The final week...

We wrap up our MCBA program this week with two exciting events. Battle of the Books will take place on Thursday, with several teams representing both the 4th and 5th grades. Students have been busy writing questions in preparation for the tournament. The trivia-style game will test students' knowledge of the books and reward close reading.

On Friday, students who have read at least five of the nominees will be eligible to vote. A "voting booth" will be set up in the library as part of our Dr. Seuss's birthday festivities.  There are a couple of strong favorites among the nominees, but it will be exciting to see who wins.  Our results will then be forwarded to Salem State to be included in the state-wide vote. A winner will be announced in April.
Stay tuned for the results!

The Cupcakes say it all!

Look closely at these scrumptious cupcakes, "Book Club Rocks"!

They sure do!

The 5th grade club is currently reading MCBA nominee, Moon over Manifest. 

Not only are they dedicated, amazing readers, but they have serious baking skills as well : >)

4th Grade MCBA Book Club

Stop by the library on Thursday at 10:00 if you are interested in joining our next 4th grade book discussion group. We'll vote this week on our next book.

5th Grade Book Club

The Fifth grade book club met last week and picked Mockingbird as its January selection. We'll meet each Wednesday at recess to discuss this wonderful, sad, thought-provoking and award-winning book. It's not to late to join! (There will be cookies!)

Meet the nominees

Thank you to librarian Laurie Wodin for sharing her slideshow!

MCBA 2013 from seslib

Kick Off

Today, the entire 4th and 5th grade visited the library to kick off the MCBA program. Students learned the history of the program, how they can participate and some of the fun we have planned. They were then introduced to the nominees. *To be eligible to vote, students must have ready 5 nominees by March 1st, 2013 *Students may read the books themselves, with their parent, as a class, or listen to the audio. *Students who read 5 will be eligible to be on a Battle of the Books team in February. *We will have book discussion groups to talk about what we are reading. *We will read for fun! We are off to a great start!

By the end of the day, the cart was nearly empty!