Love Letter

"Write it. Shoot it. Publish it.

Crochet it, sauté it, whatever.

MAKE"

~Joss Whedon

 



Keeping Libraries Alive

Hour of Code: December 8-14 Computer Science Education Week

 

The Hour of Code is a global movement

reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries.

 

Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event.

 

 One-hour tutorials are available in over 30 languages.  No experience needed.  Ages 4 to 104. 

 

What is the Hour of Code?

The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science,

designed to demystify code

and show that anybody can learn the basics.

 

Check out the coding tutorials for beginners by clicking here. 

Here's a coding Symbaloo I found for you!

Click on the image to get to Symbaloo. 
 Some websites ask you to create an account, some don't.
Have fun coding!

~Cheryl Gee is impressed with Symbaloo.  She's going to create a maker space Symbaloo today!

 

Kid Makers of November~Proud & Creative

Andrew, Olivia and Anika

~Kid Makers With Delightful Projects~

 

Making in on my mind.

 

Yes, making things with kids.

 

 Stinson Library

(The Commons)

will have

Maker Mondays

come this January!

 

What's a Maker Monday you ask?

Mondays at the Commons will be especially set up with:

Science

Technology

Engineering

Art

and

Math

creative activities

for classes to enjoy and learn from.

 

I also wanted to tell you about

the November Kid Makers pictured above:

 

Andrew (third grade) was inspired by the

presentation of Julie Flandorfer (Richardson Public Library)

on Stinson's Fine Arts Day.

Julie demonstrated the art of book folding.

Andrew recycled a book from home that wasn't needed anymore and folded 150 of its pages

to create a Christmas tree folded book.

Nice work, Andrew!

 

Olivia(fifth grade) surprised me by bringing with her to the library one day

her perfume designs:

"Bollywood" was Olivia's  first perfume design and it was made from rose petals and lavender.

"Amazon" was made from rainforest shampoo and apple scented hand sanitizer.

"American Candy Store" was created in a M&M container so it smells like chocolate;

 it also has a bubble gum scented ingredient.

 Olivia says "American Candy Store" is her most popular scent.

Perfume is a very cool thing to make, Olivia!

 

Anika (fourth grade) brought to show me a scrapbook she was making for her sister as a surprise

in a beautiful scrapbook that Anika selected from Hobby Lobby.

I think Anika's sister is going to treasure the sister scrapbook Anika made for a long, long time!

 

 

~Cheryl Gee is thankful for kid makers of all ages and the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday!

 

 



Best in Texas!

 

~Cheryl Gee is the Library Media Specilist at Stinson, the best elementary school in Texas or just maybe~anywhere~

 



Library Special Award

 

Congratulations to the classes

selected for this 9 weeks'

Library Special Award! 

                             L : look, listen and understand

 I :  interested

    B : book lovers

   R : responsible

                                                                      A : accepting of new ideas and new ways coming to the   Library

R : respectful

                                    Y : young; our 21st century learners

 

K : Birkhead

1st : Gibson

2nd : Jackson

3rd : George

4th : George

5th : Marx

 

 

~Cheryl Gee would like to thank profusely the volunteers of PTA's Fall Scholastic Book Fair!

 

 



Sir Readalot & PTA Book Fair

Excited for the PTA Book Fair?

October 27-October 31

Stinson Library

Shop online at the Stinson PTA book fair  here. 

Like book commercial videos?  Click here. 

Book Fair Schedule

Monday 7-3:30 pm
Tuesday 7-5 pm
Wednesday 7-4:30 pm
Thursday 7-3:30 pm
Friday 7-9 am

~Cheryl Gee hopes to see you at the book fair and reminds you that any time you enter a library you are entering the kingdom of books!