Prairieview Results for the 2011 Bluestem and Rebecca Caudill Awards

We have the Bluestem Award for students in third through fifth grades. Participants have to have read or listened to at least 4 of the 20 nominees. We voted at Prairieview last week and the results are as follows in first, second and third place:

We also participte in the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award at Prairieview. This is for Illinois students in 4th through 8th grades. The Prairieview results are as follows in first place and tied for second place:

Local results for 2011 Monarch Award

Last week, the students at Elizabeth Ide voted for their favorites from the list of Monarch award nominees. Only students in grades K-3 across the state of Illinois are eligible to vote. They have to read or have read to them at least 5 of the 20 nominees. Over the last several weeks, I read at least 5 nominees to every class at Ide. The results from within our school follow. I have reported them to the state and will report the statewide results as soon as I have them.

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

What's happening in the library?

This week at Prairieview, the classes worked on library skills. In third grade, we continued practicing using the online catalog. This week it was about subjects. The fourth and fifth graders both did lessons that required dictionary practice.

At Elizabeth Ide, I read one more Monarch Award nominee to each class and then showed them all the ones they had heard over the last several weeks. Then we held an election for the favorite title in each class. The overall school results will be reported to the state and, before too long, we will hear the overall state results.

The I.M.C. staff has been working away on cataloging and processing new books. We have recently received several preview boxes in each building and have been lucky enough to buy a bunch of new titles. In order to make the books hold up as long as possible and have our catalogs as useful as possible, we try to do a good, careful job. I have been working on keeping the collection in each building up-to-date and well rounded. My assistants have been very helpful in letting me know what teachers and students are asking for.