Aquarium Update!

Yesterday, I visited Fin & Feather in Oneonta to pick up the cover for the tank. My visit ended with eight new fish for our aquarium! It is still early, but all of the fish survived the first 24 hours. I added:

• six neon tetras
• two black mollies (a male & a female)

Take a look:

Black Molly.

Our new neon tetras and the zebra danios swimming together.

Mollies are peaceful fish.

If all of the neons survive, then we will have eight to swim in a school together! keep looking each week for an update. Remember you may write to me at school about summer reading or if you have a question about the fish:

Miss Fey
Cooperstown Elementary Library
21 Walnut Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326

Don't Forget About The Torch Relay

Are you still following the torch relay? Many students have a map to track the relay. Below is the route animation video I shared with students:

There are great links on the Elementary Library webpage to follow the torch relay and to learn more about the Olympics. The opening ceremony is in 33 days!!!

ArtsPower Laura Ingalls Wilder

Guess what is coming to Cooperstown???

Another GREAT production by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre Group...

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical.

Our performance is scheduled for April 2013. Keep following us for more details including summer trip and reading ideas to connect to Laura Ingalls Wilder. A special thank you to Mrs. Lippitt for securing this program for our school!

We started an aquarium!

Just a reminder...look with your eyes only please.

This is the neon tetra's favorite hangout.

If you haven't already heard the LMC has an aquarium! So far we have been successful keeping seven fish alive. The aquarium will be in the LMC year round. It is a great way for us to learn about life cycles, responsibility, money, and much more. Here are few highlights:

•  We have a 20 gallon tank.
• We have 3 neon tetras, 2 zebra danios, and 2 danio glofish.
• The ideal temperature is 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Students practice reading the thermometer at eye level for an accurate temperature reading. Our thermometer has a green range to indicate an acceptable temperature for the fish. Look out if it reads above or below the green into the yellow ranges- yellow means caution it is too hot or too cold. 
• How much does it cost to start an aquarium? Students can estimate the cost of starting their own aquarium by adding the total amounts together from receipts. Many students are surprised by how quickly items add up!

Don't Forget Our Bookmobile!!!

How about the Cybermobile for summer reading???? Meet Starr, Fred, and Noelle- tell them Miss Fey sent you!

TUESDAYS – April 17; May 15; June 19 Fly Creek 10:00 am - 10:20 am Methodist Church Schuyler Lake 10:30 am - 11:00 am Post Office Mt. Vision 12:20 pm - 12:45 pm Methodist Church Laurens 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Library Wells Bridge 2:05 pm - 2:45 pm Baptist Church       THURSDAYS – April 19; May 17; June 21 West Oneonta 9:30 am - 9:50 am Town Hall Oneonta 10:10 am - 10:50 am Little Lambs Children Center Schenevus 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm Schenevus Valley Lodge Westford 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Fire Station South Valley 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm First Christian Church Middlefield 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Fire Station If you have a question about the schedule, please call 607-723-8236 and dial zero for the operator, or check on Twitter (@4clsCybermobile) Books may be returned to ANY Four County Library System Library. FOR RENEWALS AND REQUESTS CALL: (607) 723-8236, ext. 322 There are never overdue fines on Cybermobile books!

Coop Scoop February 2012

Four County Library

Did you know that in addition to looking for books on the OPAC in our library that you can access the Four County Public Library online too?



http://www.4cls.org/

Cybermobile in our Rural Community

Learn about the Cybermobile (bookmobile) in our rural area! TUESDAY -- JULY 19; AUGUST 16; SEPTEMBER 13
Fly Creek	10:00 am - 10:20 am	Methodist Church
Schuyler Lake	10:30 am - 11:00 am	Post Office
Mt. Vision	12:20 pm - 12:45 pm	Methodist Church
Laurens	1:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Library
Wells Bridge	2:05 pm - 2:45 pm	Baptist Church
THURSDAY -- JULY 21; AUGUST 18; SEPTEMBER 15
West Oneonta	9:30 am - 9:50 am	Town Hall
Oneonta	10:10 am - 10:50 am	Little Lambs Children Center
Schenevus	12:15 pm - 12:45 pm	Main Street
Westford	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm	Fire Station
South Valley	2:00 pm - 2:30 pm	First Christian Church
Middlefield	2:45 pm - 3:15 pm	Fire Station

I will be on the Cybermobile 

Thursday, August 18th. 

