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Mock Caldecott Winner

The winner of the FES Mock Caldecott Award is… Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato Click here to view the trailer.  Honor Books Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman Click here to view the trailer....

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The Story of Mankind

Congratulations to James from Mr. Carter’s class for being the first student at Falmouth Elementary School to read The Story of Mankind. The Story of Mankind was published in 1921, and it was the first...

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2015 FES MOCK NEWBERY

On Friday, January 23rd the winner of the 2015 FES Mock Newbery Award was revealed at a school assembly. Members of the FES Mock Newbery Book Club Winner of the FES Mock Newbery Award The Mark of the...

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Kate DiCamillo Author Study

During the month of January classes at FES read books by Kate DiCamillo as part of a school-wide author study. Kate is the author of many books for children including The Miraculous Journey of Edward...

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World Read Aloud Day 2015

  “Every year on the first Wednesday of March, World Read Aloud Day calls global attention to the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories.” (from the Lit World website) Classes at Falmouth...

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Voting for the Maine Student Book Award!

FES students in grades four and five may vote for the Maine Student Book Award. Students must read 3 or more books from the 2014/2015 Maine Student Book Award list to be eligible to vote. Click on the...

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School Library Month

April is School Library Month. School libraries are places for students to learn and grow. School libraries contain print and digital resources that support learning and foster readers and thinkers....

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Scholastic Book Fair

  The book fair will be set up in the FES Library from May 26th- June 1st. Students will visit the book fair with their classes. Families may shop together at the book fair from 5:30-7:00 pm on May...

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We have set a new record!

Students and staff at FES checked out 43,765 books during the 2014/2015 school year! That is 9,000 more than we checked out in 2011-2012 (our first year in the new building.) Here are the top 25 most...

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Dot Day 2015

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It’s November…It’s Picture Book Month!

It’s Picture Book Month! All month we’ve been celebrating picture books at Falmouth Elementary School. Mrs. Taylor created a lovely art display featuring favorite picture books from FES teachers. Mrs....

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2016 Mock Caldecott and Mock Newbery Winners

All students in grades K-5 participated in the FES Mock Caldecott program at Falmouth Elementary School. Students read 8 picture books that are eligible for the 2016 Caldecott Medal and focused on the...

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2016 World Book Talk Championship

Watch Mrs. Potter compete against Literacy Legends in the 2016 World Book Talk Championship. Click here to view the book talks and to access the ballot. #30secondbooktalk is created and hosted by Dr....

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Safe Passage Book Donations

A group of Falmouth High School students, Mr. Carter and Mrs. Bachman recently traveled to Guatemala to work with Safe Passage. The Safe Passage school library is in need of books published in Spanish....

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World Book Talk Championship- Final Four!

Mrs. Potter is representing the “Literacy Legends” in the Final Four of the World Book Talk Championship. You can view the video book talks and access the ballot here. Voting closes on Feb. 29th.    

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World Read Aloud Day 2016

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MSBA Voting is open at FES

Students in 4th and 5th grades may now vote for the 2015/2016 Maine Student Book Award. The online ballot will remain open until 3/31. Students must read 3 or more books from the MSBA reading list to...

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Book Talks by Mr. Carter’s Students

Mr. Carter’s class recently celebrated World Read Aloud Day by connecting with a class in Ecuador. Students shared books that Mr. Carter had read aloud this year. The students wrote and recited book...

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April is School Library Month

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Graphic Novels Are Amazing!!!

Third grade library classes have been learning about the benefits of reading graphic novels. Graphic novels help students build vocabulary, improve comprehension, and learn about story elements....

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