December Holiday Newsletter

SEASONAL GIFTS OF LEARNING FROM THE LIBRARY

The December holiday baskets are ready for distribution to the various grade levels. Here is a listing of what each grade received. There are several new items this year so be sure to check the list. A few books for read aloud purposes have also been included. If you need more, please visit the library and view the many books on display with the snowman labels. 

KINDERGARTEN (box to Kozak)

Mc-PR-26   Songs  about Christmas (1 record)
Mc-PR-27   Songs about winter holidays
Mc-PR-142  Holiday Songs and Rhythms
Mc-VT-415  Chanuka at Bubbe's
Mc-VT-825  How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Mc-VT-893  Animal Holiday
Mc-KT-133  Christmas Surprise  

The box also includes an assortment of books including  Christmas Trolls, Merry Christmas Grumpy Bunny, Rudolph, Beni's First Hanukah, Frosty the Snowman, Christmas Time, My Book of Christmas Stories, Christmas Teddy Bear,  Night Before Christmas and so on

FIRST GRADE (box to 1A)

Mc-VT-192  Babar and Father Christmas
Mc-VT-535   Tailor of Gloucester (good mouse tie-  in, Beatrix Potter story)
Mc-VT-1065 How the Toys Saved Christmas
Mc-VT-1207 Winter Holiday Stories
Mc-KT-148  Clifford's Christmas (8 books/cassette)
Mc-KT-204   Christmas with  Morris and Boris  (8 books/cassette)
Mc-KT-209   Mrs. Santa's Christmas Present (8 books/cassette)

The following novel sets are not in the box but are  available  in our  1st grade collection:

The Christmas Mouse - 25 books, big book,cassette
Clifford's Christmas - 15 books
Christmas - 10 word book - 10 copies
New Year's Day -10 word book - 10 copies

An assortment of books is also in the box including Our Christmas Book, Polar Express, Reindeer that Saved Santa, Wild Christmas Reindeer;  Let’s Celebrate Xmas , Ghost in Cloakroom: Adam Joshua Christmas, First Grade Elves, Who’s That Knocking on  Christmas Eve ?; Light the Lights-Hanukah!

SECOND GRADE (box to 2A)

Mc-VT-121  T he Bear who slept through Christmas
Mc-VT-113   Holidays for  Children– Hanukah
Mc-VT-570   Pinocchio's Christmas
Mc-VT-1183 The Little Xmas Burro
Mc-DVD-12  Magic School Bus Holiday Special
Mc-KT-159   It’s Christmas- 8 books/cassette
Mc-KT-182   December Secrets- 8 books/cassette - 

Novel Sets of Interest available in library include:

December Secrets - 30 copies
Nate the Great & the Snowy Trail - 30 copies

Also an assortment of books in the basket  including Christmas Witch, Arthur's Christmas,  Christmas Coat, Merry Christmas Strega Nona, Pee Wee Christmas, Great Sleigh Robbery etc.

SECOND GRADE MEXICO UNIT

A separate box has been prepared with materials to support the Mexico unit. These materials are already checked out to 2c.

The box includes:

Mc-KT-269  Mexico - set of 10 easy to read paperbacks
Mc-VT-254   Mexican Boy - Story of Pablo
Mc-VT-386   Mexico - Journey to the Sun
Mc-KT-170   Ashes for Gold:  A Mexican Folktale (6 books/cassette)

A number of books including  Pancho's Piñata,  Uncle Nacho’s Hat, Mexico - South of the Border series, and other non-fiction books about Mexico.

The novel set Hill of Fire is also available and there is a video VT-514 as well.

THIRD GRADE (box to 3A)

Mc-VT-122   The Snowman (wordless video- good for a writing activity)
Mc-VT-240  The Fir Tree
Mc-VT-272   Little House on the Prairies - The  Christmas They Never Forgot
Mc-VT-296 The Olden Days Coat
Mc-VT-593   Little Women's Christmas Story
Mc-VT-879   Stories from the Jewish Tradition ( out to 3C already )
Mc-VT-702   Holidays for Children – Kwanza
Mc-VT-884   Holidays for Children – Christmas

Interesting novel sets for this time of year available in the libraryare:

Velveteen Rabbit
Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek - they all have Christmas chapters
Chocolate Fever and Chocolate Touch - we have a  video Mc-VT-274  Making Candy

The book assortment includes Prairie Christmas, Apple Tree Christmas, Early American Christmas, Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, Holly and Ivy, One Christmas Dawn, Child's Book of Christmas, Sugar Plum Christmas Book, Santa Claus around the World, Christmas,  Little House First Books - North Woods, Farm Daysand so on.

FOURTH GRADE (box to 4A)

Mc-VT-134   A Very Merry Cricket
Mc-VT-579   Lights: Miracle of Chanukah
Mc-VT-701   Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Mc-DVD-13  The Polar Express

Also several books including :
Fright Before Christmas, The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper,  The Christmas Cup, Dunc's Undercover Christmas , Real Christmas this Year

FIFTH GRADE (box to 5A)

Mc-VT-19    Scrooge with Albert Finney                
Mc-VT-108  Christmas Carol - live stage production
Mc-VT-629  Father Christmas (preview this  first- it’s English and their taste is a little different from us)

Mc-VT-1212 Christmas Around the World- 30 min. Good tie-in to Winternational Holiday.

Also these books:

A Christmas Carol,  Children of Christmas (a collection of somewhat serious short stories with modern settings),  Soup On Ice, Young Santa, Santa Calls

Remember - if you want to use something in another grade's materials, see the teacher for that grade level who keeps the holiday basket and check for availability.