McKelvie Library News Blog

Happy weekend, McKelvie! Five more days until our break. The library has been bustling with activity! Our 225 Rubik's Cubes are solved thanks to Madame Taccini and several helpers and are on their way back to the lending company! Several 5th grade classes have been to the library for a lesson on the importance of note taking, there has been a steady stream of students coming to borrow books, and we have had students continue to personalize scratch art bookmarks! Thank you to the Bedford PTG for bringing the bulldog back to our library. We love when he visits. Click  HERE  to see the Bedford PTG Bulldog ready for the season. We did it! This has been a work in progress for several weeks, but as a community, we solved a 1,000 piece puzzle of the United States. Click  HERE  to see the puzzle solved. Have a great weekend! ~Mrs. Cote 📚

Happy December, McKelvie! Although it was a short, snowy week, the library was busy with excited students! There are many images I would like to share with you this week. Click  HERE  to see our final Rubik's Cube Mosaic completed Tuesday afternoon before our 7-day break! The turkey was a collaborative effort! Congratulations to Lasya C. in Mrs. Steere's homeroom! She was the third Search Slip winner of the school year! Please click  HERE  to see Laysa, her completed Search Slip and her prize. The next winner will be announced in 2020! The library has a new scratch art bookmark making station! I purchased enough scratch art bookmarks for each student to make and take their own. Click  HERE  to see one of the first creations made on Wednesday. Be sure to ask your child what they created. The McKelvie Library has two additional images that I would like to share. One is the display case in the hallway outside of the library and the other stands tall on...

The Rubik's Cube challenge is in full swing! Click  HERE  to see what has been created so far. We are striving to have the turkey mosaic created before next week's holiday! This mosaic has been a challenge. I could not resist putting this  PSA  into the note from the library this week. Please remember to keep your library books safe! With student permission, I captured this image of a book nibbled on by one of her adorable dogs at her house along with an image of one of the culprits. Even furry family members like a good book! To avoid book charges, please remind your child to keep books away from pets.  I want to wish all of the McKelvie community a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Enjoy the time with friends and family. ~Mrs. Cote 🦃

The library was a bustling place this short week! We had classes in the library taking notes for an upcoming Westward Expansion unit. Chef Cote hosted a book tasting with the fantasy books we have here at the McKelvie Library and two classes were introduced to Flipgrid with Mrs. Cavanaugh in conjunction with Mrs. Opitz and Mrs. Cote. This social learning platform allows students to video record responses. In this case, the two 5th grade classes will be creating video responses to books they have read! Students also came to relax and read, create with origami, work on a puzzle, and begin to work on a second Rubik's Cube Challenge! It is almost turkey time! The mosaic that we are going to currently be working on is that of a turkey. Stay tuned for images. During the week, the library acquired 62 new books from Follett (an educational product vendor) as well as several books from our generous PTG! All of these books are currently checked out or are available for circulation. The...

Happy weekend,  McKelvie ! Please click  HERE  to see our ongoing Google Slides presentation of images from the library. I will continue to add to this presentation as the year progresses. Some of the images you may have seen previous week's note and some are unique to this Slides presentation. Is there a book in a popular series, a new release or a book on a topic we don't have in the  McKelvie  Library? If so, please have your child( ren ) check the Destiny catalog to be sure we do not have the book they are looking to read! If we do not, have them record a  Flipgrid  video linked to the library site! This link can be found under the "Resources" tab. This is a moderated  Flipgrid  link where  MIS  students can record book suggestions. I will take into consideration the title or topic that they are looking to read about based on professional reviews and content. These videos will help drive purchases and collection de...

Many 5th grade classes have been coming to the McKelvie Library to "taste books!" This has been a unique and fun way to expose students (and staff members) to various genres of books! Five minute "bites or samples" of these books at our McKelvie Library Restaurant have enabled students to self-select books they might want to check out and enjoy a whole serving of. Click  HERE  to see students sampling and even see a staff member enjoying a bite! Books have been flying out of our library as a result of our tastings! Hello McKelvie! Thank you to all of the community members who helped support our Move-A-Thon! This was an amazing event on a perfect fall day. Your support helped to create connections and memories for so many of our students! Click  HERE  to see the Bedford PTG's Rocky visiting our space! He was "rocking" Move-A-Thon sunglasses in support of our fundraiser.  Here in the McKelvie Library we are showing our "Mustang Pride!"...

Thank you to Mr. Robinson who has helped orchestrate Holiday Cards for our Military Challenge. Many students have taken advantage of the cards, directions, and letterbox to help support this wonderful cause. Click  HERE  to see the area I set up in the library for students to write holiday cards to individuals who serve our country. Letters written have been collected in the locked box! The McKelvie students are surely going to bring smiles to many faces during the holidays. The McKelvie library has been a busy place for research too! Click  HERE  to see students using our print and digital resources to find out information about "early man."  Have a great fall weekend!  ~Mrs. Cote