This year, the library leaning commons and technology specialists of Burlington Public Schools have decided to combine our efforts into one blog to create and share ideas across the whole district. All future posts will be at our new blog at http://www.bpsedtech.org/ and bookmarks can be updated to follow there. All of my posts will have the hashtag #BPSFoxHill so you’ll have the option to see what’s going on across the district, or you can see just what we’re doing at Fox Hill by selecting the hashtag. Thanks so much to the students and families who have followed this blog for the last six years. I’ll see you over at:

http://www.bpsedtech.org/

Fox Center 8 is here! Click on the link to read our final newspaper of the year!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6ngBf_EzA1mZWV6SEhSLTh3YUE/view?usp=sharing

Last week Ms. Amanda from the Burlington Public Library came to Fox Hill to tell students about the many programs and clubs the library will be hosting this summer. There is so much going on and the library has something for everyone. For a full schedule and more information, please visit their website at:

http://www.burlington.org/departments/library/children/index.php

As we approach the end of the school year, our 5th graders are wrapping up their final work as elementary students. This past week we worked on making some book reports come to life. Students used the library green screen to put themselves into the settings of their books, in this case, Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis.

This week’s first grade book is Henry, the Dog With No Tail by Kate Feiffer and Jules Feiffer.

Let’s Raise Readers!

1. Zachariah OHora – My Cousin Momo
2. Zachariah OHora – No Fits, Nilson
3. Peter Brown – The Curious Garden
4. Kelly DiPucchio – Gaston
5. Helen Hancocks – William and the Missing Masterpiece
6. Kimberly and James Dean – Pete the Cat and the New Guy
7. Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes – Library Lion
8. Bob Graham – How the Sun Got to Coco’s House
9. Jan Brett – Comet’s Nine Lives
10. Tomie dePaola – The Art Lesson
11. Dan Santat – Beekle
12. Jan Brett – Berlioz the Bear
13. Jan Brett – The Three Snow Bears
14. Jan Brett – Trouble With Trolls
15. Jan Brett – Hedgie Blasts Off!
16. David Shannon – A Bad Case of Stripes
17. Ross MacDonald – Henry’s Hand
18. Dr. Seuss – The Sneetches and Other Stories
19. Vicki Myron, Brett Witter, and Steve James – Dewey – There’s a Cat in the Library
20. Dr. Seuss – I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
21. Ryan T. Higgins – Mother Bruce
22. Matthew McElligott – Even Monsters Need Haircuts
23. The Fan Brothers – The Night Gardener
24. Viviane Schwarz – How to Find Gold
25. Ashley Spires – The Most Magnificent Thing
26. Tom Lichtenheld – Bridget’s Beret
27. Derek Munson and Tara Calahan King – Enemy Pie
28. Kate Feiffer and Jules Feiffer – Henry, the Dog With No Tail

This week’s K book is When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic and Wes Hargis.

Let’s Raise Readers!

1. Nancy Carlson – Kindergarten, Here I Come!
2. Zacharia OHora – My Cousin Momo
3. Zacharia OHora – No Fits, Nilson!
4. Zacharia OHora – Stop Snoring, Bernard!
5. Peter Brown – Mr. Tiger Goes Wild
6. Jenny Offill and Chris Applehans – Sparky!
7. Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin – Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type
8. Bob Graham – How the Sun Got to Coco’s House
9. Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead – A Sick Day for Amos McGee
10. Dr. Seuss – There’s a Wocket in My Pocket
11. Dan Santat – Beekle
12. Jan Brett – The Hat
13. Eric Pinder and Stephanie Graegin – How to Share With a Bear
14. Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown – Creepy Carrots
15. Peter Brown – You Will Be My Friend!
16. Matthew McElligott – Even Aliens Need Snacks
17. Janell Cannon – Stellaluna
18. Nancy Carlson – Loudmouth George Earns His Allowance
19. Molly Bang – When Sophie Gets Angry
20. Dr. Seuss – The Sneetches and Other Stories
21. Jon Agee – It’s Only Stanley
22. Dr. Seuss – I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
23. Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman – Bear Snores On
24. Kevin Henkes – Kitten’s First Full Moon
25. Simon James – Nurse Clementine
26. Cynthia Rylant and Mary Szilagyi – Night in the Country
27. Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld – Stick and Stone
28. Ashley Spires – LARF
29. Peter Brown – My Teacher is a Monster
30. Derek Munson and Tara Calahan King – Enemy Pie
31. Al Yankovic and Wes Hargis – When I Grow Up

We had another great field day this year! The weather cooperated and students showed great competitiveness and teamwork. A great time was had by all!

