April is here! We have so many updates to share with you. We had 96 students participate in the Sequoyah Book Award vote by reading at least three books from the master list. The final winner for 2025 will not be available until later this month, but I am excited to report that Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko won the NPI vote! If you want to get a head start on next year’s Sequoyah books, you can find the new titles for the 2025 Masterlist on the NPI’s Media Center page on our website.
Our 5th grade book club, The Book Worm Social, has been so much fun. We started off in January with Maniac Magee by Jerry Spenelli. We have now added Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars and Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald J. Sobol to the list. We will end the year off with Frindle by Andrew Clements which promises to be an exciting book to talk about.
Our spring fair was a roaring success. Thank you for your support and participation! Our total sales were $7,881.67 with a cash profit of $1.814.24 and $512.36 in books. We also raised $1243.25 through our “Share the Fair” fundraiser. A portion of that was used to buy books from the fair which will be given to children in our community who are in need. Another portion of that fundraiser was used to buy books from the fair that will be used as giveaways and incentives in our library. What an amazing response from our students and parents!
We are knee deep in exploring all the many resources available in the library. Road trips will be planned, gardens organized, and baseball scores found using road atlases, almanacs, and the local newspaper to name just a few. We will also take advantage of our set of encyclopedias along with the ones provided through the Metropolitan Library’s databases to find answers to everyday questions.
As we get closer to the end of the year it’s important to take note of a few upcoming deadlines. The cutoff for meeting the fourth quarter AR goal is Tuesday, May 6. Our AR party for students who met their goal for all four quarters will be on Thursday, May 8. The last day for students to check out books will be Friday May 2. All library books are due back by Friday May 9. Lastly, Chromebooks checked out for home use are due back the week of April 28 - May 2. Also, keep in mind that lost books will need to be paid for before the summer break in order for students to be able to check out books next school year.
Let’s hope the April showers will bring us lots of May flowers. Meanwhile, find a good book to read with your NPI bookworm!
