Rain Reign

Title: Rain Reign
Author: Ann M. Martin Call Number: FIC MAR
Reviewer: Mrs. Csorba

Summary: 
Rating: excellent

Review: Rose is our protagonist. She has Aspergers syndrome. She is obsessed with homonyms and prime numbers. We hear this story from her point of view. Rose's dad gives her a dog on a rainy night and they form a special bond. Then one night, dad lets Rain outside during a hurricane and Rain goes missing. This is such a great story about love and loss...but not the kind of loss you might be thinking about. This is one of my top books for the year. It is a must read! 

Unread Book and CheckItOut :: Bruno Mars & Taylor Swift Parodies

Last week was National Library Week! I came across these two fun videos that promote reading and public libraries! They are so cute! I hope you enjoy them!

What's happening in the IMC?

3rd graders are finishing up their non-fiction text features projects for Open House. If you're planning on coming to Open House, please stop by and visit!

4th and 5th Grades: Continue to work on keyboarding skills using http://www.typing.com/

We have started to display the 2016 Bluestem and Caudill Nominees for next year. Check them out! You'll be hearing about them in the Fall of next year. I also will start reading one of these to the classes at the end of the year!

2015 Tournament of Books Winner is...

Congrats to Wonder by R. J. Palacio! Wonder won our Tournament of Books for March Madness. We had a lot of fun filling out our brackets and voting! 

Typing

Library classes will spend the next month of April in the lab working on typing skills with typing.com. Students are welcomed to create their own account at home with parent permission for home practice. This website is free. Using touch typing is a great life skill all learners should acquire! 

We also are coming to an end with our Tournament of Books. We should know the winner next week!