BRSD K - 5 Library and Media Centers

We celebrated National D.E.A.R. Day at Cleary today!

We started the day with a 20 minute independent reading session, we welcomed guest readers into our classrooms via zoom, and the students participated in a picture book walk in PE/Library class.

Our guest readers, the BRHS Peer Leaders, were a huge hit! They shared their future plans, answered questions about high school life, and shared a book with the students. It was a proud teacher moment!

Drop Everything and Read Day, or D.E.A.R. Day, is Monday, April 12th! We were too excited to celebrate so we practiced today!

Mrs. Sieminski participated in a Read Across America project where librarians from across the country recorded and shared preschool aged read alouds.

Check out the video to see your favorite Crazy Library Lady show off our beautiful Garden State!

https://youtu.be/npYN50dYIhI
For today's celebration of Read Across America, we visit library friends in Buena, New Jersey and Jonesborough, Tennessee for a special storytime! Happy Friday! Enjoy! 📚💛

We are ca-razy about books! Thursday’s Crazy Hair Day was a success!

Send your pics for Friday’s Favorite Colors to [email protected]!

Give the gift of reading to our young readers!

The deadline for Honor Memorial Books is quickly approaching. If you’d like to donate a book to The Collings Lakes, Milanesi, or Cleary Libraries, please send your completed form and donation (typically $20/book) to school with your child or email [email protected]. Forms are available from the main office of each school or email Ms. Collins.

Thank you for supporting this program and our students by providing them a school library filled with new and engaging books!

We didn’t let our wacky patterns stop us from reading today!

For Thursday: Email your crazy hair pictures to [email protected]!

Silly socks to celebrate Seuss’ birthday!



Send me an email tomorrow at [email protected] with your wacky patterns!

We stayed in our pajamas and cozied up with a good book today!

Happy Read Across America Week! Thank you to the Milanesi PTO for the generous donation to the school library!

Read Across America Week is here! Let’s show off our love for reading!

Can you really call yourself the Crazy Library Lady if you don’t host your Groundhog Day zoom from the snow?

When the stack of new books is nearly taller than your unboxing helpers, all you can do is smile!

Proud teacher moment! This group of fourth graders easily completed my digital escape room today! They were working out the clues as a TEAM and even applauded when they finished!

I might have cried. Ok, ok. I cried!

Cohort B showing off their girl power this month!

Library Students of the Month for September/October. Congratulations!

November birthdays for Cohort B with their books and pencils courtesy of PTO and the library!

Our Cohort A November birthdays with their library books courtesy of the PTO and Mrs. Sieminski!

Happy birthday!

“Mrs. Sieminski, can I read right here?”

*Trying to pretend that fifth graders discussing their favorite books hasn’t made my day*

“Yeah, buddy. Have at it!”

Happy Birthday to our October Cubs! We celebrated with cohorts A and B, and we have books set aside for our remote friends for when we see them again!

A book is a gift you can open again and again!

I wasn’t in the building today, but I’m so lucky to work with dedicated educators who made sure these September birthdays were celebrated! Happy birthday month to these Cohort A Cubs!

Library Books for Cohort A September birthday students courtesy of the PTO!

Thanks to a generous donation from the Collings Lakes PTO, every Cub from preschool to second grade will receive a book during their birthday month! We were very excited to celebrate Cohort B September birthdays today!

A book is a gift you can open again and again!

Happy Friday, Cleary! Looking for a new book? Watch the first installment of First Chapter Friday! Today’s featured book is Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Bob.

https://youtu.be/UHtQlbnrvLo

FCF: The One and Only Bob First Chapter Friday is a fun way to introduce new books, new authors, new characters, and new material. For this FCF, Mrs. Sieminski - your crazy library la...

For all of my Hamilton fans looking for some reading to go along with the recent release...

Today's A Mighty Girl Community Pick: "Eliza" by Margaret McNamara. Thanks to the hit musical, many people know the story of the scrappy Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, but how much do you know about his wife, workmate, and inspiration Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton? From her work building schools and orphanages to raising funds for the Washington Monument, Eliza — who outlived her husband by fifty years — was a determined and resilient force for change in her time. This fascinating picture book biography about this Founding Mother is written in the form of a letter from Hamilton to her great-granddaughter, and is filled with exquisite illustrations that mirror 18th century American paintings, beautifully illuminating the life and influence of this extraordinary woman. Highly recommended for ages 5 to 9.

