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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

6/13/2022

 
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​Week of June 13, 2022 | TK

Library visits have ended for TK

Week of June 13, 2022 | Kindergarten | Enjoy Summer Reading!

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Summer, by Alice Low
A boy, a girl, and a dog share the joys of summer: swimming, fishing, gardening, watching fireworks, chasing butterflies, and toasting marshmallows. What are you looking forward to doing this summer?

ABC Disney, by Robert Sabuda
Paper engineering wizardry reveal a pop-up Disney character for each letter of the alphabet.

Matthew A.B.C., by Peter Catalanotto
A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle's class, which already has 25 boys in it, who are all named Matthew.

If Rocks Could Sing: a Discovered Alphabet, by Leslie McGurk
A nature-inspired alphabet book features unique rocks found on a stretch of beach by the author's home that are presented in the shapes of letters, numbers and alphabetical figures.

Summer Reading Elementary students are not required to read over the summer, but are strongly encouraged to do so. If you run out of ideas for what to read next, consult the MBUSD Entering Grades K-1 Reading List. Find out more

Week of June 13, 2022 | First Grade | Enjoy Summer Reading!

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Monster and Mouse Go Camping, by Deborah Underwood
A camping trip for two friends doesn't quite go as planned. Tiny Mouse is bursting with enthusiasm when she greets Big Monster with "Let's go camping!" But Monster doesn't know what camping is. Mouse explains: "You walk in the woods. You sleep in a tent. You tell spooky stories." What could go wrong?

Camping Day, by Patricia Lakin
Despite getting lost in the woods on the way to the campsite and being chased by bees, crocodile friends Sam, Pam, Will, and Jill take it in stride and eventually find their way; pitching a tent, making a fire, and having a great time in the great outdoors underneath the twinkling stars.

Video Backyard Camping Ideas for the Whole Family Fun and easy ideas for enjoying the wilderness of your own backyard. Includes a tip about a waffle cone s'more stuffed with melted marshmallows and chocolate chips. Mmmm!

Crafty Connection Fold and decorate an origami tent to use as a bookmark
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Summer Reading Elementary students are not required to read over the summer, but are strongly encouraged to do so. If you run out of ideas for what to read next, consult the MBUSD Entering Grades 2-3 Reading List. Find out more

Week of June 13, 2022 | Second Grade | Enjoy Summer Reading!

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Woolbur, by Leslie Helakoski 
Though sheep are famous for following the flock, Woolbur is one sheep who knows how to think for himself and make his own lifestyle choices. "Isn't that great!"

Crafty Connection Color and cut out Woolbur and decorate his hair and yours with curled pipe cleaners

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Summer Reading Elementary students are not required to read over the summer, but are strongly encouraged to do so. If you run out of ideas for what to read next, consult the MBUSD Entering Grades 2-3 Reading List. Find out more

​Week of June 13, 2022 | Third Grade | Enjoy Summer Reading!

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The Gardener of Alcatraz, by Emma Bland Smith
In 1941, convicted counterfeiter Elliott Michener (1906-1997) was sent to Alcatraz prison. There he plotted his escape, until he was assigned to work as a landscaper and discovered his passion for gardening.

Summer Reading Elementary students are not required to read over the summer, but are strongly encouraged to do so. If you run out of ideas for what to read next, consult the MBUSD Entering Grades 4-5 Reading List. Find out more

Week of June 13, 2022 | Fourth Grade | Enjoy Summer Reading!

Library visits have ended for 4th grade
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What Do They Do With All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz
A humorous look at the excrement of a dozen types of zoo animals with nuggets of information thrown in.

The Great Stink, by Colleen Paeff

This exploration of London's sanitation history touches on history, ecology, biography, and more. A brief account of London's waste-removal system from the 1500s to the 1800s provides context before the book introduces Joseph Bazalgette, the future father of sanitation. Bazalgette's journey is woven into the multiple cholera epidemics, the incorrect medical information, and the political challenges that defined the age.

Elephants Can Paint Too, by Katya Arnold

An elephant is depicted holding a brush at the end of the first book, a nod to the fact that elephants can learn to paint, and a group that live in Thailand were taught just that when the slowing of the logging industry prompted the need to find alternative sources of funding for elephant care.
Video An elephant named Suda paints a picture and signs her name

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Summer Reading Elementary students are not required to read over the summer, but are strongly encouraged to do so. If you run out of ideas for what to read next, consult the MBUSD Entering Grades 4-5 Reading List. Find out more

Week of June 12, 2022 | Fifth Grade

Library visits have ended for 5th grade

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

6/6/2022

 

Week of June 6, 2022 | Work on Mural Begins Despite Vandalism

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The Grand View Cares Team is working to make our school a community of inclusivity, respect, and equity. To this end, a large wall decorated with the names of PTA donors was whitewashed in preparation for the installation of a more inclusive mural comprised of children's art. Over the weekend, the prepped wall was ruined with graffiti. This act of vandalism and hate is no match for the good that is in our school community. The wall has been whitewashed again and the work on the mural will continue as planned.
Parents may wish to view and discuss the picture book "Something Good" with their children this week.


Something Good, by Marcy Campbell
When something bad is found on the wall in the girls' bathroom at school, an entire class must learn what it means for their community and that they are better than this. Healing begins when the children paint art on the wall. Teaching tips from the publisher​

Week of June 6, 2022 | Final Library Visit for TK
Cooling Off, Reading Backwards, Summer Reading

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Summer, by Alice Low
A boy, a girl, and a dog share the joys of summer: swimming, fishing, gardening, watching fireworks, chasing butterflies, and toasting marshmallows. What are you looking forward to doing this summer?

