December 19 – January 7
It couldn’t have been more perfect that there was snow sprinkled on the grouund when I walked to school this morning. 
For the last couple of weeks we have been reading winter books (Snowy Day and Waiting for Winter) and looking at our weekly winter report – hoping for snow! What more could I ask for to culminate the K/1, 1/2 winter unit. This week we are working to turn our library into a winter wonderland – a display that this time strapped librarian is hoping will last well into February!
Students are meeting on the rug where we watch one sample snow flake (materials needed include basket coffee filters, scissors, and of course paper bags to catch our clippings). In addition to Ms. Wynkoop modeling the taco, 1/4, pizza fold and making small cuts, we also looked at the Happy Snowflake App on the library iPad to see how the cutys we make translate into snowflake patterns.
After library checkout, we are listening to a specially selected medley of snow and winter songs while we quietly create our one-of-a kind snowflakes and bask in the magic of snowfall. Students are delighted to see their work instantly displayed in the library!
Today was an amazing day! In an effort to move our giant library teaching station out of the center of the room, and create a more student centered learning environment, we have installed AppleTV in the DBE Library. We can now project from anywhere in the library from the Mac or any of our Library iPads. Here’s to you DBE Readers! And a huge Thanks to Ms. Ayer for supporting this endeavor!!
