Makerspace Airplanes

Some very enthusiastic Grade 2's came up with the idea of making paper airplanes during our Makerspace time this week and the courtyard outside the library was the perfect place to fly them. These students created and decorated their airplanes and then challenged each other to see whose airplane could fly the farthest! 

Attack of the Marbles!

We had some Makerspace time today and a group of students built a great marble maze!  It was fun watching them cooperate and figure out how to make it work in the best possible way. Take a look!

 

Love Your Library!

This month we are celebrating with our "Love Your Library" promotion. Students can participate by taking home a heart to complete after reading their library book. When the heart is returned, the student's name is entered into a draw for some fun prizes! And the hearts are certainly showing everyone how much our students love the library! See me or Ms. Rogan in the library to get a heart and start reading!

Mogie, the Heart of the House

This week we are reading Mogie, the Heart of the House, by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal.  It is one of the nominees for the Surrey Schools' Picture Book of the Year. Students enjoyed drawing their own pictures of Mogie and building a special house out of Lego.

Students are welcome to come in and check out our collection of dog books and
enjoy a few of the dog jokes on the book display!

Can you spot the Lego dog?  How about the tree house?

Can you imagine sitting by the warm fire?  And check out that swimming pool!

Ted Harrison Tribute

Beloved Canadian artist, Ted Harrison, (1926-2015), was celebrated by students in Ms. Ferris' class who created artwork in his style. Tomorrow is the first anniversary of his passing. Be sure to come by the front hallway and take a moment to appreciate the beauty of these paintings! 

SPL Storytime and Lego Saturdays

The Surrey Public Library staff will be at Katzie Elementary on the 3rd Saturday of the month (except March) from 9:30-11:30 for families to come and share stories and build together with Lego.

Dates: January 16th
            February 20th
            April 16th
            May 14th
            June 18th

Time:  9:30-11:30 a.m.

Bring:  Your family and your enthusiasm!

Learning about Nonfiction Books

This week the Grades 2 and 3 classes are learning about the features of nonfiction books. Some words are very familiar, such as author and illustrator, but other words, such as index and glossary, are new to most students. We looked at a nonfiction book together and discussed the meaning of each word. To help students learn the vocabulary I made cards with the words on them (two of each) and they played "Concentration", also called "Memory" in small groups. All the players said the words as they were turned over to reinforce the vocabulary. Everyone enjoyed playing this word game!