Valleyview Elementary School Library

Kindergarten & Grade 1 library classes this month have been enjoying books by Author of the Month Oge Mora, an award-winning newcomer in children's literature. Parents, ask your child to share with you why Omu's neighbors in "Thank You, Omu" kept knocking on her door, and what we learned in "Saturday" about spending time with the ones we love...

An exciting, whirlwind-of-a-morning on this early-dismissal Friday! Ms. Shelp's 5th grade library class reviewed last week's Media Literacy lesson on Fake News and fact-checked bogus claims of election fraud using fact-checking websites, while also discussing the difference between Fact & Opinion; Mr. Dutcher's 4th grade library class began a "History's Heroes" unit and met Ancient Egypt's King Tut; and Mrs. Bellen's 3rd grade library class continued their "Folktales Around the World" unit by traveling to The Middle East...

In advance of a presidential election which has been - and may continue to be - inundated with Fake News, 5th grade library classes have begun a unit on Media Literacy and have already discussed the importance of trying to identify Fake News; 4th grade library classes have also discussed the same. They know that Media Literacy resources are available on the library website, and I have encouraged them to fact-check any questionable election news they may encounter by using the "Fact-Checking Websites" link on the webpage provided below...

Sharing this post from the Oneonta RIF (Reading Is Fundamental) Group, who have been working very hard to provide Oneonta's youth with books during the pandemic, thanks for all that they do!

Thanks to eight of the various Valleyview families that are 100% remote this Fall who took advantage of the opportunity to use today's "Wellness Wednesday" to embark upon a field trip to the library for book exchange! It was great to see some faces that we haven't seen for seven months, and I'm sure the books were glad to see you too!