Author Elana K. Arnold visit

All students got to hear from Elana K. Arnold, author of our One Book, One School book, A Boy Called Bat. She shared how she got her ideas for writing A Boy Called Bat and we learned about her research on skunks. Students had a great time hearing about her own pets and asking her lots of questions!

Books, Tarantulas, Bats and Skunks, Oh My!

 Students that came to our Family Reading Night not only got a chance to shop the bookfair but also got to learn many awesome facts about bats and skunks! After the presentation, they got to view the animals up close and even touch the skunk and hold a tarantula! Thanks to the Incredible Bats company for bringing in the animals!

Family Reading Night This Thursday!

Our Family Reading Night will take place this Thursday, October 18!
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ~ Bookfair Open
6:30 - 7:30 pm ~ Incredible Bats presentation

• Learn all about bats through an interactive multimedia presentation!
• See real Egyptian Fruit Bats, African Straw-Colored Fruit Bats, and skunks (de-scented) up close!
• Find out how neat these misunderstood creatures are and how they have an important impact on the environment!

Why bats and skunks?

This goes along with our “One Book, One School” book, A Boy Called BAT by Elana K. Arnold. The shipment of our books has been delayed, but we hope to start any day now! As soon as we receive them, we will be sending a copy of the book home with your oldest Prospect student. 

The Bookfair is Coming!

    Come visit the Prospect School Fall Book Fair presented by Anderson's on Thursday, October 18th and Friday, October 19th from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. In addition, the Fair will be open during Family Reading Night on Thursday, October 19th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
    Did you know that a percentage of all book fair sales gets turned into actual dollars that Mrs. Swanson gets to use to buy new books for the Prospect library? Your participation directly supports our school and we appreciate your support.
     Grades 1-5 will visit the Fair with their classes during the school day. Please see the schedule below for your child’s designated shopping time. You may either send money with your child or you are welcome to meet your child at the book fair during their scheduled time to help them explore! Kindergarten will not visit the Fair with their class. We would love to have you visit before or after drop-off or pick-up with your child.
      Anderson's will provide a great selection of books for all ages. Plus, there will be an opportunity to pre-order the highly anticipated Dairy of a Wimpy Kid: The Melt-Down (release date October 30th).

Thursday, October 18th
9:00 - 9:20 Awick   
9:30 - 9:50  Malsack    
10:30 - 10:50  Johnson
12:30 - 12:50 Warren
1:00 - 1:20   Akiti
1:30 - 1:50  Matt
2:00 - 2:20  Turrentine
2:30 - 2:50   Nolin

Friday, October 19
9:00 - 9:20 Tweedie
9:30 - 9:50 McKay
10:00 - 10:20 Segovia 
12:30 - 12:50 Wichman
1:00 - 1:20   Goetz
1:30 - 1:50  Shramovich
2:00 - 2:20  Legner
2:30 - 2:50   Monat

Bluestem Award

The fourth and fifth grade students were introduced to this year's Bluestem Award books this week in library! (Third graders will be introduced in a few weeks.)
They learned about the rules, which can also be found here, and had time to learn about some of the books. Here is the full presentation with book summaries for all the books and book trailers for some of them:

2018-2019 Schedule

Our schedule in Prospect Library is certainly not set in stone. We have a lot of different activities, from author visits to special projects to testing, that can cause us to change our schedule. However, in a typical week, this is when each class will come to checkout from the Library:

Monday - 1M, 2T, 5A
Tuesday - 3M, KBam, KF, 5S, 5M
Wednesday - 4W, 1T, KBpm, 2S, 2N
Thursday - 3W, 1J, 5L, 4M
Friday - 4A, 3G

Remember, students are always welcome to come check out books at other times whenever they need a new book!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to a new school year! In the Library, we are busy getting new books processed and ready to be checked out! Mrs. Swanson is also helping get the technology, including the 1:1 iPads, up and running! We can't wait to see you all soon!