A Visit With State Treasurer, Mr. Zweifel

We were lucky to have Mr. Clint Zweifel stop by Old Bonhomme's library this morning to visit with the second grade classes.  Mr. Zweifel shared his story of campaigning for both his State Representative position and the State Treasurer position.  We couldn't believe that one of his elections was decided with fewer than 70 votes!  This is a great reminder that every vote counts!

This visit kicks off a month of learning about democracy, voting and elections in the Old Bonhomme Library.   All of this learning about elections will get us geared up for Kids Voting, a student-friendly election, held at each Ladue school on November 3.  During this mock election, each class will visit the computer lab and cast their votes for elementary-centered topics (favorite St. Louis landmark, favorite national landmark, favorite past president, etc.).

Old Bonhomme second graders thank the Treasurer for making a stop at our school and sharing a story with us!

Olivette Firemen Read to Old Bonhomme Students

Olivette's own firemen have volunteered several hours reading to Old Bonhomme students. The kids LOVE hearing fun stories read to them by these community helpers!  We hope to have them as our guest readers throughout the school year!

Kindergarteners Hunt For Corduroy

  

Ms. Boudinet's class spent the morning searching for that sneaky bear, Corduroy.  Apparently he had quite the morning, running from one end of the school building to another.  During his visit to the library, Corduroy grabbed all types of bear books from the shelves and spent some time looking at those books in the pit (I hope he remembered to take his shoes off first!).  By the time Ms. Boudinet's kindergartners got to the library, though, he had already taken off for their classroom.  I hope they finally found him!

Mark Twain Nominees for 2014-2015

Privateer's Apprentice by Susan Verrico

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton

Capture the Flag by Kate Messner

Ordinary Magic by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway

Pinch Hit by Tim Green

The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin

The Shadow Collectors Apprentice by Amy Gordon

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

The Young Healer by Frank N. McMillan III

The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis

Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

Pete the Cat visits the library

The last thing I expected to see in the library today was a sassy blue cat kick off his cool school shoes before chilling in the library pit with a good book...but that is exactly what happened--just ask Mrs. Lacy's kindergarten class!   Their search for Pete the Cat led the class all over the school, stopping in at popular hotspots such as Senior Martin's Spanish classroom, the school office, Mrs. Roth's art studio and, of course, the library.

Unfortunately, the super kindergarten sleuths did not catch that rascally four-legged feline before he plucked a few petals off my beautiful sunflowers, but word on the streets (or at least echoing through the hallways of OB) is that the class tracked Pete back to their classroom and they all enjoyed a good read aloud together.

Now if I could just talk to that naughty cat about my flowers...

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