblings are trapped in a hidden fortress tucked between towering mountains and a frozen fjord, along with her best friend and an army of restless soldiers, all awaiting news of the king's victory in battle, but as they wait for winter's end and the all-encompassing ice to break, acts of treachery make it clear that a traitor lurks in their midst.

Destiny Quest

We spotlighted Matthew Kirby for our Meet the Author for grades 3-5.  Matthew was born in Utah, but his father was in the Navy so he lived all over including:  Rhode Island, Maryland, California, and Hawaii.  He went to Utah State University and earned a M.S. and EdS degrees in School Psychology.  In high school he wrote his first comic book.  He had it photo copied at Kinkos.  His favorite foods are grape Hi Chews (candy), peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and maple bars with bacon bits.

For more information on Matthew Kirby, look for the flyer sent home with your 3-5 grader.