Back to School Night Library Card Sign-Up!

I was so happy to have Miss Jill from the Leonardtown Public Library come to HES for Back to School Night.  It was a perfect, since September is National Library Card Sign-Up month (see my post below).  Miss Jill's table was busy because 18 students/parents walked away with a brand new library card!  I was so impressed that we had that many sign up for a library card!    

If you or your children don't have a library card, click here to visit the library card page of the Public Library website.  It gives you a few options on how to apply for a card.  You can apply online or in person.  If you want to apply in person there is also a form that you can download, so you can fill it out before you go.

Click here to visit the St. Mary's County Public Library Homepage.  You can find all kinds of helpful information on this site.  I know that I'm on their site a lot, searching for books, using their resources, and many other things.

In the picture, on the right, is Ayden (a proud owner of a brand new library card), his mom, and Miss Jill.  I can't wait to hear about all the wonderful books he checks out using that new card!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. Do you have a library card for your public library? Our school library will do our best to meet your library needs through the school year. However, our public library provides many additional services. You can check out more books, attend programs, and access additional online resources.

Some of our favorite books for younger readers about the public library include those about animals visiting the library including Book! Book! Book!, Bats in the Library and Library Lion. Even Curious George enjoys visiting his public library! 

For the older crowd there are books like Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library. Arthur also has a library adventure in Arthur Locked in the Library! Instead of getting stuck in the library we hope you’ll visit the public library during September. 

Click here to visit the St. Mary's County Public Library Homepage.  You can find all kinds of helpful information at this site.  I know that I'm on their site a lot, searching for books, using their resources, and many other things.

If you or your children don't have a library card, there are many ways to get one.  Miss Jill from the Leonardtown Public Library will be at Open House tonight with library card sign-up forms. She will also have handouts about many of the resources that the Public Library has to offer.  If you can't make it make it to Open House tonight, you can click here to visit the library card page on the Public Library website.  It gives you a few options on how to apply for a card.  You can apply online or in person.  If you want to apply in person there is also a form that you can download, so you can fill it out before you go.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Our Past Week and a Half in the Media Center

I can't believe that we are already into September!  The beginning of school has gone by in the blink of an eye! All classes Kindergarten through Fifth Grade has been able to check out books!  I'm always so happy when we can check out on the first day of class.

As always, at the beginning of the year is all about rules, and routines and book care.  This year with Third Grade through Fifth Grade we also talked about Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn behavior for the library. This behaviors follow along with our PBIS program that we have started at HES this year. The Third Graders took some behaviors that I thought up and sorted them into what category they thought it belonged.  The Fourth and Fifth Grade students had to come up with their own behaviors for the different categories.  Below you will see some of my favorites.

Respectful	Responsible	Ready to Learn
*ask politely for help	*returning books on time	*listen to directions
*helping a classmate and/or teacher	*keep track of your library books	*have a positive attitude
*don’t talk while others are talking	*putting book back where they belong	*have an open mind
*read quietly after checking out books	*keeping library books in a safe place	*don’t be lazy

Coming up next for our HES students:

Kindergarten:  We will be learning all about what they author does.

First Grade: We will begin learning about the differences between fiction and                      nonfiction.

Second Grade:  We will continue to review the differences between fiction and
                      nonfiction.  We will also begin to learn about nonfiction text 
                      features. We will also be working on our new student log ins.

Third Grade:  We will be "Cracking the Library Code".  This means we will be
                   learning all about call numbers.  We will also be working on our
                   new student log ins.

Fourth Grade:  We will be reviewing how to read a record on Destiny, our 
                     online library catalog.  We will also be working on our new 
                     student log ins.

Fifth Grade:  We will be reviewing how to read a record on Destiny, our online
                   library catalog and find the book on the shelf. We will also be 
                   working on our new student log ins.

I will also be doing book talks to the different grades.  I'll be posting on the blog some of my favorites from the books that I read this summer. 

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Last Take A BOOK On Vacation Picture!

Gracelyn, a fifth grader had a very relaxing summer.  She spent a lot of time reading.  She also just enjoyed the lazy days of summer.

To me, this is what defines summer for me, a comfy chair and a great book. 

Thanks to all who participated in our Take A BOOK On Vacation program this summer.  We will be doing it again next summer.  So if you didn't send in a picture be planning one for next summer.


Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Another Take a BOOK on Vacation!!

I've had this picture for a little bit, but with the start of school it has taken me a while to sit down and write this post.  

Nathan, a second grader and his brother Ben, a Kindergartner traveled to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina this summer.  Kitty Hawk is about 283 miles away from Hollywood Elementary School.  While they were there the got to go jet skiing, para-sailing and swimming.  They took a break from all that fun and visited Roanoke Island and learned all about the lost colony.  While they were visiting the island Nathan and Ben took time to read a book from the aquarium about ocean life. 

I've got one more Take a BOOK On Vacation coming up tomorrow.

Miss Hazuda