Are you looking for a great book but don't know where to start?
Check out the "If you Like" bulletin board in the Library! We have made bookmarks with suggested titles based on
5 kid-approved favorites!
Book Review by Ms. Brown
Myron Uhlberg had deaf parents - and he could hear. He was born in 1933 and grew up during the Great Depression. Unlike today, when American Sign Language is recognized and used by most deaf people,
when he was a child, deaf people were thought to be dumb and mostly ignored. That is not true and his parents were smart, kind and loving and created a wonderful home for Myron and his brother Irwin.
Being a hearing child in a deaf family was both difficult and eye-opening. When Irwin got sick and needed medical attention, Myron had to interpret the doctor's questions and orders for his scared and worried parents. He often tried to get out of trouble by not interpreting exactly what the teacher was saying to his parents! For a long time, Myron would get embarrassed by signing for his parents in public. He gradually realized how important his help was. His parents were always appreciative of Myron's help, and when he got a scholarship to Brandeis University, they were so proud of his achievement of being the first in the family to go to college. This is a very entertaining memoir about growing up and being different, and finding the place where you fit - in Myron's case, in both the hearing and deaf worlds.
This is a young reader adaptation of Uhlberg's memoir, Hands of My Father.
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Book It! : https://www.bookitprogram.com/book-it-for-parents
This summer, Barnes and Noble is offering a free book to students who participate in their reading program!
Activity PDF link: Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Journal
Here's how to read your way to a free book:
1. Read 8 books (any book!), record the books you read, and your favorite parts of the books, on the activity journal (see attached PDF).
2. Submit your completed reading journal to your local Barnes and Noble between July 1st - August 31st, 2021.
3. Choose a free book from the list on the Barnes and Noble activity journal.
If you have any questions, contact Ms. Samsel (asamsel@sau16.org)
Happy Reading!
Have you spotted our Poet-Trees in the hallways? There is one located in each grade level hallway!
The students explored creative writing through poetry using metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, and other writing tools. Each grade level created a unique crowd source poem about our LSS community. You can read the final poem located on the trunk on the trees (or click on the links below!).
The leaves of the tree are poems created by individual students inspired by Shel Silverstein and other activities online to spark ideas. Leaf poems were contributed by students attending in-person classes and remotely. Students dived into PebbleGo to learn about famous poets, played with magnetic poetry board creating silly sentences, and others had fun using poem prompts.
A few have elected to share their poems beyond the classroom through flipgrid to be added in our morning announcements! We also have many students opting to enter additional poems into the Young American Poetry Digest competition! Selected poems will be published in the poetry digest that will be share in libraries across the country.
Crowd Source Poems!
Things in Isaiah's family have really tough since his father died. His mom was just lost, lost, lost in her sorrow and Isaiah has been spending a lot of time with his friend Sneaky. Sneaky has that nickname for a reason, though, and it's been getting him in scary trouble lately. Isaiah's little sister, Charlie, is being a pest and he just wants to stay at Sneaky's all the time instead of dealing with his sad and sick mom. When she loses her job and they have to move out of their apartment, Isaiah knows he needs to be the 'man of the house' so he gets a job and uses his poetry-writing skills to earn even more money so they can leave the smelly hotel room and move back to their old neighborhood. Even though his dad is gone, Isaiah finds a connection to him and works harder than ever to honor his memory and help lift his mom out of her sadness. With help from his friends and neighbors, Isaiah uses his creativity and truth to share his father with the world and become a super hero at the same time.
Schedule an author visit with Paul Durham, an Exeter local! He has visited Lincoln Street School in the past and is happy to offer FREE zoom sessions with individual classes.
How to schedule a zoom session:
1. Read or share one of his books with your class
2. Email Paul directly: pauldurhambooks@gmail.com
Zoom sessions are no more than 30 minutes with interactive Q&A's.
Check out his website! (Lincoln Street Library is a featured image on his homepage!)
LSS Destiny Checkout: "The Luck Uglies"
LSS Destiny Checkout: "The Last Gargoyles"
Looking for something to do over vacation? Here are some winter themed arts & crafts, audiobooks, and other adventures to entertain you!
