Welcome Back 2017-18

April is National Poetry Month

To celebrate poetry and National Poetry month, library classes have been experimenting with poetry in various forms. Kindergarten and first grade have enjoyed poems by Jack Prelutsky, Shel Silverstein, Bobbi Katz, Robert Louis Stevenson and more. 2nd graders worked with ReadWriteThink's WordMover interactive. WordMover is creating poetry with found words from either a word bank or famous works. Here are a few samples of our students' creations:

Third grade used StoryBird.







5th Grade used discarded book pages to make Blackout Poetry. Media Assistant Ms. Dillard demonstrated how to add art to blackout poems.

Ms. Dillard adds an artistic touch to @Woodland_Hgts 5th grade #blackoutpoetry lesson. #poetrymonth @mrdearybury1 #futurereadylibs pic.twitter.com/1Nj5srzmTG

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 21, 2017

Dr. Seuss Literacy Celebration Week

Paired Programming @PlayTheFoos @codesparkceo @codeorg #HourofCode #CSEdWeek @Woodland_Hgts pic.twitter.com/WHyci3hJ47

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) December 4, 2016

Author Tweets

@Libscigal Big smiles here! You made my evening - hugs to you & your Ss!! :) pic.twitter.com/fdm6LhswP6

— Laura Murray (@LauraMurrayBook) November 30, 2016

@Libscigal yay! Hooray for your library students!

— Josh Funk (@joshfunkbooks) November 28, 2016

Author Visit: Melinda Long

Avast me hearties! @Scholastic Bookaneer Book Fair week @Woodland_Hgts included a visit from author @MelindaLong14! #bookfair pic.twitter.com/BUlchuOzm1

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) September 22, 2016

Read on, me hearties! https://t.co/mdt90klHh4

— Melinda Long (@MelindaLong14) September 22, 2016

WHES Children's Book Week Events

Welcome Back Student and Parents!

What Can Your Librarian Do For You?

Sharing this detailed infographic created by the Mighty Little Librarian, Tiffany Whitehead.

It clearly spells out all the things school librarians have to offer. This is what we do!

Coming this Fall: Serafina and the Twisted Staff Book Club

Exciting package arrived today Thanks @DisneyHyperion & @BeattyAuthor for giving students gift of reading! #bookclub pic.twitter.com/9SpH4VFTJR

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) July 29, 2016

Such an honor to be able to help support this! Hope you & your students have a fabulous & adventurous book club :) https://t.co/bNpmuH68mC

— Robert Beatty (@BeattyAuthor) July 29, 2016

Summer Time is Six Flags Read to Succeed Time

Six Flags partners with schools to promote reading through their Read to Succeed program. Students read for six hours and earn a FREE ticket to Six Flags. This year 55 Woodland Heights students participated. The best part - teachers also earn a ticket as long as they have at least one student complete the program! 22 teachers received tickets as well. My family made our trek to Six Flags Over Georgia on a hot day in July. Thank you Six Flags for providing this opportunity for students and teachers and for promoting reading!

Mrs. Graham meets Porky Pig

Summer Time IS Reading Time!

WHES Summer Reading Guide https://t.co/SiDDcyTlnF#summerreading

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) July 5, 2016

Last Reading Celebration of the Year!

Voki for Classrooms and Libraries

Poem in Your Pocket Day - April 21st, 2016

In preparation for Poem in Your Pocket Day, students watched Emily Arrow's video for her song, "Poem in Your Pocket", motions included. Here, Mrs. Novak's class sings along:

1st graders rock out to @helloemilyarrow's Poem in Your Pocket @Woodland_Hgts library. #PoemInYourPocketDay #slm16 pic.twitter.com/a8RAFr2POu

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 21, 2016

Poetry in the Library: Shorebird by 3rd Grade

Third graders used Shorebird to create found word poetry. Students select artwork then use word tiles to form a poem. Searching through the original artwork was the students' favorite part.

School Libraries Transform

New reading spot #slm16 #librariestransform pic.twitter.com/5IRagajHhf

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 12, 2016

Read Picture Day Perfection by @debbiediesen & @dsantat, then created self-portraits. #slm16 #librariestransform pic.twitter.com/0i711lMBTy

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 12, 2016

Judy Moody Author Megan McDonald Supports School Libraries

Poetry Month: Student Word Mover Poems

2nd grader's WordMover found word poem @RWTnow #PoetryMonth #slm pic.twitter.com/anFBPSewFB

— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 19, 2016

April Preview - Poetry, Projects and Wimpy Kid Cover Reveal Parties

4th and 5th grade are busy with their final research projects of the year. 4th grade has researched important events and figures of the Revolutionary War and will create a Wanted Poster as a final digital product. 5th graders are learning about famous people that played a part in World War II. They will create a PowerPoint presentation to share their knowledge, complete with references featuring full citations. Way to learn those information literacy skills!

Save the date: April 21 is Poem in Your Pocket Day! https://t.co/qznPQS0uSD pic.twitter.com/mmg36CXkWM

— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) April 2, 2016

April is #wimpykidmonth! Head to https://t.co/MGN965FPF3 to celebrate all month long! pic.twitter.com/b58NCFmvjZ

— Jeff Kinney (@wimpykid) April 1, 2016