Day 174 - Memorial 4th Graders Breakout of the Box - Mrs. Myer - Teacher Librarian

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Memorial 4th graders participated in our Lauren Castillo (Author/Illustrator) Breakout Box puzzle this week during Learning Commons.  A Breakout Box puzzle is a way for students to use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a set of challenges in order to open a locked box. Think escape room but in a box. In this challenge, students had to solve 5 different clues to open 5 different locks.  All the clues were based on Lauren Castillo’s books. The students really enjoyed working together, solving the puzzles with black light flashlights, finding a lock key during a scavenger hunt, describing a trip around the world, alphabetizing synonyms, and answering questions.  

Day 132 - Mr. Schu Brightens Our Day - Mrs. Myer - Memorial School Teacher Librarian

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Yesterday, Mr. Schu, the Ambassador for School Libraries, visited with students and staff in the Memorial Learning Commons.  He spoke about how he came to be the Scholastic Ambassador of School Libraries.  He told us about his favorite books and authors.  Mr. Schu invited teachers, students, and the teacher librarian to come up and read from Mo Willems and Dav Pilkey books.  The Learning Commons, students, and teachers received signed copies of some of his favorite books.  Thank you so much, Mr. Schu, for a wonderful experience for the entire school community!!!  You have “touched our hearts!”

Day 134 - Budding Meteorologists Shine in Ms. Felton’s Kindergarten Class - Mrs. Myer - Memorial Library/Media Specialist

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Ms. Felton’s Kindergarten class at Memorial Elementary has been learning about weather. To show their knowledge, each student wrote about the type of weather they would like to report for the day.  Students visited the Memorial Learning Commons, where they were excited to read their sentences and post the high temperature of the day on a thermometer while being videotaped in front of a green screen.  The students watched themselves with enthusiasm and shared a FANTASTIC chant at the end.