Mrs. DeFrank's Book Corner: 2017

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

2017-2018 MCBA is here!!!

MCBA

Click here to visit Everything MCBA for reading lists, book trailers, author interviews, and so much more! This is your MCBA place to be this summer!!

Here is this year's list. Get ahead this summer and start reading!

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
Sponsored by Salem State University

Master List 2017 Nominees

Abbott, Tony, The Forbidden Stone

Angelberger, Tom, Inspector Flytrap

Baptiste, Tracey, The Jumbies

Bradley, Kimberley Brubaker, The War that Saved My Life

Camper, Cathy, Lowriders in Space

Draper, Sharon M., Stella by Starlight

Gibbs, Stuart, Space Case: A Moon Base Alpha Novel

Hilton, Marilyn, Full Cicada Moon

Hunt, Lynda Mullaly, Fish in a Tree

Jamieson, Victoria, Roller Girl

Jennings, Ken, Maps & Geography

Levy, Dana Alison, Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

MacLachan, P.atricia, The Truth of Me: About a Boy, His Grandmother, and a Very Good Dog.

Milford, Kate, Greenglass House

Nye, Naomi Shihab,The Turtle of Oman

Oppel, Kenneth, Nest

Pearsall, Shelley, The Seventh Most Important Thing

Perkins, Lynne Rae, Nuts to You

Sands, Kevin, The Blackthorn Key

Shurtliff, Liesl, Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk

Spinelli, Eileen, Another Day as Emily

Stroud, Jonathan, Screaming Staircase

Wicks, Maris, Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean: Science Comics

Woods, Brenda, The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

Woodson, Jacqueline, Brown Girl Dreaming

How many books have you already read?

***Remember you need to read or listen to at least 5 of the nominated books by March 2018 to vote for your favorite. ****

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Bucket Fillers =Instant Smiles

This morning, Steward School Student Council members got together and filled some buckets....

No.....not with rain water, although we would have plenty for that! We took time to fill each others personal "buckets". These are the "buckets" that get filled when we receive a kind comment or when a friend offers to help us out. The "buckets" that get drained easily when we have a negative interaction with another person or words come out that we wish we could take back.

As student leaders, the third graders found out just how easy it can be to fill someone's bucket with this easy activity. Each of us (I did it, too!!) wrote our name on paper and each member rotated through and wrote something on each paper. Some wrote compliments and others jotted down a memories that they remembered with that other person. When we were done, our own paper was filled with unique and bucket-filling words that definitely brought smiles to our faces so early on a Tuesday morning. What an awesome way to start the day!

How could YOU fill someone's bucket today?

If you are looking to talk about becoming a "bucket filler", check out the book,

How Full Is Your Bucket

by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Life is Good in the Tri-Town Schools and here is why!

On Tuesday, April 11th schools, all across the United States, were celebrated by students and teachers. Using the hashtag #LoveMySchoolDay, teachers in the Try-Town shared what makes our schools wonderful places to learn, share, create, and inspire. It is easy to see that teaching in the Tri-Town gives us the opportunity be part of a learning community that prepares students for their future, larger academic and social communities. Thanks to Steve Guditus, Director of Educational Technology, Tri-Town School Union, for putting together this Storify link that captured how #Life is Good in the Tri-Town! Click here to see how awesome our schools are: #LoveMySchoolDay

Monday, April 3, 2017

They read....they came....they voted!

MCBA Voting party

On March 16th, we threw a party in the library to celebrate all of the students who took the MCBA challenge. Each student had to read 5 of the nominated books and write a book review in their Google Classroom.

Here is a list of the nominated books:
2016-2017 MCBA Nominated Books

Votes were cast.....

El Deafo by Cece Bell was the winner here. Which book will win for the state?
We have to wait until Monday, April 3 to find out. Stay tuned!!

Friends gathered.....

Games were played.......

MCBA Pictionary was a hit. We have great readers AND artists at Proctor!!

Chances were taken.....

We had a lucky raffle winner take home the 2017 Newbery Medal Winner,
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill.
Congrats, Jenna!!

Most of all....
one VERY proud librarian celebrated
with some pretty amazing
Proctor students!!

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

MCBA Voting party

Thursday, March 16^th

3:00-3:45

Proctor School Library

Proctor students who have read 5 or more Massachusetts Children’s Book Award nominated books are invited to join the party and vote for their favorite title. Refreshments (really yummy ones….) will be served. Any student who wishes to vote but can’t come to the party can vote during library class during the week of 3/13/17.

In order to vote and attend you must:

-Read 5 or more titles from the MCBA book list

-Complete 5 Book Reviews online in Google Classroom

(lists are available in the library or online MCBA book

Hope to see you there!!!

Any questions?

See Mrs. DeFrank in the library or email at kdefrank@topsfieldps.org