Monday, May 11, 2015

Last week, the Gilmer Elementary School Library participated in many exciting events as a part of Children's Book Week.  Students participated in a Book Character Parade, a "Buckeyes Love Books" bookmark design contest, and a book donation drive in which all donated books were given to the Upshur County Library.  In addition, students were invited to wear camo to show others that they will "Hide Out With a Good Book."  Even several district employees joined in the fun by dressing up as their favorite book character and visiting classrooms for a special storytime.  The pictures from the fun-filled week are below.






Monday, March 23, 2015

Who's Your Hero?

Details about the "Who's Your Hero?" Parade Are Listed Below!

Who Is Your Hero?
The Gilmer Elementary School library currently has several books on display about famous heroes.  When the students visit the library with their class, they are encouraged to check out one of these books to learn about positive role models. 
In correlation with this, the students are invited to choose a positive role model in their life that they would consider a hero.  (Students may choose someone they know or someone famous that they have learned about.)  After choosing their hero, they are encouraged to create a poster describing their hero.  We will have a “Who Is Your Hero?” parade on Thursday, April 2nd where students will walk throughout the school displaying their poster.  This will allow our students to learn about a variety of different role models.  Students are encouraged to be as creative as possible in creating their poster.  The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!



Details about the “Who Is Your Hero?” parade:
Who: Any student at Gilmer Elementary School
What:  Students are invited to create a poster representing their role model for a “Who Is Your Hero?” parade.  (All posters must have the hero’s name, the student’s name, an illustration or photo of the hero, and details describing why the chosen person is a hero.)
When: Students may turn in posters to the librarian from now until April 2nd
Where: Gilmer Elementary School
Why: Students will learn about numerous positive role models and the attributes that a true hero possesses.


Thursday, January 29, 2015

Mystery Books

Throughout the last few weeks several students have checked out books from our "Mystery Books" section in the library.  These books are wrapped in paper with only a barcode on the outside of the package.  Instead of choosing a book based on the cover, students can check out a book that is a mystery to them!  Inside of these packages are books that cover topics such as weather, space, and animals, as well as poetry books, joke books, and novels.  The purpose of our "Mystery Books" is to encourage students to check out books that they may not even know they will enjoy!  Pictured below are two library patrons enjoying our "Mystery Books" section.


Friday, January 16, 2015

Lunch Bunch Book Clubs are Going Great!

A small group of second grade students in Ms. Brevard's class are participating in a Lunch Bunch Book Club each week.  These students eat lunch in the library while they read an interesting picture book.  This week the students enjoyed reading The Reluctant Flower Girl by Lynne Barasch.

Polar Express of Book Boxcars was a Success!

Over 160 students participated in our Polar Express of book boxcars in December.  Boxcars were created to represent various titles such as The Polar Express, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Frozen, and many more!  Thank you G.E.S. for such a huge participation!