"Eliza" is available at https://www.amightygirl.com/eliza-schuyler-hamilton

There is also an early chapter book, "Eliza Hamilton: Founding Mother," for ages 5 to 8 at https://www.amightygirl.com/eliza-hamilton-founding-mother

For adult readers interested in Eliza, we recommend the excellent historical fiction novels: "My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton" (https://www.amightygirl.com/my-dear-hamilton) and "I, Eliza Hamilton" (http://amzn.to/2GTbNKa)

There is also a historical fiction novel about Eliza's sister Peggy, "Hamilton and Peggy!" for ages 13 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/hamilton-and-peggy

For more books about courageous Revolutionary Women for kids and adults, visit our blog post, "Remember the Ladies: Books Celebrating Revolutionary Women” at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=12580

Spreading kindness through art and reading! Starts at noon!

Can you guess which book I am reading today? Noon EST here on my FaceBook Author Page. 2pm on Instagram. Bring your art supplies and feel free to doodle as I read and draw!

📚Reading📚 Takes Us Places: San Diego Zoo

Open this newsletter for links to videos, activities, websites, and live cams from the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Kids, and San Diego Zoo Safari Park!

Lots of virtual field trips planned this week. Can’t wait to explore with you! 🐼🦛🦒🦧🐯🐘🦓🐨

Zoo Trek Reading Takes Us Places: Virtual Field Trip to San Diego Zoo Join Zoologist Sieminski as she digitally travels across the globe - from...

Another great day exploring with my students! 💙💛💙💛

Thank you to Mr. Lawrence for capturing the awkward faces I make while virtual field tripping! 🤣

💙💛 6/5/2020 💙💛

Attention 5th Grade Cheetahs!!Virtual “Moving Up” Ceremony is Friday, June 5th!!

Update: launch postponed due to weather; most likely being rescheduled for Saturday

Here’s a cool link to go along with this week’s space exploration.

Liftoff at 4:33 p.m.

NASA Live NASA launches, landings, and events. Watch live broadcasts from NASA Television and NASA's social media channels, and a schedule of upcoming live events including news briefings, launches and landings.

Who’s sharing fun activities online this week? Here’s what some of our favorite authors and illustrators are up to. Mark your calendars! Scroll for links to each event.

Superbuns! Read-Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsNw0jm2emE
My Weird School Read-Aloud: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Author/Dan-Gutman-60020139122/
Mac’s Book Club Show: https://www.instagram.com/macbarnett/channel/?hl=en
Veera Hiranandani Diary-Writing Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPviKGanxKo
Magic Tree House Home Adventures: https://www.magictreehouse.com/go/
James and the Giant Peach Read-Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/RoaldDahl
Thank You Thursdays!: https://www.kennedy-center.org/mowillems
Harry Potter at Home: https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home
Storytime with Kevin Henkes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O2H6EKwQ1M
Dav Pilkey at Home: https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home

📖 Reading Takes Us Places: 🛸 Outer Space 🛸

This week's library adventure is out of this world! Check out the 🚀 Space Exploration 🚀newsletter for fun activities, videos, and links. 💫

Space Exploration Reading Takes Us Places: Space Exploration Join Commander Sieminski as she digitally launches through the universe to learn about...

CommonLit is offering a free digital reading challenge for children in grades 3-12 to keep them actively reading over the summer. Sign up to enroll your child, get tips on reading as a family, and receive a certificate of participation!

Sign Up Your Child for CommonLit’s Free Summer Reading Challenge With summer right around the corner, the team at CommonLit is thinking about how to keep students reading over the summer and prevent…

J.K. Rowling introduces The Ickabog, an original fairy tale for children in lockdown. The story will be serialised for free online, find out more here: www.jkrowling.com/j-k-rowling-introduces-the-ickabog/

Color a Revolutionary Thank You for Memorial Day | Museum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia History Museum Thank a service member for their service this Memorial Day Weekend with a Revolutionary coloring page based on Washington's Standard.