Third graders at Williams are now using their Newton Public Schools Google accounts! They used the drawing tool to write and illustrate information about trees.  You can check them out at these links:


Ms. Reardon's and Ms. Dee's class

Ms. Matrisciano's class

Ms. McKenna's class

Check out the book trailers created by Grade 5 students using imovie. The students collaborated to create trailers of their book group reading titles. Teachers also collaborated on this. Mr. Lavigne, Mr. Garlick, and Ms. Kosmo created the lesson, but the kids did all the work!  We are really pleased with how they turned out.

Grade 5 book trailers

Here is a wonderful interview with author Shana Corey. The interview highlights titles to feature for Williams History month. We have her books in our library and many of the books featured in the interview. Watch for more coming soon.


Mr. Schu interviews Shana Corey for Women's History month.

Author Grace Lin visits Williams School

Today we had a wonderful visit from author Grace Lin. She spoke to students in Grades 1-4. Grace talked about how she became an author and illustrator, where she gets her ideas, and how her childhood helped her develop ideas for stories. She signed copies of books for students and everybody got a bookmark! It was a wonderful day at Williams. Here are some of the books she discussed in her presentation:

We have a total of 17 books in our library that Grace Lin has authored and/or illustrated. We are expecting her newest, Starry River of the sky soon!

The Williams Library is in your home!!

The ebooks have arrived! They are all nonfiction and the students have unlimited use.  You can read them online at home. This is so exciting. There are fifteen titles. Look them up in our library catalog on the library webpage menu. (You probably just left that page and menu to get here!)  Enjoy!

The titles are:

From seed to maple tree: following the life cycle.

Seeds go, seeds grow

The creation of the U.S. Constitution

The Declaration of Independence in translation: What it really means

Earth

From caterpillar to butterfly: following the life cycle

From tadpole to frog: following the life cycle

The Lincoln Memorial

The moon

Our U.S. Capitol

Shattering Earthquakes

The Sun

Violent volcanoes

The White House

Writing the U.S. Constitution

Happy New Year! Coming very soon to the Williams School Library: Ebooks! We are starting with a selection of nonfiction titles for use with curriculum units. All will have unlimited use, which means they can be checked out and read by all of our students at the same time. Stay tuned for further information.

Summer is here!  It is a great time to keep reading and keep learning. 

discoveryschool.com

Here is the link for the Newton Public Schools Summer Reading List:

Newton Public Schools Reading List

Don't forget to go to the Newton Public Library this summer while the Williams Library is closed. They have a wonderful summer reading program with lots of activities for kids.  Here is the link:

Dream Big Read!

Have a great summer. We will have great new books at the Williams Library in September.