Welcome to a virtual start to the 2020-2021 school year!

Mrs. Penrose

Hello Fifth Graders!

Welcome to a unique school experience at our amazing Ladue Fifth Grade Center! 

I have been the librarian here since we opened. Prior to coming to the FGC, I was the librarian at Old Bonhomme. You can see how much I love Ladue!

We will meet online through Zoom. I will be happy to help you in any way I can! If you have any suggestions for great titles to include in our library, please let me know. Many of our fiction books are here because of student requests. Not sure what is the right book for you? Just ask and I can help match you with the just-right read!

All library information will be posted in your Google Library Classroom. If you do not receive a code the first week of school, please email me and I will get it to you.

apenrose@ladueschools.net

COVID-19 prohibited our county librarian visit but not the summer reading suggestions from the county library! Check out the attached recommended reads along with a brief title teaser!

Join in the county library's Summer Reading Club for all ages, 

June 1 - August 8, for prizes and, of course, great summer reads!  

https://www.slcl.org/summer-reading

Below is a list of suggested summer titles from 

Abell Whitley, Youth Services Specialist, St. Louis County Library.

Summer Suggestions for Incoming and Outgoing 5th Graders!

 

Suggested titles for incoming and outgoing 5th Graders:

Mark Twain nominees 2020-2021

 Book Award is given by students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.

Realistic fiction:

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Blended by Sharon Draper

Captain Superlative! by J.S. Puller

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Squint by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown

The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz

The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

The Truth as Told By Mason Buttle  by Leslie Connor

Adventure fiction:

24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling

Mystery:

The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair by Amy Makechnie

The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton

Historical fiction:

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani 

Truman nominees 2020-2021

Book Award is given by students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

Ghost/Supernatural:

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Adventure:

Deep Water by Watt Key

Not if I Save You First by Ally Carter

Fantasy/Science fiction:

Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst

Impostors by Scott Westerfeld

Nightbooks by J.A. White

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Historical fiction:

Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood

Realistic fiction:

Mascot by Anthony John

The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

Other Great Fiction Reads

Realistic fiction:

Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord

Focused by Alyson Gerber

For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama Lockington

Not if I Can Help It by Carolyn Mackler

Friendship War by Andrew Clements
The Reckless Club by Beth Vrabel

Mystery:

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks (6th in FunJungle series) by Stuart Gibbs

The Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn

Ali Cross by James Patterson

Case of Windy Lake by Michael Hutchinson

Adventure:

Running Wild  by Lucy Jane Bledsoe

City Spies by James Ponti

Historical fiction:

Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai

How High the Moon by Karyn Parsons

It Rained Warm Bread: Moishe Moskowitz’s Story of Hope by Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet

Words on Fire by Jennifer Nielson

Fantasy/Science fiction:

Aru Shah and the End of Time/ Aru Shah and the Song of Death  by Roshani Chokshi

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

Nonfiction Titles Not to Ignore!

Biography/Memoir:

All in a Drop: How Antony VanLeeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World by Lori Alexander

They Call Us Enemy by George Takei

A Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight For School Equality (Sibert Honor Book) by Jo

Ann Allen Boyce

Two Brothers, Four Hands: Alberto and Diego Giacometti by Jan Greenberg

567.913  Titanosaur: Discovering the World’s Largest Dinosaur by Diego Pol

591.56     Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds (narrative nonfiction) by Sy Montgomery
615.9     Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines by Sarah Albee 811           The Undefeated (poetry celebrating African American heritage) by Kwame Alexander

811           The Day the Universe Exploded in My Head (humorous poems and facts about space) by

Allan Wolf

975.3  1,000 Facts About the White House by Sarah Wassner Flynn

And the Winner is...

The winner of the Mark Twain Award for 2019-2020:

One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn

2nd place: Restart by Gordon Korman

3rd place: Mustaches for Maddie  by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown

A total of 14,297 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in Missouri voted for their favorite nominated title this year!




3rd place: 

2020-2021 Mark Twain and Truman nominated ebooks have been added to our FGC library catalog. To check them out or download them to a device, you will need the MackinVIA app from your app store.

Here is a video to show you how to access and check out these books. Check back often as some will be added in audiobook format and another Truman nominee is on the way!

Mark Twain/Truman Ebooks and Audiobooks in our Library Catalog!

More Free EBooks!

Now through June 2020, the publisher ABDO is offering free access to some of their ebooks. Check them out through the following link. Some of them are also available in our library catalog.

These eBooks are available here for free, now through June 2020.

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

         https://www.slcl.org/emedia

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

 scholastic.com/bookfest 

https://www.katemessner.com/read-wonder-and-learn-favorite-authors-illustrators-
share-resources-for-learning-anywhere-spring-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2EdV80Tuckb4I9j
XeDYEwxxuJtf3yK6aQij18_HJlOA9iYSW-zkGrFr44

                        https://www.timeforkids.com/

https://www.btsb.com/educational-resources-main-tab-landing-page/

Tumblebooks can be accessed from the FGC Dashboard. The user name and password are located on the "Specialists Weekly Plans" or email me for details.

Other resources can be accessed from our dashboard at home.
Email me for username and passwords if you are interested in using them.

apenrose@ladueschools.net

Hello Students,

Have you visited Google Classroom and completed any of the assignments?

Looking for some ebooks or audiobooks? Below is a link to resources that will give you access to audiobooks on Audible, ebooks and audiobooks at the county library, ebooks on Tumblebooks, articles on Time for Kids, authors reading books, illustrators illustrating, virtual tours, and much more. All are FREE as long as our school is closed.

Check it out:

At Home Access to Digital Resources

At Home...Library Notes

Hey Students!

At-Home Learning: Go to our library class in Google Classroom. I will post assignments there that I hope you find interesting and continues what we have been doing. Look each week to see if something new has been added.

Week 1 and 2:  "What's So Punny? and "If you could be anywhere or be doing anything..." (Read "Creative Commons: Copyright or Copywrong" for directions first.)

You can now leave comments in our Google classroom. Make sure your comments are respectful and are appropriate for our fifth-grade class!

Below is a list of next year's (2020-2021) Mark Twain nominees as well as the Truman nominees. 

Try using your digital access to the county library to find some of the titles - I looked and some are available. The directions are below and there is a tab at the top of this blog with illustrated directions on how to access the county library. It can also be found in our Google Classroom.

I hope to see you all soon!
Mrs. Penrose