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Looking for something new to read? Eager to spend some extra time with your youngster after school before you start your evening activities? Looking for a place to share stories with friends and neighbors? I hope so – because I’m so excited to be sharing this news with you: The library will now be open […]
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Mr. Passmore and I are helping our reading detectives to search for clues and ask BIG questions. 🔎 Each question helps us change the way we talk about books, which makes us better readers and strengthens our reading community. Today we heard some really intriguing book recommendations using this sentence starter. Ask your sixth grader […]
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I know it’s temping, but do NOT bring your dragon to the library! I love using this silly read aloud to keep library rules and expectations fun and interesting. My classes love the repetition and I love that characters of diverse colors, sizes, and abilities send the message that libraries are warm and welcoming spaces for […]
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“Who knows? You might just smash that geography exam tomorrow / and rearrange the entire principal’s honor roll. / A fresh cut does something to your brain, right? / It hooks up your intellectual. / You’re a star. / A brilliant, blazing star.” Sharing one of my very favorite books about new beginnings with fourth […]
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Time to show off all that #STABSummerReading! Ask your third or fourth grade student what they learned about their classmates during our Summer Reading Bingo game this week. From reading to baby brothers and sisters to drooling all over a library book after an impromptu nap, it has been so much fun hearing about all of […]
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I’m too proud to humble brag, so get ready for a plain old regular obnoxious brag. My hard-working library interns have created a program so fun, welcoming, and rewarding, that we have received seven inquiries about intern training already! Luckily, Brock has prepared an application for them. And it’s only six pages long 😉
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Have you kept up with all of the fun on social media with #STABSummerReading? While I’ve had a nice, slow, unplugged summer, St. Anne’s-Belfield School readers have been reading the books that they love all over the globe. The posts, emails, messages, and letters (snail mail! I still can’t get over it!) kept rolling in […]
Read MoreDo you buy into the idea of “classroom vibes”? Tone, feel, juju, essence, decor….whatever you call it, I think it can transform the learning experience for a student. To be fair, my interior decorating expertise doesn’t go much past soft and sparkly, but I still set aside a small chunk of my budget to spend […]
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I sat criss-cross applesauce on the tile floor, the window open in front of me, a hot breeze winding around my legs. Voices drifted in from the table on the patio below, and every few minutes a burst of deep laughter would float up to my ears. Out the window of the ancient home, set […]
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Our community is sharing their summer reading on social media using #stabsummerreading! Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, or on the St. Anne’s-Belfield School Summer Reading page. You can share your #STABSummerReading by posting your book covers, selfies, reviews, recommendations, or just snapshots of you enjoying a good book wherever you might be reading this summer. Post […]
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