Books and Beyond Kick-off Assembly
Nov.2nd at 7:45 a.m. Get Ready to Read!
Looking for spooky books? Check out R.I.F.'s World's Spookiest Booklist or the San Diego Public Library's list.
October 7th-13th
Fire Prevention Week
Sparky the Fire Dog, the National
Fire Protection Association's mascot, has a fun website teaching about fire safety
. This year's NFPA theme is "Practice Your Escape Plan." You'll find ideas for
planning, a fire safety checklist, and family activities--get out your video camera and practice that plan!
A selection of new books in our library
Flotsam, by David Weisner
Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini, by Sid Fleischman
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures With the Family Lazardo,
by William Joyce
It's October in the Library!
Terri Knight, Library Assistant
Sharon Landacre, Library Volunteer
New Books:Take a Peek!
Mrs. Knight's been reading Ten Timid Ghosts! by Jennifer O'Connell, a haunted countdown in the Read-With-Me series.
Our Library Programs
- Harry Potter -- is Here!
- Books and Beyond Remember, our Books and Beyond kick-off assembly is Friday, November 2nd at 7:45 a.m. Get ready to read!
- Lincolns for the Library
- Birthday Book Program
- Reading is Fundamental
- Volunteer opportunities
- California Young Reader Medal
Check out the L.A. Times Parent's Reading Guide
- Getting the most out of picture books
- Building strong partnerships with your child's school
- Why you should read with your child
- Parent Reading Tips
- Parent Guide K-3 Book List
- Healthy eating for kids
Next Month
- Nov. 2nd at 7:45 a.m.: Books and Beyond Kick-off Assembly. Dress up as your favorite book character!
- Nov. 8th at 10:30 a.m.:
Room 3's production of Where the Wild Things Are. Mrs. Glaze's first grade class performs in the Auditorium.
October 4th:
Did you catch Google's tribute to the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik on October 4th? See N.A.S.A.'s special "Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age" history page for more on the world's first artificial satellite to go into orbit.
Online Library Resources
- Kid-friendly Search the Web
- Proquest
- CultureGrams Country reports with facts, figures, and perspective on daily life and culture.
- eLibrary Elementary: age-appropriate articles, videos, sounds, and pictures for research reports.
- Groliers Online Encyclopedia
- California Recommends: reading lists
- California Dept. of Education build-a-reading-list Search page
- R.I.F. Reading Is Fundamental Home Page
Online Learning 
- San Diego Unified School District Educational Resources for Parents and Elementary School Students
- Daily Buzzword @ Merriam-Webster's Word Central
Library webpage: Archive
We have the nominated books for the 2007-2008 California Young Reader Medal.
 Dex: The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner (illus.) |
 The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning, Valeri Gorbachev (illus.) |
 I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff, David Catrow (illus.) |
 Traction Man Is Here! by Mini Grey |
 Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi, John Manders (illus.) |