This week’s K and first grade book is Enemy Pie, written by Derek Munson and illustrated by Tara Calahan King.

In K, we’ve now read 30 books together!

Let’s Raise Readers!

1. Nancy Carlson – Kindergarten, Here I Come!
2. Zacharia OHora – My Cousin Momo
3. Zacharia OHora – No Fits, Nilson!
4. Zacharia OHora – Stop Snoring, Bernard!
5. Peter Brown – Mr. Tiger Goes Wild
6. Jenny Offill and Chris Applehans – Sparky!
7. Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin – Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type
8. Bob Graham – How the Sun Got to Coco’s House
9. Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead – A Sick Day for Amos McGee
10. Dr. Seuss – There’s a Wocket in My Pocket
11. Dan Santat – Beekle
12. Jan Brett – The Hat
13. Eric Pinder and Stephanie Graegin – How to Share With a Bear
14. Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown – Creepy Carrots
15. Peter Brown – You Will Be My Friend!
16. Matthew McElligott – Even Aliens Need Snacks
17. Janell Cannon – Stellaluna
18. Nancy Carlson – Loudmouth George Earns His Allowance
19. Molly Bang – When Sophie Gets Angry
20. Dr. Seuss – The Sneetches and Other Stories
21. Jon Agee – It’s Only Stanley
22. Dr. Seuss – I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
23. Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman – Bear Snores On
24. Kevin Henkes – Kitten’s First Full Moon
25. Simon James – Nurse Clementine
26. Cynthia Rylant and Mary Szilagyi – Night in the Country
27. Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld – Stick and Stone
28. Ashley Spires – LARF
29. Peter Brown – My Teacher is a Monster
30. Derek Munson and Tara Calahan King – Enemy Pie

Let’s Raise Readers!

1. Zachariah OHora – My Cousin Momo
2. Zachariah OHora – No Fits, Nilson
3. Peter Brown – The Curious Garden
4. Kelly DiPucchio – Gaston
5. Helen Hancocks – William and the Missing Masterpiece
6. Kimberly and James Dean – Pete the Cat and the New Guy
7. Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes – Library Lion
8. Bob Graham – How the Sun Got to Coco’s House
9. Jan Brett – Comet’s Nine Lives
10. Tomie dePaola – The Art Lesson
11. Dan Santat – Beekle
12. Jan Brett – Berlioz the Bear
13. Jan Brett – The Three Snow Bears
14. Jan Brett – Trouble With Trolls
15. Jan Brett – Hedgie Blasts Off!
16. David Shannon – A Bad Case of Stripes
17. Ross MacDonald – Henry’s Hand
18. Dr. Seuss – The Sneetches and Other Stories
19. Vicki Myron, Brett Witter, and Steve James – Dewey – There’s a Cat in the Library
20. Dr. Seuss – I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
21. Ryan T. Higgins – Mother Bruce
22. Matthew McElligott – Even Monsters Need Haircuts
23. The Fan Brothers – The Night Gardener
24. Viviane Schwarz – How to Find Gold
25. Ashley Spires – The Most Magnificent Thing
26. Tom Lichtenheld – Bridget’s Beret
27. Derek Munson and Tara Calahan King – Enemy Pie

During this time of year, I always share the Dr. Seuss classic, Oh, the Places You’ll Go, with the students of Fox Hill as they embark on summer of new adventures! A fantastic book for kids and adults of all ages, Oh, the Places You’ll Go, tells us there is a whole world of wonder out there and there are always opportunities to explore, learn, and be amazed, and also how we can also forge ahead when nothing seems to go our way. I wish all of our students and their families a fun, safe, exciting, happy summer full of wonder, growth, learning, and adventure!

DID YOU KNOW? Oh, the Places You’ll Go was the last book Dr. Seuss published in his lifetime?

This week in third grade we’re studying the American Revolution. With the use of our green screen, we’re able to step back in time and meet our founding fathers and mothers face to face, and to gain a deeper understanding of the material we’re covering.