4th and 5th Grade Book Club: Paper Wishes, by Lois Sepahban

February 3, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

After the success of our last book club, I needed a fun and creative idea to keep the momentum going. It was time for 5th grade to have a chance to meet and discuss again, and I knew that this grade had something special – a unique enthusiasm for reading and the ability to […]

Insta Review: Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes

February 1, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram You know the saying, Go Big or Go Home? Author Jewell Parker Rhodes decided to do both. Deja’s new "home” is Avalon, a homeless shelter in New York City, with her mother, father, and […]

Fitz’s Faves: Caroline’s review of The 100 Dresses, by Eleanor Estes

January 30, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I gave this book five stars because this book is a book that when you finish it, you wish it took longer to read. I have read this book four times but I always love the great lesson in it of if you don’t appreciate your friends, you might not see them again so never […]

Google Home in the School Library: FAQ

January 30, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

Since sharing the news of our Google Home with the St. Anne’s community and my community of educators, I’ve received a lot of great questions regarding the system and the way it works logistically in our library. Check out the video above to see some the ways that we’re using the Google Home. Or […]

Insta Review: Bluefish, by Pat Schmatz

January 26, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Kindness. It's at the root of everything. The kindness of family, of teachers, of literature, of friends. The unexpected kindnesses that find you at rock bottom and help you to stand back up. Books […]

Insta Review: Paper Wishes, by Lois Sepahban

January 24, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Paper Wishes tells a powerful story in sparse, haunting style. After the 1942 attack on Pearl Harbor, Manami and her family are suddenly forced from their home on Bainbridge Island to a Japanese prison […]

Coming Soon: Blind Date with a Book

January 23, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

WHO: 7th grade and 8th grade students WHAT: A book club for your creative side! Set your book up on a blind date by covering the front and back covers and title. Students can use a book from your personal collection or a library book, as long as it is school appropriate. Students, whatever book […]

Fitz’s Faves: Bella’s review of Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper

January 19, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I gave this book five stars because it is a wonderful book about a girl named Melody. Melody struggles with illness that makes her unable to walk or talk. It’s like she’s in a world where nobody can understand her, she’s trapped in her own mind with no way out. She is so smart, but […]

Coming Soon: Girls Geek Day

January 18, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Girls Geek Day is coming – and you’re invited! It is more important than ever that we take the lead in educating, encouraging, and empowering young girls. According to Tech-Girls.org, less than 20% of computer science graduates are women. Shocked? I was, too. But the more I looked into it, the more I read that women […]

Coming Soon: Google Home in the School Library

January 17, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Thanks to a generous grant from the St. Anne’s-Belfield School Parent Association, I am excited to introduce you to our newest library tool – Google Home. What is Google Home? According to the folks at Google themselves: Google Home is a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Ask it questions. Tell it to do […]