We are having our Barnes and Noble Book Fair from October 31st - November 5.  This is how it works.  Purchase anything (even a coffee or lunch from the Cafe) and give our school  code 11202397 to the cashier before you pay and Elder Grove Library will get a percentage of the total sales in a gift card.  Mrs. Gunderson has added over $3.500 worth of books  to the Elder Grove Library through this program over the last two years.  The best thing about this fundraiser is that you can share these dates and our book fair number with anyone and they can go to ANY Barnes and Noble ANYWHERE.  They just have to remember to give our number to the cashier.  Wow!  All of those aunts, uncles, grandparents, friends that would buy something at Barnes and Noble anyway, can support our fantastic readers at Elder Grove.  Remember our number is 11202397 and it works from October 31 - November 5.  Of course, we hope to see everyone at the K-4th Fall Concert at the Billings Barnes and Noble Saturday November 2.  Music starts at 11:00.  It is sure to be a great time for all!

I have a trial for Bookflix until June 15th.  I would love for students and parents to try their mobile devices to see if they like to read and listen to books online.  The link to sign in is http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php and the username is bookflix and the password is hop.  Unfortunately it does not work on and Ipad or an Iphone as it needs Adobe Flash.  I would still like to know what devices (besides computers) work with it so please leave a comment!

We have learned and experimented with so many internet tools in library that I made another symbaloo with links to all of the sites.  Bookmark this site on your computer so you will always have these tools at your fingertips (or keyboard). (The login for Worldbook is research and the password is student.)

Harmful Effects of Landfills

The best answer to "When is Earth Day" was from a kindergardener - EVERY DAY! We have been brainstormng actions and activities that we can individually and collectively do to help protect the earth and preserve our resources. Check out the symbaloo that we are creating to get more ideas. Leave a comment on what you plan to do!

Reading Carnival Evaluation

5th and 6th graders: You did a fantastic job yesterday and I am so proud of you!  As our last step in any project is to evaluate our work, please fill out this google form which you can find here. evalution

Do you want to be a good typist?  Check out this Symbaloo webmix that has lots of ways to learn and to practice your speed and accuracy.  But remember, proper finger placement is SUPER important or you will not learn touch typing and you will create bad habits that will be very difficult to change.