Scholastic Book Fair Is 3 Weeks Away
The last week of May we will be holding another Scholastic Book Fair, and the library is looking for parents to help staff the sale. We will set up mid-day on Tuesday May 29th and open for business from 3:30-4:15pm on Tuesday-Friday, and 8:30-9:30am on Monday-Friday, in addition to being open for the evening Family Literacy event. If you (or a talented teenage sibling) can spare an hour or two to help, please contact Mr. Seasholes in the library. The sale brings books and income to the library to keep Sanislo readers growing!

As National Poetry comes to a close, I want to repeat the invitation to students and families to submit poems for our Sanislo Chinook 2012 Poetry Anthology. Take a moment to pen a family poem and send it in, by email if you like clseasholes@seattleschools.org before May 15th.

As National Poetry comes to a close, I want to repeat the invitation to students and families to submit poems for our Sanislo Chinook 2012 Poetry Anthology. Take a moment to pen a family poem and send it in, by email if you like clseasholes@seattleschools.org before May 15th.

For Sanislo’s Cinco de Mayo festivities, I wondered if talented Sanislo friends might like to join me for a little musical sharing to add to the program’s potluck. Ricardo Lopes-Alcantara suggests I assemble a few friends and try to present these two songs along with what the students are singing. They are best done by one or two adults…and so I humbly go looking for help: Quieres cantar conmigo? Connocerlos?

El Sinaloense:

and Cocula:

are both lively traditional songs….and I’d love to learn ‘em: with you.

Thanks and Thanks Again

The Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children’s Books donated a box of just-reviewed, new books to our library last week. Do the math, at $17/book the 30+ books represent a real boost to our collection. Thanks also are due to the various individual donors who continue to surprise and delight me with book donations large and small, new and used…all of which get into circulation ASAP.

Thursday May 31st brings our 3rd evening Family Literacy event at Sanislo this year as we read, write and share poetry with a family celebration from 6-7:30pm. Bringing together student work with SAL’s Writer-in-the-School program, the Washington Reading Corps family literacy efforts and the publication of Sanislo student poetry anthologies this is one to put on family calendars now.

That same week of May 29th-June 1st will see our “Get Ready for Summer” Scholastic Book Fair in the library, bringing great deals on books while supporting our school library ongoing growth and development.

Sanislo student poets are also invited to read their poetry from the Elliott Bay Book company’s author stage at a second annual Youth Poetry Celebration on Saturday, June 1st from 11am-1pm. Joining Sanislo will be student poets from the Powerful Writers program in the Rainier Valley and poets from Lake Washington Girls Middle School in an unforgettable encore event. Student poets can experience the joy of intimate, public performance from one of our nation’s busiest author reading stages.. Families and friends invited: more info @library.

Thursday May 31st brings our 3rd evening Family Literacy event at Sanislo this year as we read, write and share poetry with a family celebration from 6-7:30pm. Bringing together student work with SAL’s Writer-in-the-School program, the Washington Reading Corps family literacy efforts and the publication of Sanislo student poetry anthologies this is one to put on family calendars now.

That same week of May 29th-June 1st will see our “Get Ready for Summer” Scholastic Book Fair in the library, bringing great deals on books while supporting our school library ongoing growth and development.

Sanislo student poets are also invited to read their poetry from the Elliott Bay Book company’s author stage at a second annual Youth Poetry Celebration on Saturday, June 1st from 11am-1pm. Joining Sanislo will be student poets from the Powerful Writers program in the Rainier Valley and poets from Lake Washington Girls Middle School in an unforgettable encore event. Student poets can experience the joy of intimate, public performance from one of our nation’s busiest author reading stages.. Families and friends invited: more info @library.

With books like Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and Michael Morpurgo’s Warhorse going from print-to film, I am encouraging students take a look at the 2012 Oscar-winning short film, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” by Wm Joyce. Here the short film came first, the iPad app second and the print book will follow in the coming year. I invite everyone to enjoy it, posted here:

eBooks and ePublishing are exciting new players in the library, and I hope to generate interest and some initial funding for ebooks in our Sanislo collection through a Follett “Titlewish” donation program. Click on this link: http://www.titlewish.com/101577 to see and share with others this direct donation opportunity that can help Sanislo’s library thrive. I”m also including ebooks in grant proposals written and in draft proposal…because where there is a will, there’s gotta be a way!

A new before-school student LIT/Library activity club has allowed interested 3rd-5th graders to help in the library from 9-9:35am Monday-Wednesdays. If your student would like to participate in the April cohort, there will be a signup sheet posted next week, March 26th-29th. Only those students who sign up ahead of time will be allowed to participate each month. It’s a great way to start the day. Join us.

Finally, on Wednesday April 11th I will be celebrating “WA Library Snapshot Day” by taking a one day “snapshot” of a day in the life of our library. I invite you to get in the picture supporting the library @ Sanislo.

• Sign up on the list posted at the circulation station.
• Commit and come at least one morning each week of the month.
• Demonstrate mastery of tasks necessary for order in the library.
• Engage only in those tasks and projects as assigned.

Up to 12 2nd-5th graders may sign up to be members of that month’s LIT Library club. Their names will be posted in the library and by the front door. During the last week of each month there will be a new opportunity to join posted in the library.

If you’re online and interested in what some librarians and reading teachers are talking about, take a look at the “Share a Story, Shape a Future” blog tour postings this week. http://www.share-a-story-shape-a-future.net/ Today’s posting is “The Book Whisperer” by Donalyn Miller, on ways to create a reading culture at home.

You don’t want to miss out on any of the reading – and giving – so start reading now and help Sanislo earn more books by forwarding this campaign notice with your friends and family! We need to earn at least 50 books in order to participate and can earn up to 500 (!), so be sure to encourage your friends to join you in reading – and giving!
Thank You for donations large and small that keep our library growing. We have a large collection of new graphic novels thanks to our DonorsChoose.org project. We continue to appreciate new and used book donations and purchases from our Amazon wish list http://amzn.com/w/1HYAC8CP3B3EG.

Teams of 4th & 5th grade readers are looking ahead to the in-school Global Reading Challenge. Information on the books, contest and an online readers log are available from a Library GRC Glog at http://craigseasholes.edu.glogster.com/global-reading-challenge/
Six GRC teams will compete to demonstrate their knowledge of ten selected books. The winning team will represent Sanislo in the March 13th Semi-Final Round at SPL.

Thank You for donations large and small that keep our library growing. We have a large collection of new graphic novels thanks to our DonorsChoose.org project. We continue to appreciate new and used book donations and purchases from our Amazon wish list http://amzn.com/w/1HYAC8CP3B3EG.