Cookies.  We've baked dozens of sugar cookies to pass out to Highland students this last week of school.

Cookies are a symbol of good will during the holidays but remember not to eat too many! 

Top Ten Things to do over break:

10.  Go for a walk.

9. Write a thank you note to someone.

8. Make a craft.

7. Draw a picture.

6. Play in the snow.

5. Call a friend.

4. Write a story.

3. Explore websites on our Highland blog.

2.  Play a board game or card game like UNO.

1. READ a BOOK!  (of course)

Happy Holidays!  Merry Christmas!  Happy Kwanzaa!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Highland students and families;

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  We all have much to be thankful for everyday.
Count your blessings.  Write them down.    Share them with each other. 

If you think you don't have anything to be thankful for;  think of your mom or dad, think of friends at school or in your neighborhood, think of a teacher at school who cares about you, think of your strong and healthy body, think of the beautiful library your school has and all the books in in that you are able to read.

with warmest wishes,

Mrs. Holt

(who is very thankful to have such a fun job
with amazing and smart students to inspire!)

Here are some Thanksgiving related games and websites to enjoy if you find yourself with some
extra free time over the long weekend.

Primary Games-Turkey Pardon.
Thanksgiving information
Kaboose-Thanksgiving
Thanksgviving puzzles

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!

November is here.  Conferences are over.  Time to celebrate what we are thankful for in our own lives and at school. We have a bounty of Native American and Thanksgiving-related fiction and nonfiction in the library!  Come explore or send me your requests by email.

Just a few titles to get you thinking...

1. In November by Cynthia Rylant
2. Thanksgiving Mice by Bethany Roberts
3. The Thanksgiving Bowl by Virginia Kroll
4. P is for Pilgrim; A Thanksgiving Alphabet
5. Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree by Denys Cazet
6. Giving Thanks; the 1621 Harvest Feast by Kate Waters

Turkey Facts
Click the link To play Thanksgiving games.
DLTK's Thanksgiving activities