May Newsletter

1000 Books Week Forty-Four

Did everyone enjoy Spring Break? Back to school for all the kidlets now, whatever shall we do with our time? ;)

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Alexa!

This week's Star Reader is Jacob! Congratulations!

Our last Book of the Week was "And the Good Brown Earth", by Kathy Henderson.

Our forty-fourth Book of the Week is, "Uh-Oh!", by Mary Newell DePalma

"Using bright and comical watercolor paintings, this nearly wordless book tells the story of a hapless little dinosaur's disastrous day. Children will be amused as they follow the endearing main character from one scrape right into another." - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

 

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week! 

Letter W

Letter W- Whales, walruses, wolves, watermelon, water, worms, wheels

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting Song

Read first story Good Little Wolf, Worms for Lunch? or Wombat Walkabout

Slippery fish, slippery fish, splashing in the water. Slippery fish, slippery fish, GULP GULP GULP!
OH NO! he was eaten by an octopus!
OH NO! he was eaten by a tuna fish!
OH NO! he was eaten by a Great White Shark!
Oh NO! he was eaten by a humongous whale!
BURP! Pardon me! (For the slippery fish and the tuna fish, you can cup your hands and make them move through the water. The octopus is a hand with wiggling fingers. The great white shark is an open hand on top of the head. The whale is both hands spread wide. The finger play ends with putting your hand to your mouth to suppress a loud Burp)

Song: Slippery Fish

Octopus, octopus, wiggling in the water. Octopus, octopus, GULP GULP GULP!

Tuna fish, tuna fish, gliding through the water. Tuna fish, tuna fish, GULP GULP GULP!

Great White Shark, Great White Shark, lurking in the water Great White Shark, Great White Shark, GULP GULP GULP!

Humongous whale, Humongous whale, spouting in the water Humongous whale, humongous whale, GULP GULP GULP!

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Read second story Where's Walrus?, I Am So Handsome or The Great Sheep Shenanigans

Action Song: Wheels on the /bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town. (Roll hands over each other)

The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish, Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"

The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish" All through the town. (Put arms together in front of you and 'swish' like windshield wipers)

The door on the bus goes open and shut Open and shut, open and shut

The door on the bus goes open and shut All through the town. (Cover eyes with hands on 'shut' and uncover them on 'open')

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep" All through the town. (Pretend to honk horn)

The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug Glug, glug, glug, glug, glug, glug"

The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug" All through the town. (Pretend to fill tank using pointer finger as gas nozzle)

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink, Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink"

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink" All through the town. (Pretend to put money in cash box on bus)

The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah! Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!"

The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah!" all through the town. (Fisted hands in front of eyes and rub them like baby crying)

The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh, Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh"

The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh" All through the town. (Put pointer finger to mouth to 'shhh')

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Read third story Wolf's Coming!, Wolf on a Leash or Wheels on the Bus

Crafts: Paper Bag Wolf

Materials: paper bag, nose, ears, teeth, feet and eyes cut from construction paper, glue, markers

Glue together the wolf parts to the paper bag. Colour.

Idea a mixture of ideas. Template for nose, eyes and ears from DLTK

1000 Books Week Forty-Three

Spring has finally sprung (not counting that little snowfall this morning)! Get ready for some great puddle jumping!

Congratulations to Chloe and Linaya for bringing back their reading sheets and winning some prizes!

Our last Star Reader of the Week was Bella (and what an awesome picture she takes)!

This week's Star Reader is Alexa! Congratulations!

Our last Book of the Week was "Chu's Day", by Neil Gaiman, a sneezerriffic story!

Our forty-third Book of the Week, in celebration of Earth Day, is "And the Good Brown Earth", by Kathy Henderson.

 

"Gram and Joe love to spend time together taking care of the vegetable patch, but it takes a lot of patience. There’s digging time, planting time, weeding time, watering time, even thinking time. Meanwhile, the seasons change, and while Gram does things her way, Joe does things his way. But come harvest, each will find wondrous surprises, thanks to the benevolence of the good brown earth." - Candlewick

 

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week! Happy Earth Day! 



