I am really sorry to say that I'm going to shut our VOE blog down. I tried for this to be a fun thing that we could communicate with, but our school is not ready.
The reason we are not ready is that some of us are not responsible enough to use this cool technology without abusing it. Someone has been writing mean comments to me using the comments box. I am tired of it, it is disrespectful, and it hurts my feelings. So, if you (whoever you are) were trying to hurt my feelings, well, you succeeded. I hope you are happy.
I just want to remind you of the Valley Oaks Elementary School Creed that you now say every single morning at our school. Maybe someday you'll understand what it means. Until then, you are ruining it for the rest of us.
Miss Lee =(
Friday, February 8, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Long Time, No Post!
Hey, Eagles,
Thanks for the requests for more posts! No one had commented in awhile, and so I wondered if anyone was still reading our blog!
We had SUPER DUPER success with the Reading Challenge last month. You awesome Eagles read thousands and thousands of minutes! Congrats to the winning classes, but most of all, to all the people who read every day. You are fabuloso!
Tomorrow night we are having Character Education Night here at Valley Oaks. You definitely should come so that you can hang out with your friends, listen to stories, buy some new books from Blue Willow Bookshop, and learn more about how to be a kind and respectful human being. Don't forget it's from 5:45 - 7:15!!
The Bluebonnet Votes have been counted, and the winner has been announced! Stay Tuned to VOE TV on Friday for the winners!!! Our school winner was different than the overall state winner, for the 4th year in a row!
Have you read anything good lately? We have some new chapter books in the library - if you are interested in something new, just ask Miss Lee!
Have a great week, Eagles!
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
Thanks for the requests for more posts! No one had commented in awhile, and so I wondered if anyone was still reading our blog!
We had SUPER DUPER success with the Reading Challenge last month. You awesome Eagles read thousands and thousands of minutes! Congrats to the winning classes, but most of all, to all the people who read every day. You are fabuloso!
Tomorrow night we are having Character Education Night here at Valley Oaks. You definitely should come so that you can hang out with your friends, listen to stories, buy some new books from Blue Willow Bookshop, and learn more about how to be a kind and respectful human being. Don't forget it's from 5:45 - 7:15!!
The Bluebonnet Votes have been counted, and the winner has been announced! Stay Tuned to VOE TV on Friday for the winners!!! Our school winner was different than the overall state winner, for the 4th year in a row!
Have you read anything good lately? We have some new chapter books in the library - if you are interested in something new, just ask Miss Lee!
Have a great week, Eagles!
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
Monday, December 3, 2007
Don't Forget the Books!!
Hey, Eagles,
It's that time of year where we often make lists of things that we want to celebrate the holidays that are coming up! You know... Hanukkah, Christmas, etc...
Anyway, don't forget that you can ask for BOOKS for Christmas, in addition to all that other great stuff you want. Yeah, a Wii is cool, but it's not a BOOK. Yeah, an iPod is cool, but it's not a BOOK. Yeah, Legos are cool, but they're not a BOOK!!!
Are you catching the pattern here, readers?
Here are some really good books that I love that you might want to put on your Holiday Wish List, if someone asks:
1. Hatchet (awesome chapter book!)
2. anything Harry Potter (best book ever, right?)
3. Fancy Nancy (oooh, I love this pink princess-y book)
4. The Name of this Book is Secret (I wrote about this one in another post - it's a fabuloso chapter book)
5. Anything in a series, like Magic Tree House, Bailey School Kids, Encyclopedia Brown, Junie B., and so on. You remember now.
6. DK Eyewitness books (those cool non-fiction books w/ all the awesome pictures and info that you love)
I'm sure there are a zillion more books you could ask for, so don't forget to think about BOOKS when someone asks you what you want! If you can think of some, comment here and let me know!
Happy Reading, and Wishing,
Miss Lee =)
It's that time of year where we often make lists of things that we want to celebrate the holidays that are coming up! You know... Hanukkah, Christmas, etc...
Anyway, don't forget that you can ask for BOOKS for Christmas, in addition to all that other great stuff you want. Yeah, a Wii is cool, but it's not a BOOK. Yeah, an iPod is cool, but it's not a BOOK. Yeah, Legos are cool, but they're not a BOOK!!!
Are you catching the pattern here, readers?
Here are some really good books that I love that you might want to put on your Holiday Wish List, if someone asks:
1. Hatchet (awesome chapter book!)
2. anything Harry Potter (best book ever, right?)
3. Fancy Nancy (oooh, I love this pink princess-y book)
4. The Name of this Book is Secret (I wrote about this one in another post - it's a fabuloso chapter book)
5. Anything in a series, like Magic Tree House, Bailey School Kids, Encyclopedia Brown, Junie B., and so on. You remember now.
6. DK Eyewitness books (those cool non-fiction books w/ all the awesome pictures and info that you love)
I'm sure there are a zillion more books you could ask for, so don't forget to think about BOOKS when someone asks you what you want! If you can think of some, comment here and let me know!
Happy Reading, and Wishing,
Miss Lee =)
Monday, November 19, 2007
Happy Turkey Day!
Hey, readers!
Several people want to know what "Checking in" means from the posting below. The title of that posting was no big deal, peeps! I just meant that I was writing to say hey and tell you what's going on in the library. It didn't mean anything!