Can't Catch Me, by John Hassett
A sassy ice cube escapes from the freezer and runs away to sea.

Crafty Connection Draw the ice cube on blue construction paper and "color" it in with an ice cube

Summer Reading MBUSD reading lists and more

Week of June 6, 2022 | Kindergarten
Ocean Life and Summer Reading

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Video Footage of Inky before his escape

Inky's Amazing Escape, by Sy Montgomery
When an octopus is whisked away to captivity in an aquarium, he manages to escape by squeezing out of his tank, sliding through the aquarium, and back out to sea, Based upon the 2016 escape from the New Zealand National Aquarium by an octopus named Inky.

Crafty Connection Draw Inky


Summer Reading MBUSD reading lists and more

Week of June 6, 2022 | First Grade
Happy Endings and Summer Reading

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The Three Little Gators, by Helen Ketteman
An adaptation of the traditional folktale in which three little gators each build a house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big-bottomed Boar.
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Noodleheads See the Future, by Tedd Arnold
Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.

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Summer Reading MBUSD reading lists and more

Week of June 6, 2022 | Second Grade
Reading Can Build Bridges to Understanding

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Legend of Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer When their mother drops them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread the overbearing librarian, but are surprised at what they discover. Chapter 5 of 5.

Misunderstood Shark, by Ame Dyckman
Shark interrupts the filming of "Underwater World with Bob," scattering the other creatures (and the audience), but he claims it is all a terrible misunderstanding --that he would never think of eating the fish, the squid, the audience ...or Bob.


Sharko and Hippo, by Elliot Kalan
Sharko and Hippo go fishing, but every time Sharko asks for something, Hippo pulls out something entirely different from his coat pockets, right up to the twisty ending that shows Hippo's apparent misunderstanding was planned all along. Hippo's style and characteristics are reminiscent of the comedy of Harpo Marx.

Video Harpo meets Groucho on a 1961 episode of You Bet Your LIfe show
Video Harpo playing the harp in 1945 (skip first 11 seconds)

Video The Potato Song 

​Summer Reading MBUSD reading lists and more​

Week of June 6, 2022 | Third Grade
Enjoy Your Public Library this Summer | Learn Facts & Have Fun

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
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The Man Who Loved Libraries, by Andrew Larsen
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835 and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848. Helping to support his family, Carnegie worked in a cotton mill. Later he became a messenger boy and then a telegraph operator. Always a hard worker, Carnegie saved and invested his earnings. By age 35 he was a very rich man, and over his lifetime was able to fulfill his lifelong desire to give away half a billion dollars. Much of the money went to the building of more than 2,500 public libraries around the world. His philanthropy revolutionized public libraries, which were not widespread at that time.

Video The Man Who Loved Libraries, an introduction by author Andrew Larsen

I Just Ate My Friend, by Heidi McKinnon
Having eaten his only friend, a monster seeks a new companion but each creature he meets has a good reason not to serve as a replacement. We've all been there.

Do Not Lick This Book (It's Full of Germs), by Idan Ben-Barak and Julian Frost
Everything is full of germs, from your socks to the top of Mount Everest. The tour concludes with more formal introductions and profiles for E. coli, Streptococcus, and more. Science at its best: informative and gross.

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Summer Reading MBUSD reading lists and more

Week of June 6, 2022 | Final Library Visit for Fourth Grade
How We Learn and 
Summer Reading

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Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, by JoAnn Deak
Introduces the anatomy and functions of the brain; describes how the the brain is able to stretch and grow; and explains how mistakes are an essential part of learning.
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Alex the Parrot, by Stephanie Spinner
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The story of an African grey parrot named Alex (1976-2007) whose intelligence changed the way scientists view the brain. 
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Video Scientist Irene Pepperberg and Alex

Summer Reading MBUSD reading lists and more

Week of June 7, 2022 | Final Library Visit for Fifth Grade
Summer Reading, Deep Doodles, and Farewell

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Summer Reading Students entering 6th grade do have required summer reading. Please see the Entering 6th Grade Reading List found on the MBUSD website: Departments > Educational Services > English Language Arts > scroll to the Manhattan Beach Middle School section.

Manhattan Beach Middle School eBooks Current MBUSD 5th graders will soon be able to check out eBooks using the MBMS digital library interface:
1. Visit the school website mbmswaves.com.
2. Under the Our School tab select Library from the drop-down menu.
3  Click the Sora App link.
4. Log in with your MBUSDAPPS.org email address. No password is needed.
5. A maximum of two items may be borrowed and will be automatically returned.
Questions? Email MBMS Library Resource Specialist Cory O'Meara at comeara@mbusd.org.

Your Deep Doodles What do your doodles reveal about your character and your personality? Students will draw a few doodles and find out what they may represent. 
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    MBUSD begins the 2021-22 school year with full-day in-person learning

    The library is open to students and staff beginning August 30, 2021. All will wear masks inside at all times and will be mindful of physical distancing.
    Beginning March 14, 2022 the wearing of masks is strongly recommended but not required.

    Library Program

    Our students enjoy weekly visits for a presentation crafted to instill a love of reading, to enhance
    Common Core classroom lessons, and to inspire life-long learning. Visits include checking out materials, practicing information literacy, and exercising digital citizenship.
    Colleagues are welcome to borrow program ideas.

    California Model School Library Standards 

    Read Aloud 15 Minutes. 
    Every Child. Every Parent. Every Day See why it matters at readaloud.org

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