Countdown to the Big Break!!

I think the staff are just as anxious to get out for the holiday break as the students are. On the days it snows, the kids are WILD and on top of colds and the flu and all other sorts of set backs, I think it is safe to say we are ready for a break :)

One of my favorite weeks of the whole year is the week before Christmas break. A wonderful local church brings every student and staff member a gift. Over 500 gifts come pouring in and the students light up! They make the staff a wonderful lunch, which this year was soup and salad and the best gingerbread cookies I have ever tasted! I like to end the week on a cheery note so I save "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clark Moore for very last. There are several different copies out there but there is even an online copy on getepic.com that is so fun to use.

I love this site SO much. It gives a different view of reading books to our students and if we don't have something in our library, I can usually find something on Epic!

There are so many great books and not quite enough time but we were able to squeeze in Dr. Seuss "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and the cartoon before we leave. 

Many other great Winter holiday titles we featured this month in our library are shown below. We are so grateful for the diversity at our school and all the cultures we get to experience. Wishing you the happiest holidays now please excuse me while I countdown the hours until the break... ;)

December is here!

One of my favorite times of the year...December. All around, things change shape. Snow falls, lights glow and we all seem to care a little bit more. I have been looking at my collection since November, trying to figure out what books I can read in the three and a half weeks before we get out for the break!

This week, we did "A Cookie for Santa" by Stephen Shaw. The story is about a super cookie who helps save Christmas and becomes a friend to Santa instead of a treat! Once again, another fun rhyming book that the kids adore!

"The Last Christmas Tree" by Stephen Krensky is so sweet and the illustrations by Pascal Campion are darling!! The kids are very sweet and take a liking to the little tree right away even though no one else does in the story. In the end, the little tree ends up finding the best home of all.... at the North Pole!

I wish it offered more images online so I could show you the art inside the book, but I guess that just means you will need to read it and find out for yourself - you won't be disappointed!