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SPS Families/children are reading at home!
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3/4/2013
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If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good! ...Dr. Seuss
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3/2/2013
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Oh the fun we had! Dr. Seuss' Birthday/ Read Across America Day was full of excitement and good times!
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Celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday & Read Across America on Friday, March 1st
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2/22/2013
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We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday and NEA's "Read Across America" on Friday. Our students will be participating in fun Dr. Seuss activities and reading many of his books this week! Click on the link below to read about how your child can help decorate the library with a photo of your family reading together at home!
https://www.stpaulsmobile.net/document.doc?id=1988
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golden shelf elf winners for february!
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2/7/2013
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Congratulations to Mrs. Gross' Kindergarten, Mrs. Jordan/LaGrave's 1st grade, and Mrs. Law's 2nd grade classes for winning the Golden Shelf Elf Library Award for the month of February! These three classes did a great job listening in the library and using good library manners.  
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Pre-K students continue to learn about Tattling vs. Reporting!
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2/7/2013
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This week Pre-K boys and girls used "T" (tattling) & "R" (reporting) pickles to show Mrs. McDonald if a situation is tattling or reporting. We now have lots of "Ricky Reporters" in Pre-K!  |
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Don't Let the pigeon drive the bus!
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2/7/2013
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This week the kindergarten and first grade classes learned how to draw the pigeon from Mo Willem's books!  
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We are learning about Mrs. McDonald's Favorite Author/Illustrator in Library!
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1/28/2013
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We are doing an author/illustrator unit on Mrs. McDonald's favorite...Mo Willems! You may know some of his characters...Knuffle Bunny, Piggie & Elephant, Pigeon (who really wants to drive the bus), Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Cat the Cat, Edwina the Dinosaur and the Naked Mole Rat. Mo Willems grew up not far from here in New Orleans, Louisiana. Did you know that when he makes up a character for his books, he always makes it simple enough so that we can learn to draw it? He is so cool!   |
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We are making our Flat Stanleys!
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1/28/2013
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We have started coloring our Flat Stanleys! We will finish coloring them and cutting them out next week. Then, Mrs. McDonald will laminate them so we can get them ready for their adventures! We will get to take them home on or before February 8th. We can't wait...neither can Stanley!
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2nd Grade Flat Stanley Project
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1/17/2013
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Our 2nd grade classes have been reading "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown in the library this month. It's fun to hear about Stanley's crazy adventures while he is flat! We are finishing up the book this week and next (depending which class your child is in)! The kids are excited to color their own Flat Stanley soon! We will begin this next week. Flat Stanley will go home with your child over Mardi Gras break. I know your child's Flat Stanley will be excited to go on his/her own adventures! You may take it on an adventure or mail it to a friend or family member instead. On March 19th we will have a "Flat Stanley Homecoming Celebration" in the gym. All of the children will display their Flat Stanley projects on this day. More details about the project will be sent home with your child's Flat Stanley in February.
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TUMBLEBOOKS: E-books for you to read at home with your child!
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1/16/2013
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St. Paul's has a subscription to a large selection of e-books for kids! These can be accessed by you at home free of charge!
Go to http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/customer_login.asp .
When you see a login screen, enter the username "stpaulses" and the password "books". Have fun reading!
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Great Resource To Locate Books On Your Child's Reading Level: Scholastic's Book Wizard
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1/16/2013
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Use Scholastic's "Book Wizard" to search for books on your child's reading level. 
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Golden Shelf Elf Winners For January!
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1/11/2013
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Congratulations to Mrs. Hendren's Kindergarten, Ms. Rausch's 1st grade and Ms. Engelmeier's 2nd grade classes for winning the Golden Shelf Elf Library Award for the month of January! These three classes did a great job listening in the library and using good library manners.
  
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Pre-K and Kindergarten Continue to Learn About Our Sweet & Sour Pickle Friends (Character Program)
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1/11/2013
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We are reviewing the names of our 7 Sweet Pickle and 7 Sour Pickle friends this week in our Mr. Pickle character program. Our 7 Sweet Pickles are Kind Kyle, Ricky Reporter, Polite Patty, Friendly Freddy, Happy Holly, Lila Listener, and Harry Helper. Our 7 Sour Pickles are Scary Larry, Telly Tattletale, Rude Rudimer, Tanger Tease, Conrad Complainer, Tabby Talker, and Bossy Flossy. We have so much fun with our pickles!
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Golden Shelf Elf Winners for November!
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11/30/2012
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Congratulations to Mrs. Norris' Kindergarten, Mrs. Mosley's 1st grade, and Mrs. Barnard's 2nd grade classes for winning the Golden Shelf Elf Library Award for the month of November! These three classes did a great job listening in the library and using good library manners.
  
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Author Lori Taylor reads "Squirrelly Celebration" to Lower School Students
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11/30/2012
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Author Lori Taylor read her book "Squirrelly Celebration" to the Pre-K through 2nd grade students on Thursday morning. Emily Callaway (1st Grade Teacher's Aide) dressed as a squirrel to entertain our students while they learned all kinds of fun squirrel facts!
     
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Local Children's Author to visit St. Paul's Lower School on Thursday, November 29th!
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11/28/2012
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Lori Taylor will be reading her book "Sqirrelly Celebration to all Pre-K through 2nd gr. classes on Thursday, November 29th. If you would like to purchase a signed paperback copy of her book, please send $10.00 (cash or check) to school with your child prior to Thursday.
 
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Top Children's Books of 2012
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11/27/2012
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I attended a seminar the other day. Children's Literture Consultant, Judy Freeman, shared her top children's books of the year. Below is a link to see some of the suggested books appropriate for Pre-K through 2nd grade.
http://www.stpaulsmobile.net/document.doc?id=1610
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Golden Shelf Elf Winners for October!
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11/15/2012
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Congratulations to Mrs. Helmsing's Kindergarten, Mrs. Hodges’ 1st grade, and Mrs. Jackson/LaGrave’s 2nd grade classes for winning the Golden Shelf Elf Library Award for the month of October! These three classes did a great job listening in the library and using good library manners.
  
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Mr. Pickle teaches Pre-K and Kindergarten that "BEING THANKFUL" is a sweet pickle feeling!
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11/15/2012
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Our "Magical Reading Forest" in the "Kingdom of Reading".
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11/15/2012
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Flat Stanley Homecoming Celebration!
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3/15/2012
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The 2nd graders made poster board displays to show everybody what I did on my many adventures. They displayed them in the gym to show their friends and family. What a great job they did! They even had refreshments to celebrate my return! 
Example Projects:
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