* There are no overdue fines!!!!

New database

We have an addition to our PebbleGo animal database! We now subscribe to the PebbleGo earth & space database.  This includes earth science, space, seasons, and weather. All classes will have the opportunity to explore this database within the next few weeks.

What is PebbleGo?

PebbleGo is an interactive emergent reader database.

• It features videos, images, and sounds to explore non-fiction information.
• PebbleGo has a feature that reads the text to students!
• It includes a built-in glossary for new vocabulary and scientific terminology.
• FUN, ENGAGING, and EDUCATIONAL!!!!

How do we get there???

• Students can still login using the same username and password.
• The picture above shows the animal database on the left and earth & space on the right. Just select the one you wish to use!
• You can use the tabs on the upper left-hand side to navigate between both databases!

PARP 2011

PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) kickoff event will be on

Friday, March 4 at CCS!!!

Join us for Family Reading Night

in the LMC from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

******Wear your pajamas!*****

Featuring:

Maria Johnson, storyteller and Library Media Specialist from Roxbury Central School

arts & crafts

refreshments

Battle of the Books with MS/HS students

FREE book giveways

Playaways

We have added Playaways to our LMC collection. A playaway is a preloaded audio book in MP3 format.  Playaways are a great way to encourage reading! They are excellent for struggling readers, kids on the go, or just as a different way to enjoy a great book!

Author Visit!!!

Brian Lies is coming to Cooperstown on Friday, November 12th! More details to follow!!!

 

Visit his website here!

Character Education

Mrs. McBrearty and I have kicked off our character education program for the month of October! Members of the school staff have been given blank construction paper hands to complete when a student demonstrates the monthly character trait. This month we are learning about responsibility. We have already received many helping hands sharing how CCS students demonstrated responsibility inside and outside of their classrooms. We are filling our bucket to share at the next Friday Finale.

Character Education

Mrs. McBrearty and I are teamed up to support character education. October's trait will be responsibility!! Help us keep our garden of learning bucket full by sharing how you are responsible! Look for our bulletin board display outside of the LMC!

Our new computer lab!

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year. We have a new computer lab in the Library Media Center. It features 24 wireless internet accessible computers. This means we enough computers for an entire class here at CCS elementary. The opportunities to utilize the lab are endless. We are looking forward to discovering the wonders in our garden of learning.

What are you reading?

Write to me at school:

Miss Fey
21 Walnut Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326

Tell me what you are reading!

Stolen Children

Wow! I cannot put this book down! Now I understand why students all across New York State chose this book as the Charlotte Award winner. It is full of action and suspense. Amy, the babysitter, was brave and smart because she designed clues to her and Kendra's location in the videos! She had to be very clever to do it without getting caught. As you read this story Amy becomes very easy to identify with as a main character. I found myself not only rooting for her and Kendra's safe return to their families, but also hoping that she would open up to her mother abut the events prior to her father's death. This book is an enjoyable read for children and adults!

Learn more about the author here!

The author Peg Kehret has another new book out....

Summer Reading at New York Libraries

 

http://www.summerreadingnys.org/

Check out the summer reading at New York Libraries. This website offers links to events, games, reading lists, and much more!!

Summer Reading at YOUR Local Libraries

Village Library of Cooperstown
22 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
(607) 547-8344


Kinney Memorial Library

West Main Street

Hartwick, NY 13348

Get Directions

(607) 293-6600


Cherry Valley Memorial Library
61 Main Street
PO Box 25
Cherry Valley, NY 13320
607-264-8214

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Huntington Memorial Library
62 Chestnut Street 
Oneonta, NY 13820
(607) 432-1980

Borders Summer Reading Incentive

Follow the link below to check out the Borders Summer Reading incentive. It is for children 12 and under. It is a Double Dog Dare! Read ANY 10 books, fill out a form, and return it to any Borders to receive your free book.

http://www.borders.com/online/store/MediaView_doubledogdare