National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month was established in recognition of the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the United States.
The Migration Story tells the story of how the Cherokee Nation settled in the Southeastern part of the United States. It is told in the beautiful Cherokee language.
It’s almost time for flip flops and summer books! All your teachers (and Squeakers) want you to have an amazing summer that is out of this world! It is so important to relax and have fun. One sure way to beat the heat and chill out is by reading a great book. Reading is not only fun and relaxing but reading just 20 minutes a day will keep every Braddock Eagle’s reading muscle healthy and strong! There are so many fun ways to keep your reading habits on point for the upcoming school year.
Ms. Van Campen, from the George Mason Regional Library, will be visiting the Braddock Eagles the morning of Wednesday, June 12 to introduce the FCPL Summer Reading Program. Ms.Van Campen always brings lots of fun book recommendations for students to beat the summer slide! Classes will visit the BES library at the following times:
Braddock Eagles joined almost 50 million students to celebrate Hour of Code events all over the world! Eagles were inspired to to code a choreography, dance to their code, and experience a magical combination of education and creativity.
Keep coding during Winter Break and beyond with the following resources.
Do your parents have expectations, rules, and procedures that your family follows at home?
Why are expectations, rules, and procedures rules important?
What rules and procedures do we need to let everyone use the library?
Activity: Let’s see how well we do with a game of:
Name That Rule!
Welcome to A Magical Summer of Reading! Did you know that Braddock Eagles could avoid summer reading loss by reading just 6 books this summer? This summer reading loss is commonly known as “summer slide” and is the academic loss children experience when they are away from school for an extended period of time over summer vacation. Children who do not read over the summer can lose up to 3 months reading progress and that loss has a cumulative long term effect.
Don’t worry Eagles, the BES Library has your back! Read on to discover lots of fun ways to keep your reading habits on point for the upcoming school year.
We learned that the Braddock Elementary School Library collection is located in a database called an online library catalog. The library online catalog is a great tool to help readers find books they are interested in reading because there are so many ways to search the library record: author, title, subject, series, or everything.
Let’s try a search by subject using the keyword or search term “Yellowstone.” Looking at the call numbers, what sections of the library will we be able to find books about Yellowstone?
Resources for Searching the Online Library Catalog
Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up with a partner to test some searches.
Visit the Third Grade Library Google Classroom (join using code: 3iyn0f). Work through the activities included there.
Books About Wolves and Ecosystems
The Braddock Elementary School Library collection is located in a database called an online catalog. The catalog is a great tool to help readers find books they are interested in reading. Let’s try searching the online library catalog to see what other books are available in The BES Library about wolves and ecosystems.
Advanced Search
then click on the word “Destiny”Resources for Searching the Online Library Catalog
Pick a Topic to Talk about with a Partner: 
What can you learn about in the library?
Taking Care in the Library
Manners in the Library
Readers can travel the world without stepping on an airplane, boat, car, or train. Fill up a reading passport and see the world through different books and genres! Braddock Eagles in the 3rd and 4th grade have been exploring different reading genres. Students are now ready to embark on a reading journey by following these steps:
“The time is always ripe to do right.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Americans honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday of January each year. Here are several research resources, books, and activities to learn more about the life and legacy of this important civil rights leader.
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Books
Activities