Eastwood Library Corner
January 15, 2007
Mrs. Hollingsworth
December was a full month in the classrooms, in the library, and also weather-wise. The students have seen a lot of new things, and experienced some old favorites with the winter storm and school activities. We at Eastwood Elementary hope that your holiday season was a safe and happy one.
Kindergarten and first grade students listened to the story of “Snow Friends” by M. Christina Butler, which is a beautiful book in both words of friendship as well as illustrations. If you will take the time to notice you will see that today’s technology has not only made everyday life easier, it has also enhanced the look of books both on the cover and on the pages. “Snow Friends” is a wonderful example of what technology and imagination can create. Along with friendship, Tom Lichtemheld explored another type of character trait as we read the book “What Are You Grumpy About”. We talked about grumpiness and ways to deal with this very common emotion.
The older students listened to short stories related to the holidays as I read from the book “Lenny and Mel, Holidazed!” by Erik Kraft. While laughing at the antics of the two brothers we related to the situations how many ways there are to eat leftover turkey after Thanksgiving, what to leave Santa for a snack, and trying to stay awake to watch the New Year’s ball drop. Mr. Kraft uses humor to connect these holiday occurrences to each of our lives.
As your student may have already told you, the winter storm early in December did cause some water to leak into Eastwood’s library. The library couldn’t be used for a few days, so the library period was held in the classrooms. The good news to report, though, is that not one book received water damage from the leak. I like to call this our own little Christmas miracle.
