Missing Library Books

Dear Parents, 

Could you please take a minute to see if any of these somehow ended up at your house? Ms. Csilla and I have searched in our classroom to no avail and, every year, we always discover that a few often make it home to students' houses. 

Thanks so much!  


LIBRARY MATERIALS
Due: 1/8/2017
"The great white shark"
  Call #: 597.3 HIR
  Barcode: T 8606

Due: 5/24/2017
"Top 10 cats for kids"
  Call #: 636.8 RAU
  Barcode: T 100602

Due: 10/31/2016
"Starring Jules (third grade debut)"
  Call #: FIC AIN
  Barcode: T 35365

Due: 3/20/2017
"The tree with eyes"
  Call #: FIC BEN KEMO
  Barcode: T 21898

Due: 3/20/2017
"Frantastic voyage"
  Call #: FIC BENTON
  Barcode: T 18072

Due: 3/20/2017
"The Fran with four brains"
  Call #: FIC BENTON
  Barcode: T 21703

Due: 3/6/2017
"Rumpelstiltskin"
  Call #: J 398.2 RUM
  Barcode: T 348

World Book Day Recap

Well, that was fun. :) Yes, today was World Book Day, as well as the culmination of our Reading Week in the ES.  We celebrated by dressing up as some of our favorite book characters, reading outside inside in the fresh breeze, and by having lots of good chats about our favorite books.

Here are some amusing pictures for you to enjoy: (see all photos by clicking here) 

**The Grade 3 Rockstars**

I dressed up as Ladybug Girl. Very proud of my wings, that I made at the last minute last night! 

Reading Week

Next week is ES Reading Week!

To cap off an amazing week of celebrating reading, your child is encouraged to think about a great book they have read and come to school dressed up as that favorite book character on Thursday, March 2. This book character dress up day will spark many conversations between students about their favorite characters and continue to set the environment for the love of reading to be contagious.

As a reminder, we do not consider cartoon or movie characters as part of this day. Students are only permitted to wear costumes from book characters on this reading celebration day.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Happy reading!!

Missing Library Books

It's that dreaded time of the year when we discover how many library books are missing! Actually, four is not so bad; however, we'd still like to recover them, if possible.

These are the titles we are looking for, so kindly ask your child about them, since we used these for our research book clubs:

LIBRARY MATERIALS

"Caring for your cat"
  Call #: 636.8 RIN
  Barcode: T 6051

"Music & art."
  Call #: 700 MUS
  Barcode: T 461

"World War I"
  Call #: 940.3 ROS
  Barcode: T 103366

"Germany"
  Call #: 943 GRA
  Barcode: T 8537

Book Drive

Do you have books you do not need anymore? Are you moving and want to pack less? 

Please bring your gently used books to the MS/HS or ES Reception Desks. 

As a Boy Scouts of America Eagle Project, Grade 10 student, Mills Hoyt, is collecting used books for a library he is creating for the Elite English School in Deira. The children attending this school are the children of laborers and they do not have a school library or the resources to create a library. Books from kindergarten to first grade level are wanted the most, but any books are acceptable! 

Thank you in advance for your kind support! 

March Madness

March Madness Reading Challenge

We are having a March Madness Challenge in 3LN. Every student will be responsible to participate by reading as many chapters as they can during the month of March. Together our class has set a goal to read 22, 076 minutes in all! 

Students, in your new March Madness reading log, which is found on this sheet, please record the number of minutes you read each day, starting March 7th. After each book is read, you will take a book report form from our classroom to complete at home and return. 

Each child who meets or exceeds his/his March Madness goal will be given a certificate and small prize. If our class meets or exceeds our goal, we will enjoy a pizza party as a reward. The class is already very excited and has set some challenging, yet realistic goals!!

Happy reading! :)

World Book Day and the ES Literacy Week

The children had a great time dressing up last Thursday for World Book Day! The activities we did throughout the week were also a big hit and the children's love of reading really shone through. I hope you'll enjoy these pictures from our literary fun!

Also, please click here to see more. :) 

Author Visit

On March 9, we will welcome UK children’s poet and author, David Webb, to give a presentation to ES students about his books and his work as a writer. 

David Webb grew up in Liverpool and now lives in Bury, where he worked as a Primary School Head Teacher before becoming a full time writer ten years ago.

A limited number of copies of three of Mr. Webb’s books will be available for sale and signing. The books cost 40 AED. If you would like to purchase a book for your child, please send the exact amount, along with the title and name for dedication and signing.

Pocket Wands
Do you believe in magic? You really should! Come into Hocus Pocus House where you can meet the magical Moon family. Follow Wilf and Maisie as they get up to mischief with their brand new pocket wands. (suitable for 7-8 year olds)

The Dragon’s Cave 
Daisy & William discover a dusty old book showing the way from the holiday house they are staying in to The Dragon’s Cave, but all the other pages are blank…..leading them on a fantastic adventure. (suitable for 8-9 year olds)

Tom Travis Time Traveller 

When Tom Travis begins to experience strange dreams, he realizes that he is no normal boy. Through sleep, he travels to The Time Forest, where he sees the past unfold before his very eyes. But it is when he is introduced to the time master that his incredible adventure really begins. (suitable for 9-11 year olds)

The books will be signed after his presentation and delivered the following day to students. 

Missing Library Books

It's that time of year for us to clean out our libraries and return items! Our class, 3LN, returned many books; however, we still have 16 outstanding. Yikes! It's a mystery! 

I know some students may have borrowed them from our class to use for research or for their own reading pleasure, so would you mind having a look at home for these books? Thanks so much! 

Here are a list of the titles: 

Ghosts
  Call #: 133.1 GOR
  Barcode: T 15539

Ghosts
  Call #: 133.1 GUY
  Barcode: T 18517

The golden retriever
  Call #: 636.7 WIL
  Barcode: T 1523

Sweets and snacks
  Call #: 641.3 MAR
  Barcode: T 100746

How to draw Hungary's sights and symbols
  Call #: 743 HOW
  Barcode: T 15671

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov
  Call #: 921 ANA
  Barcode: T 23162

Mandela : the rebel who led his nation to freedom
  Call #: 921 MAN
  Barcode: T 14679

England
  Call #: 942 DAH
  Barcode: T 8361

China
  Call #: 951 OLS
  Barcode: T 8862

Because of Winn-Dixie
  Call #: DVD FIC WINN
  Barcode: T 12732

Animal life cycles
  Call #: J 571.8 GAN
  Barcode: T 10661

Boxers
  Call #: J 636.73 MEI
  Barcode: T 5901

The wild side of pet cats
  Call #: J 636.8 WAT
  Barcode: T 16890

Chocolate : riches from the rainforest
  Call #: J 641.3 BUR
  Barcode: T 4529

How is chocolate made?
  Call #: J 641.3 ROY
  Barcode: T 15649

Measuring time at a race
  Call #: J 796.42 IRV
  Barcode: T 23864
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Items Overdue: 16