Our school was so lucky to host “The Smartest Man in the World” from Story Pirates.  He quizzed our students in an interactive game show all about the famous people from the book series Who Was by Penguin Young Readers.  Our students were ready for his questions because we have been reading and promoting these books in the library.  The Who Was Adventure app is a fun way to learn about these famous people, and our 2nd grade students have been doing research using these fun biographies.  At the end of the presentation we won the title of the “Smartest School in the World!”

February 25th was World Read Aloud Day!  Pink Library participated in this awesome event for the first time this year with lots of wonderful reading experiences.  Each class invited a special guest to read for WRA Day, and older classes were paired with younger classes to share in a Buddy Reading time.  Throughout the morning, we had three very special guest readers broadcast to all classes: our superintendent, school board representative, and our former school principal were welcome faces reading on the “big screen” in the classroom.  The library hosted five author Skypes for 4th and 2nd graders, where authors shared about themselves, read from their books, and answered our questions. Special thanks to all of our visitors; looking forward to the next WRA Day!

Winter Chat and Chew wrapped up our Lost Planet book club last week by Skyping with Rachel Searles. Students were excited to hear their questions answered and ready to move on to the sequel The Stolen Moon.  Stay tuned for our spring Chat and Chew announcement; this time we’ll open it up to our third graders.