Letter V

Letter V- Vikings,vampires,vehicles, volcanoes, vegetables, vanilla, violins, vests, vultures, violet, vinegar, vacuum 

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music:Songs for the Car

Storytime – "Welcome Song" and "Storytime is Starting" song.

Read first story Construction Kitties, I'm Fast! or Vampirina Ballerina

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Read second story Dragon Stew, Mini Racer or Big Mean Mike

Action Rhyme: I am a Volcano

I am a volcano ( squat down with hands around knees)
Hear me rumble (tremble and rumble)
The lava deep down in me,
Is beginning to bubble.
Something is going to happen,
Happen very soon!
I'm erupting with a
Big gigantic BOOM!!! (jump up and extend arms upward)

 

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Read third story A Few Bites, The Sleepless Little Vampire

Fingerplay: Fingerplay:
See the carrots in the ground (point hands and arms in a point to form a carrot and point to the ground.
I pull them hard without a sound (pull them out)
I wash and clean them up and down. (scrub up and down with your palms of your hands)
I love to eat them all year round. (Pretend to eat carrots with mouth)

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Craft-Viking Ship

Materials: construction paper cut out for Viking ship, coffee stirrers cut in half, paddle shaped construction paper pieces, glue, markers.

Glue two ends of ship together and colour and decorate. Glue paddle shape onto end of coffee stir sticks (2). Poke through holes on side of boat to make paddles.

 Idea from Crayola.com

Letter U

Letter U- Underwear, uncle, upside down, umbrellas, unicorns, ugly, under, up, underground, underwater

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Musical Adventures by Bobs & Lolo

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting Song

Read first story Froggy Gets Dressed or  Uncles and Antlers

Read second story This is not my Hat, Underground or The Pirates Next Door

Song Head and Shoulders, Knees and Underpants

Head and shoulders, knees and underpants

Knees and underpants, knees and underpants.

Head and shoulders knees and underpants,

Eyes, ears, mouth and underpants.

 

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Read third story Uncle Bigfoot or You're Different and that's Super

Fingerplay: Five Umbrellas

Five umbrellas stood by the back door,
The red one went outside, then there were four
Four umbrellas, pretty as could be
The blue one went outside, then there were three
Three umbrellas with nothing to do
The green one went outside, then there were two 
Two umbrellas not having much fun
The yellow went outside, then there was one
Just one umbrella alone in the hall,
The purple one went outside, and that was all! 

 

Craft- Unicorn puppet

Materials: horse shape cut from construction paper, curly ribbon, glitter foam cut into triangles, glitter glue, q-tips, popsicle sticks, glue, googly eyes, markers.

Glue on horn and tail (curly ribbon). Colour unicorn. Glue on googly eye. Glue onto popsicle stick. Use q-tip to dab on glitter glue.

 Inspiration from allkidsnetwork.com

1000 Books Week Forty-Two

Spring is in the air (sort of)!

Congratulations to Aubrey for bringing back her reading sheet and winning her first prize!

A big welcome to the 1000 Books Program to Ardenn! Happy reading!

Our last Star Readers came to pick up their prizes this week! Here's Hailey and Jackson!

 

This week's Star Reader is Bella! Congratulations!

 

Our last Book of the Week was "Cat Tale", by Michael Hall

 

Our forty-second Book of the Week is "Chu's Day", by Neil Gaiman!

 

 

"Chu is a little panda with a big sneeze.

When Chu sneezes, bad things happen.

Will Chu sneeze today?" - Middle Grade

 

 

Come down to the library this month and check out our Poetry Month activities. We are showcasing a different poetic movie every week; Monday night at 5:00 we'll be showing "Sense and Sensibility". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJMnm28vAqQ

 

Try your hand at our Poetry Blocks:

 

 

 

Have you heard about our 100 Book Challenge? As part of the Centennial, the Sylvan Lake Library has issued a challenge to its patrons: read 100 books in 1 year - some of our staff are up to 30 books already!

 

 

 

Join the fun! Sign up now and get your reading log!

 

Stay tuned for our next Star Reader and Book of the Week! Keep up the good reading!