Fourth grade students were introduced to Mitali Perkins today, as she came to tell her stories, introduce her books and talk about writing (and living!) between two cultures.  The students were excited about her visit, and made several signs to welcome her into our library.

After an hour of story telling, question-answering and hands-on activities (Tre and Iris modeled the traditional clothing VERY well!), 4th graders were eager to get their hands on her books.  I hope they will be inspired by her stories and characters!

Over the next few weeks, students will be learning about blogging, what the purpose of blogging is, and how to responsibly use this technology to share what is happening in the library and their classrooms!  From May 21-25, the entire school will be taking part in a project-based learning week we are calling PiBLi - each class or grade level is exploring a project in-depth, with the theme of natural environment.  Using library time, and volunteers from classrooms, I hope to have students capturing, summarizing and reporting on what is happening around the school!  Here goes this experiment in social learning and sharing!