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Mrs. Tumino, Learning Resource Center    815-838-0542, ext 122     ltumino@d91.net

Welcome to the

Milne Grove

Learning Resource Center!

December, 2011 - January, 2012

 

Student Author Program!!!!!

About 60 MG and KG students are currently writing and illustrating their very own books which will then be published courtesy of the D91 PTO! If your child is one of our aspiring writers, please remember that completed manuscripts, along with a signed order form (whether ordering additional copies of the book or not), are due back NO LATER THAN JANUARY 16TH!!!

If you have any questions or problems, or need blank replacement pages over the King Holiday weekend, please check your email for my home phone number.

 

book Book Notes

Please be aware of your child’s Library Day and remind him or her to bring all books back on time!! It helps to keep library books either in the child’s backpack, or in a safe but obvious location in the house. If a book ever gets damaged, or WET, please be sure to let me know. Wet books take weeks to dry thoroughly!

In November we spent some time exploring OPAC, our automated cataloging system and learned about the organization of the library. We also read many great books about Thanksgiving and other topics being covered in class. In December we will cover holiday stories and lots more, and will begin reading our Monarch Award nominees.

If a library book is ever lost or damaged while checked out to your child, please let me know! If I know that an adult knows a book is missing, I can give you more time while also allowing your child to check out new items. If I know about damages, I can often repair them myself at no cost. Please, if a book ever gets wet, make sure I know about it! It takes much longer than you might think to completely dry out a book, and I need to continue to dry it here in order to prevent the growth of mold.  

 

LRC Photos and Fun

Decorating the tree! I had several great assistants spend a lunch hour trimming the Library's fabulous rotating tree. They did a great job!

      

 

Gingerbread! Miss Sander's class won the Class Competition for Most Participants in November's Family Reading Night and they were rewarded with a Gingerbread Decorating Party.

      

Can you spot yours??

 

D91 PTO Supports our Libraries!!

On behalf of the students and staff of Milne Grove, I thank the D91 PTO and all their great volunteers for putting on such a great Book Fair and donating the proceeds, in the form of books, to the D91 Libraries. With budget cuts, this generous donation is even more appreciated by us all! Our PTO has also made several other very generous donations to our LRC this year. They provided us with two DVD/VCR players to replace broken-down ones, 8 Ipevo Document Reader cameras for classroom use, an annual subscription to www.morestarfall.com, money for a new Treasure Chest and prizes, books from Scholastic and more! Please remember to support the PTO with your time! I don't know where we'd be without them!  

 

Reading Incentives

- Forms went home in early December and are due back on February 20th!!! If you need a form, please download one from the front page of this website.

Book Buddies & MG Home Run Contest - We will run these programs again in the spring!

 

Lockport Library Connections 

If your child does not already have a card for the public library, stop in at the Lockport Library and get her one! All you need is a driver’s license (or photo ID) and one other item showing your current address. You may even fill out and print the form ahead of time by going to www.dpvlib.org .  

Take a look at the Children's Department web page, http://www.dpvlib.org/Kids , for info on activities and programs offered to residents for FREE!

Did you know that Milne Grove keeps copies of most of our textbooks at the public library? If your child ever needs a book that she did not bring home, just inquire at the Children’s Desk.

 

computer workstationComputer Bytes

As usual, the Computer Lab is busy! Second and third graders have been buys researching and getting comfortable creating, editing and saving documents in Microsoft Word. The other grades have all been making good use of their time on a variety of websites. Links to these websites can be found on the MG LRC page of www.d91.net - just click on the globe at the top of the page

The District website, www.d91.net, is a great source of info on all aspects of the District, including links to the websites we use here at school. For the links, just click on the globe at the top of the MG LRC page!

   In addition to looking through all the info and links on the MG LRC page, also be sure to visit the KG Cyberlibrary for tons of information and links to our database and research subscriptions.

  Remember, Milne Grove provides “community” headphones for student use in the lab, but you are welcome to send in a set of your own if you would rather not have your child share with others. Just be sure to mark them with your child’s name and put them in a zip-style bag, also marked with their name. Any inexpensive headphones (like what you use for a personal CD player, etc.) will work, but we do not recommend the earbud style – kids’ ears are too small.

   

Volunteer Corner Clapping Hands Clip Art

Becky Phillips has been coming in to help put away the hundreds of books that are returned every week, and Debbie Jerrick has also been a lifesaver helping with a big copying and scanning project! Thanks to both women for all their help!

                    -Mrs. Tumino 

                                

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