S. Kirk Wheeler
Memorial Library
Hours: 7:45am - 3:00pm
The Thrasher Book Club
All interested 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are invited to join.
The newest Book Club selection is:
The Lemonade War
Booklist (March 15, 2007 (Vol. 103, No. 14)) Children's Book of the Year 2008
At the tail end of summer, Evan discovers that his younger sister, Jessie, who has just skipped third grade, will be not just in his grade, but in his fourth-grade classroom. Normally buddies, they find themselves at odds over trifles and increasingly determined to earn more money than the other before school starts. Lemonade stands, entrepreneurial schemes, and dirty tricks find their way into the competition before Evan and Jessie fess up to the concerns that are really worrying them. Each chapter begins with a business-oriented definition such as "underselling: pricing the same goods for less than the competition,"and the book ends with a poster entitled "Ten Tips for Turning Lemons Into Loot."However, the basics of economics take a backseat to Evan and Jessie's realizations about themselves and their relationship. Davies, author of Where the Ground Meets the Sky (2002), does a good job of showing the siblings'strengths, flaws, and points of view in this engaging chapter book.
The book club hopes it will be a great book to make us think about earning money and the importance of our gifts any time of year!
For permission slips, please click below.
Thrasher Book Club Permission Slip
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Mrs. Johnston's Pick of the Month
Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox!
(The movie premieres soon.)
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Mrs. Baustista's class enjoyed the book How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World in honor of purchasing the most (50 books) for their teacher's classroom library at the bookfair. We had apple pie and vanilla ice cream and talked about where all the ingredients would come from. Here are a few examples: Cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree found on the island of Sri Lanka and vanilla, of course, comes from the vanilla bean found in Madagascar!
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We are proud to present Thrasher's very own 1st Grader Declan K. reading The Cat Who Wore A Pot On Her Head for READ 20 on WSMC. Please click below to hear.
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December Birthday Book Club
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The library is the center of the Thrasher learning community. All classrooms visit weekly, and all students are encouraged to use the resources for research and enjoyment.
Parents are welcome to volunteer or to just come by for a visit anytime.
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