http://laurieryan.edublogs.org For the students, parents and teachers of Pine Hill Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:57:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_21" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Cummings with their Owl's Nest Mural"][/caption] It is great to be back at school! There is a lot to be excited about! Thanks to a couple of wonderful Sherborn Moms the library has been transformed with a beautiful wall mural. Carol Bailey, mother ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2009/09/16/september-2009/ It is hard to believe that we have started the last month of school! There has been a lot happening around Pine Hill and in the Media Center. We’ve wrapped up two reading projects. The first is the Read-to-Feed Read-a-thon that some the 4th graders participated in. Students volunteered to ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2009/05/29/june-2009/ There is a lot new in the Pine Hill Media Center since my last blog post. First of all, the Media Center now has a web site for the Pine Hill community to use. I will be looking forward to any feedback that you have. It is currently, and probably ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2009/04/07/april-2009/ Happy December Everyone!   I want to thank the Pine Hill Community for the wonderful response to the Library Book Fair last week. We have added over 200 new books to our collection and the enthusiastic response from the students is contagious! I’d like to especially thank the CSA’s Megan Hall and ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2008/12/12/december-news/ Many exciting things are happening around Pine Hill and the Media Center is no exception.   Mo Willems and Susan Meddaugh are two of the authors that the kindergarteners have been enjoying in library class. The students are also becoming experts at distinguishing between fiction and non-fiction books! It is wonderful ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2008/11/10/november-2008/ The school year at Pine Hill is in full swing. In the library, students have been busy getting reacquainted with the great selection of books, library procedures and their library teacher! This year’s opening theme is “I Spy a Good Book.” In addition to spy books and props on display, ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2008/09/24/september-2008/         As the school year winds down, I have been busy collecting library books and beginning to close the library for the school year. Of course, we have been continuing to enjoy library classes. One of the recent highlights was Susan Meyer, 4th grade parent, who visited and read her ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/june-2008/ March is “Music in Our Schools” month. It is also “Music & Poetry in the Media Center” month. I have been sharing books about Jazz with the classes. My favorite so far is Jazz on a Saturday Night by Leo and Dianne Dillon. The book came with a CD that ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2008/03/11/march-news/ Happy 2008! Here I am, the official Library Teacher, and I am enjoying every minute. I have been busy creating a “reading nook” in honor of Carol DeFusco which has led to several other changes in the layout of the Media Center. The students are very excited about the new ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/january-news/ Mrs. Defusco and I want to let you know about a couple of exciting events that will be taking place in November. First, author Kate DiCamillo will be appearing on November 9th at 6 p.m. at the Wilson Middle School in Natick. She has written great books for all ages ... http://laurieryan.edublogs.org/2007/10/17/featured-authors/