Cara Clopton
School Librarian
cclopton@bsdvt.org
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(802) 864-8478 extension 51258

​August-Nov. 2017 Newsletter

September: International Dot Day (The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds)
September: Banned Books Week
October: Read for the Record Day 
December: Hour of Code Week
November: Kindred with Kids reading buddies kickoff
January: The Great Kindness Challenge
February: Love your Libraries Month
March 2: Read Across America Day
March: Battle of the Books
April: Poem in Your Pocket Day
April:Red Clover votes due grades K-4
April:Dorothy Canfield Fisher votes due grades 4 and 5
May: Children's Book Week

Our library is open during regular school hours. We invite children and families to select books to share at home together. Flynn students visit our library each week for a 45 minute literacy and/or technology lesson. 

SEARCH for books

BBC Dance Mat

TypingClub

Alpha Munchies

TYPING.COM

NitroType

BOOKFLIX

Biography for Beginners

Tumble Books

PebbleGo Animals and Science

DREAMBOX

www.kiddle.co  A search engine for kids!
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Gale Databases:  Research at Your Fingertips

Here's a helpful way to find a book level on what you're reading:
http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

​Language Arts Claims
J.J. Flynn Library and Lab
 
Reading

• Students can read closely and analytically to comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.

 
Writing

• Students can produce effective and well-grounded writing for a range of purposes and audiences.

 
Speaking and Listening

• Students can employ effective speaking and listening skills for a range of purposes and audiences.

 
Research/inquiry

• Students can engage in research and inquiry to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information.

​Flynn Learners:
*Take on challenging work and persevere in completing it
*Support ideas and claims with evidence
*Understand and critique the ideas of others
*Ask questions to clarify and revise

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