HALLOWEEN October 31, 2008

Thanks to all the staff and students for
their outstanding colorful and imaginative
costumes for this Halloween, 2008.

From the new best seller The Librarian and The Pirate.

Coach Robin and Mr. Healey
caught hamming it up in the office.

Who is that masked man with a mic?

Aha!! It's Principal John.

Our favorite road, Interstate Fowler.

One of BUSD's fine music teachers, Commodore Gomez.

The friendly purple spider, Ms. Gutwirth.

Ms. Olson putting in a cameo as an angel.

The colorful Frida Kahlo as portrayed by Ms. Anderson.

The happy Grapes of Math by Ms. Hong.

Winner of the most imaginative costume award......
Mr. Thomas as a (Van Gogh) Starry Night!

Ms. Ormsby and Margie Samburg
and their well costumed class.

and last, but certainly not least,
the ever popular Cat In The Hat starring Ms. Vogel.

Thank you all.
Happy Halloween!

Dictionary Day

In what has become an annual event
the Berkeley Rotary Club
came to the John Muir Library
on Thursday October 16
to hand out free
full size and full color
Children's Dictionaries
to each third grade student.

Thank You Very Much

Attention book lovers.......

You're invited to write a book review.

Just click on the "Link of Interest" listed on the right - and you'll be directed to a page set up just for book reviews. See what books other students like (or dislike).
Tell everyone about that book you you loved when you read it last summer.

Everyone is welcome to write their own review.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS.....

WELCOME BACK FOR

THE 2008/2009

SCHOOL YEAR

Our Library is full of new books from the end of last year

(including lots of graphic novels etc.) as well as all of your tried and true favorites.

I look forward to sharing many of them with you just as soon

as I get done unpacking all the boxes they were in over the summer.

While we're getting settled in for another year at John Muir,

it would be great if you took this opportunity

to add a comment about a book you enjoyed this summer.

-- Steve Healey

We're OPEN!!! Yay.

As of Thursday, September 11, 2008
the John Muir Library is once again
up and running and open for business.

The books are all back on the shelves.
The computers are back in place and all set to go.
All we need now are the students.

Packing up the library. (June 2008)

The picture above shows what is known
as the "Grand Canyon of Boxes".

The library looks so sad all packed up.
But now we have everything back in place
along with a new coat of paint.

The bookshelves look so lonely!

Lunchtime Book Clubs (4th and 5th grades)

We usually have a cool treat on
our last Book Club meeting day.

Thanks to all those students who
participated in the three Bookclubs.

Beach Day at John Muir (June, 2008)

The view of Beach Day from the Library.
Always one of the most fun days of the year.
Luckily the weather was perfect again.

A very nice thank you note from BPEF (Berkeley Public Education Foundation)

Once again, a huge Thank You to everyone who
helped to make DEAR Day a great success
at John Muir School.

DEAR Day - Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Thank You so much to all of
DEAR Day readers
(Drop Everything And Read)

The Food Convention - February 1, 2008

Eagerly waiting for the show to begin!

Eugene signs his book for the students at John Muir.

"I started drawing when I was in second grade"

Here comes Mr. Stringbean followed by Mr. Corn.

"Who shall be the leader of the health of children?"

"I want all of you to protect the health of the children.

You must work together to do this.

Stringbean, you join with Corn, and Corn you join with Peanut.

Fruits, all of you join with vegetables."

This is how an Illustrator works.

"Do you look out a window for inspiration?"

"When I first sketch, I hold my pencil very lightly."

"Do you practice very much"

Learning to do more with our blogs!
(Nice photo eh?)

Our New READ Posters

Here are a few of our talented teachers 

doing their part to promote reading.

The new furniture arrived over winter break.

Yay!! new (rectangular) tables and chairs.

Unfortunately it was one of those cold, cloudy, drizzily days 

so the room appears darker than it usually is

 but I'll take another picture on a better day and post later.

Before re-arranging 5

During re-arranging. 5

All done re-arranging (with my library helpers, of course).

The Library as a concert hall.

Lots more room for the band 

now that we moved a couple bookcases 

(as Ms. Boyle points out!).

(see bookcase footprint on floor near bottom of photo)

The Band

Chewed books......

One of my wittier signs.......

(If you can see through the glare.)