The Twentieth National African American Read In 2009

Jefferson Elementary was recognized by the National Council of English Teachers (NCTE) along with hundreds of other schools across the nation for participating in the February 2009 African American Read In!

http://www.ncte.org/action/aari/

Some of the titles read in the Library Included:

White Socks by Evelyn Coleman

Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl by Virginia Hamilton

California Young Reader's Medal: And the Winner is....

For the past five weeks, we at Jefferson have been reading the 2008-2009 CRYM nominees. They are Hilda Must be Dancing by Karma Wilson, Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding by Lenore Look , Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies, Stanley's Wild Ride by Linda Bailey, and The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend.

After voting, the results show that Jefferson Elementary really really liked:

Stanley's Wild Ride by Linda Bailey

Read Across America Challenge 2009

Well sort of....

I used the idea of reading across American to engage students in a Reading Challenge! By reading a minimum of 15-20 mins. a day, Jefferson students can reach a combined school total of 60,000 minutes! So far Mrs. Hill's 5th grade class has read a over 14,000 minutes! way to go 5th graders :)

Some More Great Reading Moments:

Both 4th Grade Classes together (Sean Keller and Beverley Thiele) read over 20,000 mins!!!!

Lisa Rossi's 2nd grade class read over 7,000 mins!

Beth Trevor's 1st grade class read over 5,000 mins!

Mrs. Tong's and Marguerite's Kindergarten classes read over 1,000 mins. together!!! yay Kindergarteners!

will Jefferson Elementary reach the big 60,000....

Teachers and Parents Take a Look

Jefferson Teachers and Parents,

If you were looking for some innovative ways to integrate leaning and fun for your students and children, take a look at these sites. Some offer some good practice in different academic areas such as literacy, reading, and math

www.free.ed.gov free lesson ideas, videos, and pictures to use in class and home
www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic this site allows students to make their own comic strips. It can offer good practice for developing writing skills but in a fun and appealing way.
www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/clock practice for time telling skills
www.earobics.com/gamegoo fun learning games and ideas
www.starfall.com this site might be useful for students with parents who do not speak English well. It offers practice with word and letter pronunciation.

Coloring pages
www.crayola.com/free-coloringpages/learning
http://www.coloring-book.info/coloring/

World Wide Web: Games, Fun, and Handy Tools

Hello Jefferson Students,
Take a look at all of the cool things you can find online!

Handy Tools:
http://www.dictionary.com/
http://www.onelook.com/

www.nces.ed.gov/necskidscreateagraph helpful for making any sort of graph
http://www.metacalc.com/ online caclulator
http://www.onlineconversion.com/ these two sites are helpful with those pesky conversions! :)
http://www.allmath.com/metric.php

www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swt Remember someone elses words are not free to use how ever you want. You must give them credit, and this site tells you how and why.

GAMES and other FUN Stuff
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.pbs.org/
www.scholastic.com/ispy/indexasp ( I spy with my little eye, a fun game online)
http://www.sikids.com/ (sports illustrated for kids)
http://www.learningplanet.com/( explore and learn new things)
http://www.pikikids.com/ (make your own comic strip)

Homework Help

Hello Jefferson Students, Teachers, and Parents,

Here are some helpful websites for doing homework or just getting some extra practice!

(K-1st)

http://www.starfall.com/ practice sounding out words and letter sounds
http://www.storynory.com/ listen to stories online
www.kindersite.org/Directory practice word and letter sounds and much more!
http://www.pbs.org/

(2nd-5th)
http://www.kids.gov/
http://www.factmonster.com/
www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/index
www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/
www.biography.com/search

(4th & 5th)
http://www.californiamissions.com/
www.colfaxelementary.com/search
www.mathstories.com/strategies


Any of these sites can be accessed at Jefferson Library during school hours!

Welcome! 2008-2009

Hi my name is Diana Miranda, and I am the new Library Tech for Jefferson Elementary! I look forward to working with students, teachers, and parents in an effort to promote reading, literacy, and learning.