QUOTE OF THE DAY

from 365 Days of Wonder by R. J. Polacio, author of the book "Wonder"

Don't worry about a thing 'cause every little thing is gonna be all right.

---Bob Marley

• Dear Harrington School Families,

   

  Below you will find links for a variety of resources to use from home.   I love that authors and illustrators are offering their time to share live events, reading and drawing.  Check out the schedules below.  I will continue to update these lists as new items become available.

   

  I'll start with this link to Todd Parr's youtube page.  He has a lot of great videos on this page, but here is one he recently posted where he reads his book, The Don't Worry Book.

   

  Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

   

  Wishing you all the best,

  Mrs. DeFreitas

   

  Online book resources - ebooks, audio books, read alouds and more!

  Junior Library Guild - a book selection company offering free online access to an excellent selection of books, eBooks and audio books.

  • https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/at-home
    

  Epic Books - An online children's subscription book service that your student can access through their library google classroom

  • https://www.getepic.com/

  Tumblebooks - This resource is available through the Chelmsford Public Library.  From this page; click on Tumblebooks

  • Tumblebooks

  Capstone Interactive EBooks - contact me at defreitasb@chelmsford.k12.ma.us for username and password for center school students

  • https://www.mycapstonelibrary.com/ 

  Storyline Online - Members of the Screen Actors Guild read aloud popular picture books

  • Storyline Online

  Follett - Access to interactice Lightbox and AV2 books - contact me at defreitasb@chelmsford.k12.ma.us for link with username and password

  • DestinyDiscover

  Audible - While schools are closed, audible.com is offering a selection of audible books for students of all levels

  • https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

  Storytime on Chelmsford Telemedia  - Chelmsford Librarians read to kids. Comcast 22 or Verizon 36 @ 10am, 2pm, and 7pm.
  or use the link with your Chelmsford library card 

  • Storytime on Chelmsford Telemedia

  Kate Messner resource page -  an author and former educator has created this resource page for book related sites

  • Kate Messner Resource Page

  The Children's Book Council - Author Read Alouds

  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA3D5C281A1511A3

   

• Online Events Happening Daily!

• Websites of Favorite Authors

• Resources for Research

  From Encyclopadia Britannica, an online encyclopedia for kids

  Britannica Kids

   

  Gale, an online research and educational publishing service, provides links to kid friendly sites

  GALE Kids InfoBits

   

   

  National Geographic Kids version with amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography with activities and games too!

  National Geographic Kids

 Happy June !!! 

My grade level google classrooms are all set up.  A special thank you to all the parents who are making sure their child checks in weekly. My last weekly assignment will be posted on Sunday morning, June 7th.  It is all about summer reading, so you won't want to miss that! I will also be sharing summer reading details on this page, so you can access it all summer.  All elementary students should be reading, or being read to for at least a half an hour each day.  Use online sources like tumblebooks, storybook online, epic, etc.  There is so much out there that is free to access now that the entire state is at home.  Access the public library website, there is much to offer, as well as the resources on this page.  Mrs. DeFreitas is here for you, if you need anything at all.  I am only an email away.  defreitasb@chelmsford.k12.ma.us Feel free to reach out over the summer, it is important to me that your children have what they need to keep their reading skills fresh for the fall.  

The following is a link that will bring you to a live google doc with a list of available resources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WDIuA7Fq0TIrAJe0DXq2EsM-vuoLhGu9U7ocXYFrwGQ/edit

  JUNE IS:

Audiobook Month

Dairy Month

Nationaal Candy Month

National Fruits and Vegetables Month

National Rose Month

National Safety Month

National Donut Day is June 5th!!!

D-Day Anniversary is June 6th!!!

Flag Day is June 14th!!!

Fly a Kite Day is June 15th!!!

Last Day of Remote Learning June 16th!!!

Summer Begins on June 20th!!!

Father's Day is June 21st!!!

Paul Bunyan Day is June 28th!!!

JUNE AUTHOR BIRTHDAyS:      

Thanks to Chelmsford Telemedia, Story time recordings can now be viewed through the following link:

Story Time

Story Time Episodes will also be part of the local cable station line up on Comcast channel 22. Verizon channel 36.  One hour episodes will run daily at 10am, 2pm and 7pm.  Get comfortable on the couch and enjoy your school and public librarians reading some wonderful books.

• The PTO sponsored Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success!  Thank you to Chisty McCusker and her team of dedicated volunteers.  Thank you for supporting literacy in our school!  

"Picture books are the soul and foundation

for who we become.  Reading them with a

child on our lap is one of the best ways to

share our values.  Every picture book is an

opportunity."   --- Marc Brown, author of the

Arthur Series

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