Mrs. Guidi reads online (or….this is almost like being in the school library!)
Hello Students and Parents—If you would like to hear some stories, Mrs. Guidi is presenting them to you from her library at home.
You can check my Google Classroom page.
If you need the access codes, they are as follows:
Kindergarten and Grade 1:  4umuyuy
Grades 2 and 3:  hcimcou
Grades 4 and 5:  k7uarqg  (that’s “q” as in quick and “g” as in great)
Check back often because I have a lot of stories!    
 
 

Welcome to the SFCS Library!

What is an Ickabog?  Thanks to one of our school parents,  Mrs. Burnett-Williams, we know about J. K. Rowling's  announcement on her website that she is releasing installments of a new children's book that she originally wrote for her own children.  Here is the link:
https://www.theickabog.com/info/the-ickabog-story-begins/

An actual book will be published sometime in November.  Royalties will go to aid those who have been affected by the pandemic.
 

If you haven’t heard, there was exciting news from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. 
Daniel Radcliffe began a “star-studded relay reading” of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” or “Sorcerer’s Stone” depending on which side of the pond you live on!  Other stars who are lending their voices to the chapters are Stephen Fry, David Beckham, Dakota Fanning, Eddie Redmayne, Claudia Kim, and Noma Dumezweni (who portrayed Hermione Granger in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Broadway).
JK Rowling has added puzzles, videos, illustrations and quizzes to her website to entertain families during these times.  Be sure to check it out.  Great fun!!
 

Every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, you can visit "Julie's Library".  Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, share their love of popular children's literature with guest appearances and music.
 

Dr Seuss said:  "You're never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child!"  

So, where do you go when the libraries are closed?  Here are some suggestions:

All families at SFCS have access at home to World Book Online.  If you need information as to how to log in to the site, please see the Family E-velope dated 9-11-19.  WB Online has a wealth of information, games, puzzles, and videos for all age levels.  The site is divided into the following categories:

• Early Learning
• Kids
• Student
• Advanced
• Timelines
• Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! - Kennedy Center

www.kennedy-center.org › Education › Mo Willems
Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home. Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day ...
New episodes are posted each weekday at 1 p.m. ET.  Episodes will remain online to be streamed afterwards.   Have some paper, crayons, markers handy!



Reading Is Fundamental

 
Scholastic | Books for Kids | Parent Resources
www.scholastic.com › ...

 Books, literary resources and educational solutions for kids.
Brightly | Helping Parents Grow Lifelong Readers
www.readbrightly.co

Find great books for kids, reading strategies, age-specific book lists, exclusive author content, and more.
 
Storyline Online
www.storylineonline.net

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy nominated,  Storyline Online, features celebrated actors including Viola Davis, Kristen Bell, Chris Pine, .....

 
Home | Epic!: Read Amazing Children's Books Online ...
www.getepic.com

The leading digital library for kids offering unlimited access to 35000 of the best children's books of all time. 
 
Story Time From Space | T2 Science & Math Education ...
storytimefromspace.com

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars. Mousetronaut Goes to Mars - written by Mark Kelly and read in orbit by Scott Kelly is now live online
 
Storynory - Audio Stories for Kids
www.storynory.com

FREE audio stories for kids, including fairytales, original stories, myths, poems, music, history and audiobooks all read beautifully by professional actors.
 
Read, Wonder, and Learn! Favorite Authors & Illustrators ...
www.katemessner.com › read-wonder-and-learn-favorite-authors-illus...

Read,  Wonder, and Learn! Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere – Spring 2020
 
Kidsreads 
www.kidsreads.com

KidsReads is a website, designed for children aged 6–12, containing information about children's books and authors, and some related games. 
 
Authors Everywhere! - YouTube
www.youtube.com › channel

 
 

Students in Grades K through 5 visit the library once a week for 45 minutes.  Books may be borrowed for one week at a time with renewals as necessary.  
Middle school students are encouraged to continue to visit the library and borrow books accordingly.
We do not charge for overdue books.  Students are sent a "Whoops" notice to let them know that a book is overdue and are asked to return books as soon as possible.
If a book is lost, a replacement cost is charged.  Some of our books are purchased with special library binding which gives added strength to the spines.  These books are more expensive to replace.
If a student has more than six books borrowed at any time, it is due to the discretion of the librarian if more books are allowed to be borrowed.
Students who have not returned books at the end of the previous school year may not borrow books until those books are either paid for or returned.
Last year we had several parents who gave their children cloth tote bags in which to carry their library books back and forth.  This is especially helpful for our Kindergarten students who carry their books from one building to another.  We do provide plastic bags for our books but in the interest of the environment, we would like to discourage their use.

I would like to thank Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Garcia, and Mrs. Brown for their very successful work on the Scholastic Book Fair.

With the proceeds that we received, we were able to purchase six Chromebooks.  Additionally, we were able to order the following sets of books from World Book:  America's Presidents; History Summarized (10 volumes); Earth's Changing Climate (8 volumes); and "Ugh, Yuck! and Whoa" (8 volumes).  There are also funds remaining for the purchase of library supplies for the processing of books.