Friday, September 18, 2020

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Happy Friday, McKelvie! It has been a busy week with McKelvie book deliveries and the start of "Good Fit Book" lessons! These will continue for some time to get the many classes in! The students have been browsing books with rubber gloves to keep the books as well as themselves safe and healthy. After each class, the seating spaces and dry erase markers are being sanitized. The gloves are removed as the students exit the space. They have been wonderful and I have not heard one complaint! Book browsing and borrowing is in full swing at the McKelvie Library. 

Just before the first day of school, 10 "Golden Tickets" were placed inside the pages of various books in the McKelvie Library. Click HERE to see one of the signs promoting the McKelvie "Golden Tickets." There have been two "Golden Tickets" found. One was found by Mr. Crowell's daughter after he checked out some picture books to share with his two young girls. Another one was found just this past week by a 5th grader, Jayden in Mr. Facques' class and then a third "Golden Ticket" was found Friday by Ava in Mr. Crowell's class. Click HERE and HERE to see the recipients of $5.00 gift certificates to Barnes & Noble! Congratulations! Keep reading and looking for the "Golden Tickets" when you visit the McKelvie Library and when you are reading at school and at home. There are 7 tickets remaining!

This is a friendly reminder that if your 5th grader has book(s) from an elementary school in town, please send it/them in with your child to be returned to the McKelvie Library. I will make sure that we get it/them back to their respective elementary school. I am also collecting any 5th grade math textbooks that were not returned last year. Thank you for your support with this. 

Have a great weekend, McKelvie! ~ Mrs. Cote 📚

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