Offline Donations for Funds4Books

If you would like to contribute to the Funds4Books Fundraiser but prefer not to make an online donation, please print off this form and send it to school with a check made out to "Funds4Books".  Thank you!

Support the North Beach Elementary Library!

Starting today and running through June 7th, the library is having a Funds4Books fundraiser through Mackin Books.  100% of all Funds4Books donations goes directly to the acquisition of new materials for the North Beach Library!

With the proceeds of this fundraiser, the library will add a selection of eBooks that support K-5 Science curriculum topics, 2nd-5th grade Social Studies topics, and titles that are often in high demand and have long waiting lists.

In addition, we are hoping to raise enough funds to acquire the print versions of the 2012 Washington Children's Choice and Sasquatch Award nominated titles.  All students K-3 participate in the Washington Children's Choice Award and are introduced to 20 outstanding recently published books.  The Sasquatch Award is voluntary for 3rd-5th grade students and this year 42 of our intermediate students participated in reading the nominees and voting for their favorite title. 

You can support this effort by going directly to http://www.funds4books.com/fundraiser.aspx?pincode=9aa5 .  If you have any questions, please contact Kristine McLane in the library at kemclane@seattleschools.org . Thank you!

2011 Sasquatch Award Statewide Results

North Beach students loved Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka, but the voters around the state disagreed and have selected Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix as this year's Sasquatch Award winner.  Thanks to all of the students who participated! 

Science Fair support

Recently, I've shared some online resources with all 4th and 5th graders that may be helpful for them in preparing their science fair projects.  The Grolier online reference suite includes the New Book of Popular Science, which has links to science fair project ideas, website links to science topics, and general background reference information.  The WorldBook Kids online has a variety of science fair project ideas available on the opening page of the database.  Both of these resources can be accessed via the Source or by going to http://www.seattleschools.org/area/library/stuindex.xml .  If you have trouble logging in, please contact me at kemclane@seattleschools.org.

2011 Sasquatch Award Results

North Beach First Place

3rd, 4th and 5th grade students also had the opportunity to participate in the Sasquatch Award. The top choice this year at North Beach was the memoir Knucklehead, by Jon Scieszka. Students enjoyed learning about the crazy antics this well-known author recounted about growing up in a large family in Michigan. In second place there was a tie between the science fiction thriller Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix and The Magic Half, a fantasy by Ivy and Bean author Annie Barrows. The statewide results should be announced later in April. Thanks to all students who participated!

2011 Washington Children's Choice Award

First Place at North Beach!

The results are in! All K-3 students voted for their favorite book nominated for the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. In first place was Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle. Students were touched by this non-fiction account of an amazing dog encountered by a marine while on deployment in Iraq. More information on Nubs can be found here. In second place was Those Darn Squirrels, a humorous tale of a lonely old man who battles against the squirrels who claim all of the food he leaves for the birds he is trying to coax into staying for the winter. In third place, students selected Let's Do Nothing, about Frankie and Sal, a couple of boys who learn that "doing nothing" may not be as easy as it seems.