October 29, 2021

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This is a friendly reminder that overdue notices are being auto-generated on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 am. Please help your child(ren) to keep their Destiny Library account up-to-date and accurate. If a book is due on a day your child is not in school, please have them return it the next day they are in school. We are flexible if a child is out but know that many of the book(s) your child(ren) have out are put on hold by others. Your support is appreciated.


One of the new recess options is for students to use an Ed Emberley book titled, Ed Emberley's Complete Funprint Drawing Book, to explore and create with the help of a blank canvas, ink pads, and markers. Click HERE to see one of our McKelvie student’s creations using this title as a guide.


Our first “Search Slip” winner of the year will be drawn on Monday, November, 1, 2021. A “Search Slip” is encouraged to be filled out when using our online catalog. Filling one of these slips is helpful if a child is not just browsing the shelves and needs the book’s call number (the address of the book). This “Search Slip” helps to guide students with information regarding the book(s) they are looking for in the McKelvie Library. All month long “Search Slips” are collected and one winner is drawn from all of the entries for the month. The “Search Slip” drawn will receive an envelope containing a gift certificate for a sweet treat to a local establishment. This month’s winner will be announced Monday over the PA system. Stay tuned for the winner to be announced next Friday. 


Click HERE to see Carolyn Mail and I wearing our Friday shirts for the month of October and getting into the spirit of the season. Booooks! 👻 📚


Enjoy all of the energy of Halloween! Hopefully we all get more treats than tricks. Sunday will be fun with all the costumes. Be safe and stay warm, McKelvie! ~Mrs. Cote

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