Welcome to the Douglass Online Book Club! We will be discussing Michael Buckley’s N.E.R.D.S.  starting in April and concluding May 7^th.  This club is open to any 3^rd, 4^th, or 5^th grader.

Parents, permission slips are due to Mrs. Chynoweth no later than April 19. (The deadline has been extended.)  Once the permission slip has been received, instructions on how to log onto our group’s discussion will follow.  Don’t miss the fun! PermissionSlipNERDS.doc

Thanks to all those who attended our recent author visit from MOZZ.  It was a fun time together and a wonderful example of how poetry enriches us.  To learn more about MOZZ, please see his website http://goofyguru.com/.

Douglass Library is pleased to announce the addition of online Picture books to our library catalog! Students, staff, and parents may access these online books 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Users need to have Internet access and the Flash program needs to be installed on the computer in order to view all content.  Click on the link below to start reading. Enjoy!

Click on the button below to find the AR level of your book:

It is four o’clock in the afternoon: Even if you hear your youngster in the next room listening to music and clicking away on the computer, do you really know where your child is?  The Internet is a wonderful, powerful device.  But like most powerful tools, users need to heed caution.  While it is all too easy to think “not my child,” the trappings of the Internet are real.  Remember:

• Monitor your child's Internet use.
• Talk with your child.  Ask questions and ask often.
• Keep your computer in an open, visiable place like the family room.
• Be wary of cyber-bully, child-predator, and identity theft situations.  Report them appropriately.
• Never share private information like your name, address, phone number or school on social sites.
• Keep your spyware and anti-virus software up to date.
• If you would not let your child say it or do it in real life, don't let them say it or do it online.

For more information, visit the sites below:

1. Netsmartz  www.netsmartz.org
2. iSafe Incorprated www.isafe.org
3. Web Wise Kids www.webwisekids.org
4. iKeep Safe www.ikeepsafe.org

1. Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge.
2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.
4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

Kerry MacLean, author the Pigs Over series visited Douglass on Thursday, November 17^th.  She worked with students to create a new book, Pigs over Boulder 2, due out in spring of 2012.  In addition to this author and student collaboration, 3^rd grade classes performed a musical rendition of Pigs Over Colorado.  (To order one of Ms. MacLean's books, please print and fill the form labelled "Autographed Copy Order Form" under Documents on this web page.) It was pig-riffic time and a wonderful learning opportunity for our students!