Book Fair Fundraiser and News

Look at all the pennies many of you brought in!!  They were so heavy we had a hard time lifting them. Mrs. Wheeler has taken them to the bank to be counted and  we will give you a final total later today.  Thank you, Thank you to all those that cleaned out their change jars for us.  Many students will benefit from this fundraiser. 


Here are the top five titles we've sold: 

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid; Do-It-Yourself by Jeff Kinney
2. Barbie Princess; Best Friends Rock! by mary Mah-Kong
3. Wild Life by Cynthia DeFelice
4. There's a fly guy in my soup by Tedd Arnold
5. Summer Jackson; Grown up by Teresa E. Harris


What books would you like to buy at the book fair?

Highland Girls Read! part Two

5th Grade Book Clubs

Our book club has begun for the year and we read In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Boa Lord.  We had lots to discuss from bullying, Chinese culture, baseball, and the difficult process of feeling at home in a new country.

We now have the task of choosing our next book.  Click on your first choice in the survey below.

Celebrate October with picture books!

 The air is chilly, the leaves are turning brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows and Halloween is not too far away. There must be books that match up with this time of year...

Here's are a few picture books for Fall and Halloween:

For the youngest try Leaves by David Ezra Stein and Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall, ill. by Shari Halpern; both books celebrate the joy of leaves and the changing season.

Poetically written, Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher and Kate Kiesler, shares the mysteries of that big, bright moon that greets us in the night.

My best pumpkin picks are The Bumpy Little Pumpkin by Margery Cuyler and Will Hillebrand and Pumpkin Day by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.

Have fun with Halloween by reading Where's My Mummy by Carolyn Crimi and John Manders, Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet! by Lisa Desimini, or The Three Bears' Halloween by Kathy Duvall and Paul Meisel. 

Behind the Mask by Yangsook Choi is a great Halloween tale for 3rd and 4th grade students.  Kimin uses his grandfather's Korean dancing mask to dress up and understands more about his grandfather in the process.  

If you are looking for books on Fall, pumpkins, witches, or Halloween we have these and many more.  Come browse the Highland Library today!