I hope everyone has a very safe and happy Turkey Day this week! If you are traveling, please be safe! If you take your library books with you, don't forget to bring them back! Ha!
Lastly, I have heard several times this past week or so about this cool website called Free Rice. If you go to this website, you can practice your vocabulary while donating rice to feed the world's hungry citizens. It's awesome! Show your Mom and Dad, too, and see if the website can stump them with a really hard vocabulary word!
Gobble Gobble,
Miss Lee =)
Several people want to know what "Checking in" means from the posting below. The title of that posting was no big deal, peeps! I just meant that I was writing to say hey and tell you what's going on in the library. It didn't mean anything!
I hope everyone has a very safe and happy Turkey Day this week! If you are traveling, please be safe! If you take your library books with you, don't forget to bring them back! Ha!
Lastly, I have heard several times this past week or so about this cool website called Free Rice. If you go to this website, you can practice your vocabulary while donating rice to feed the world's hungry citizens. It's awesome! Show your Mom and Dad, too, and see if the website can stump them with a really hard vocabulary word!
Gobble Gobble,
Miss Lee =)
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Checking in...
Hey, eagles!
Boy, has it been busy around the library, lately! Stop in and see what we've got going on! Our first month of Book It ends on Wednesday, and it's almost time for Children's Book Week. This year, we'll be celebrating Children's Book week beginning on November 12. Listen on the announcements for a few trivia questions to answer, and the opportunity to win a gift certificate to get free books!
The 4th graders are reading that unusual and sometimes frustrating book called The Watertower, by Gary Crew. I love reading this book to 4th grade because they either LOVE it, or HATE it! It's hilarious to see what each class will think about the ending... or NON-ending. You 5th graders will remember The Watertower, if you think really hard! Look for it on the F CRE shelf if you want to borrow our 2nd copy!
I just finished reading an AWESOME book called The Name of This Book is Secret. It's being ordered and should arrive in the next few weeks. You chapter book fans will think it's spectacular!
See you soon!
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
Boy, has it been busy around the library, lately! Stop in and see what we've got going on! Our first month of Book It ends on Wednesday, and it's almost time for Children's Book Week. This year, we'll be celebrating Children's Book week beginning on November 12. Listen on the announcements for a few trivia questions to answer, and the opportunity to win a gift certificate to get free books!
The 4th graders are reading that unusual and sometimes frustrating book called The Watertower, by Gary Crew. I love reading this book to 4th grade because they either LOVE it, or HATE it! It's hilarious to see what each class will think about the ending... or NON-ending. You 5th graders will remember The Watertower, if you think really hard! Look for it on the F CRE shelf if you want to borrow our 2nd copy!
I just finished reading an AWESOME book called The Name of This Book is Secret. It's being ordered and should arrive in the next few weeks. You chapter book fans will think it's spectacular!
See you soon!
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
Monday, October 15, 2007
Reading Programs
Hey, Eagles,
I hope you had an awesome weekend! By now, we are a few weeks into the Bluebonnet Program, and halfway through the first month of Book It. Are you reading the Bluebonnet Books? Are you doing Book It? I always wonder why kids don't do Book It, b/c it's super easy. I mean, you just keep up w/ the calendar, read a little every day, and bring the calendar back to me, and you get a free pizza!! How easy is that?!
If you're reading the Bluebonnet books and haven't yet gotten a Bluebonnet book bookmark to keep track of what you've read, see me sometime this week and I'll get you one. I forgot to pass them out to most of the classes!
Also, the Bluebonnet reading sheets will be ready this week - finally! See me if you need to write down what you've already read.
Have a great week, Eagles!
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
I hope you had an awesome weekend! By now, we are a few weeks into the Bluebonnet Program, and halfway through the first month of Book It. Are you reading the Bluebonnet Books? Are you doing Book It? I always wonder why kids don't do Book It, b/c it's super easy. I mean, you just keep up w/ the calendar, read a little every day, and bring the calendar back to me, and you get a free pizza!! How easy is that?!
If you're reading the Bluebonnet books and haven't yet gotten a Bluebonnet book bookmark to keep track of what you've read, see me sometime this week and I'll get you one. I forgot to pass them out to most of the classes!
Also, the Bluebonnet reading sheets will be ready this week - finally! See me if you need to write down what you've already read.
Have a great week, Eagles!
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
Monday, October 8, 2007
Bluebonnet Books!
Hiya, Readers,
We've had our Bluebonnet Book program going now for about 3 weeks. So far, what does everyone think of the books this year?! I like a LOT of them! The chapter books are particularly good this year! Maybe a chapter book will be the winner?! I love it when a chapter book wins the Bluebonnet Award, since the program is for kids in 3rd through 6th grade. I mean, those are definitely grades where kids read chapter books, right?
What do you think of the books? How many have you read so far? Which do you think will be your favorites?
Check ya later, Eagles, and as always,
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
We've had our Bluebonnet Book program going now for about 3 weeks. So far, what does everyone think of the books this year?! I like a LOT of them! The chapter books are particularly good this year! Maybe a chapter book will be the winner?! I love it when a chapter book wins the Bluebonnet Award, since the program is for kids in 3rd through 6th grade. I mean, those are definitely grades where kids read chapter books, right?
What do you think of the books? How many have you read so far? Which do you think will be your favorites?
Check ya later, Eagles, and as always,
Keep Reading,
Miss Lee =)
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