Check “Me” Out:  

v  I am Brenda Koonce, married to Johnny C. Koonce with two adult children: Johnny II and Michele.  I live in Willingboro, NJ and I have a wonderful dog named Chad.

v  I graduated from this district, and later graduated from Trenton State College now known as The College of New Jersey.

v  I began my career in teaching in 1977.  I have taught in the following schools: Grant, Franklin, P.J. Hill, Stokes and Cadwalader. I was a classroom teacher for twenty-three years; my current position is Media Specialist at Cadwalader.  This was a fantastic moved into this field.

v  I am once again a student at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ getting my masters in School and Public Librarianship. 

v  Some of the favorite things that I like to do are: read (of course), shop, and African dance. 

Books Rule:    
   

 Be good to the books that I borrow.

Never look at them with unclean hands.

Keep books away from little

brothers, sisters and pets.

Return each book in good shape and on time.
 I will take responsibility for each book in my care.

A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend. 
~Author Unknown

 If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. 
~Toni Morrison

“Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was
a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi
~Oprah Winfrey

Circulate the News:
Monthly Books
Make the Connection
 

(Pre-k to Second) 

One Candle ~Eve Bunting            

Feliz Navidad ~Jose Feliciano

The Joy of Christmas                   

Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice ~ Steve Metzger

Snow Bears ~Martin Waddell      

The Snow Cat ~Dayal K. Khalsa

Christmas Bear ~Sal Murdocca    

Snow Day ~Moira Fain

What Santa Can’t Do ~Douglas Wood                  

The Snow Child ~Freya Littledale 

A Letter to Santa Claus  ~Brigitte Weninger          

A Kwanzaa Fable ~Eric V. Copage

Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat ~Naomi Howland

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(Third grade-Fifth grade)

A Kwanzaa Keepsake  ~Jessica B. Harris                 

Horrible Harry and the Holidaze  ~Suzy Kline

Keisha the Fairy Snow Queen ~Teresa Reed                 

The Song of the Christmas Mouse ~Shirley R. Murphy

Merry Christmas! A History of the Holiday  ~Patricia Bunning Stevens                   

The Legend of Old Befana An Italian Christmas Story ~Tommie de Paola 

The Lion Storyteller Christmas Book ~Bob Hartman

“Kid Konnect”:      

PBS KIDS
http://pbskids.org/zoom/

American Folklore
http://www.americanfolklore.net

Babysitter’s Club
http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/bsc/index.htm

 Guys Reads
http://www.guysread.com

Harry Potter
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children’s Curious George
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/index.shtml

Junie B. Jones
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/activities/activities.html

Kids read
http://kidsreads.com/

Lemony Snicket
http://www.lemonysnicket.com

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    “Parent Konnect”:   

Black History
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html

Connection for Kids
http://www.connectforkids.org
 

Dr. Toy’s Guide on the Internet
http://www.drtoy.com

Family TLC
http://familyTLC.ne

Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com

Kids Doctor
http://www.kidsdoctor.com/

Kids Health
http://www.kidshealth.org/index2.html

“Become life-long readers”