ALOHA!
I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Hawaii, for a week, over President's Day. My entire extended family (22 of us) rented a beach house in Kailua, Hawaii. It was our Christmas to each other this year and I have been looking forward to it for some time now.
One of the things I have wanted to do is hike the Haiku Stairs - "Stairway to Heaven" near Kaneohe. The Haiku Stairs are approximately 4,000 stairs that lead up to a radar tower used in World War II.
You have to sneak in to this hike before the guard arrives at 3:00am. 15 of our 22 people conquered the "Stairway to Heaven." It was dangerous and scary and difficult, but there were breathtaking views from the top.
I absolutely love that my family and especially my children commit to doing these crazy things that I come up with to do. I can now mark this off my "bucket list."
Is there something you are aspiring to do or something you hope to mark off your "bucket list?"
The Grand Prize Winner for the period of February 5th to to February 26th is Marianne! She has won a $50.00 iTunes gift card to purchase educational apps for her iPad!
Additional winners of smaller prizes are:
Pamela
Joseph
Jean B.
Stephanie
Mary A.
Thank you all for your comments to our library blog!
Today is Jeanne K.'s birthday! Jeanne loves her school and is involved in many activities and committees in addition to her library duties. This makes her invaluable to her school! Happy birthday to Jeanne!
Check out this great Glog that Marianne made. Don't miss the little video she embedded. Her dog has admirable self-control!
She also put a Wordle right into her Glog. It's about her favorite books. :-)
This would be a fun thing to show to students at the beginning of the year.
If you experiment with Glogster, don't forget to use Glogster.Edu---not regular Glogster.
In what ways do you highlight/display the Beehive Book Award nominees in your library?
Throughout the year, are you able to read the picture book nominees to your students?
Do you book talk the other nominees?
Do you have students vote for their favorites? If so, how do you handle that?
Inventory can be a difficult part of the job of a Library Technology Teacher because it's hard to fit into busy library schedules. But it's a good feeling when it's all finished because we know that the records for our holdings are now accurate.
What are your tips and tricks for surviving inventory? Do you have suggestions to make it go more smoothly?
Happy Chinese New Year! 2013 is the Year of the Snake.
What Chinese sign were YOU born under? I was born in 1965, and so I was born in the Year of the Snake!
How well do the characteristics of your Chinese sign really fit you?
Today is Mary A.'s birthday! Mary loves to do research and find just the perfect information for every situation that confronts her. She loves being a librarian and thinks it is the best job in the world! Happy birthday to Mary!
Today is the birthday of John C. John wears many hats at his school and cheerfully provides his expertise and skills to the many different high school departments. Happy birthday to John!
What are some Valentine's Day books that you like to share with your students?
The latest winners are:
Grand Prize Winner: Julie B.
Other Winners:
Amy
Mary H.
Phyllis
Carlynn
John C.
Congratulations to all!
Today is Susette's birthday! Susette is so organized in how she teaches her library lessons each week. Her school is large, her schedule is full, and yet she always stays positive in the way she approaches her library duties. Happy birthday to her!
When I was in elementary school, I have happy memories of many of my teachers reading out loud to us. I particularly remember one of my teachers reading Where the Red Fern Grows.
And then I grew up! And then I became a teacher, too! And then I had a class of my own to read to! I'm grateful to the example of my own grade school teachers and their dedication to reading out loud. I taught 3rd grade for many years, and I read to my students every day after lunch. One of my favorite books to read aloud was The BFG. I read it to every class every year, and they loved it!
Sadly, with today's tight school schedules, it is often difficult for classroom teachers to be able to fit in some time to read aloud each day.
What books do you remember your own teachers reading aloud to you when you were young?
When you were a classroom teacher, what books did you read aloud to your students?
Leslie Lewis said that as she was driving in to work today, she was listening to NPR in the car. They were talking about the last book that Maurice Sendak wrote before he died last May at age 83. The book, called My Brother's Book, will be available beginning tomorrow, February 5th, and it's a tribute to Mr. Sendak's older brother, Jack.
Do you have a favorite Maurice Sendak book?
The names have been drawn from the hat, and here are the winners.
UELMA Registration Winners:
Pamela
Jill
Janice
Joseph
Susette
UCET Registration Winners:
Marianne
Tamara
Margo
Sarah
Jean B.
This only pays for the conference registrations. All winners still need to get permission from their principals to attend the conference. Principals will need to pay for substitutes.
Winners---if you will not be able to attend the conference, will you please let me know by Wednesday, February 6th. At that time, we will draw a replacement name.
Congratulations to our winners!
