McKelvie Library News Blog

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...