Book Report Island 2014

This is our second year of Book Report Island at the St. Ethelreda Library. We received donations of more than 400 new books. With a lot of work by our librarian, Ms. Bruessel, these new books became Book Report Island.

The full story, and tons of pictures, is here!

Book Report Island 2014 page

Students participating in Book Report Island follow three easy steps:

1. Checkout a new book
2. Read the book
3. Return with a book report

The most outstanding book reports were recognized by Principal Spells with an award certificate and prize bag. Our Book Report Island winners, their grade, and the book they read, are listed below:

• Jasmine J - Kindergarten, "I Love School" by P Sturges

• Bryant G - Kindergarten, "What a Picnic!"

• Ronald R - 1st grade, "Roaring Rockets" by T Mitton

• Suniya M - 1st grade, "The Dog Show" (Curious George) by M Perez

• Kemari T - 2nd grade, "First Big Book of Why" by A Shields

• Sumaiyah M - 2nd grade, "Lulu and the Duch Pond" by H McKay

• Imani H - 3rd grade, "The Cloak Society" by J Kraatz

• Malayah A - 4th grade, "Keena Ford and the Second Grade" by M Thomson

• Lora M - 5th grade, "The Case of the Lost Boy" by D Butler

• Pierre M - 6th grade, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever" by J Kinney

• Vernice A - 7th grade, "Grace, Gold and Glory" by Gabrielle Douglas

"Book Report Island winners"

Special thanks to all the donors that made Book Report Island happen!

Thank you to Ms. Bruessel, Principal Spells, and all the teachers at St. Ethelreda for making Book Report Island a success.

And thank you to all the students who read the books and wrote the book reports. Great job!

Book Report Island

Students visiting Book Report Island

Book Report Island is an exciting, new feature in our library.

St. Ethelreda recently received donations of nearly 400 new books to our library. With a little work by our librarian, Ms. Bruessel, these new books became "Book Report Island".

You can see many (wonderful) pictures of our readers and learn all about Book Report Island here:

Book Report Island at the Library Page

In short, students that visit Book Report Island are asked to contribute a book report when they checkout a new book. So, the process for students is:

1. Checkout a new book
2. Read the book
3. Return with a book report

It's easy!

We're also having a number of book report contests. Students writing the most book reports will be recognized at the end of the school year. Special lunch/snacks await classes where everyone in the class submits a book report.

Thank you to our librarian, Ms. Bruessel, for the extra effort in setting everything up and making Book Report Island happen. Thanks also to our teachers for encouraging the students in this project. We also definitely want to thank those who donated books to St. Ethelreda School. Thank you very much!

Book Report Island is brand new, so we'll post more later... as the book reports wash ashore.

Stay tuned.

First grade readers