Computer Science Engineering Week begins December 8th. Let's make CSEdWeek 2025 an inspiring week that shows students how computer science powers AI innovation — and how they can be the next generation of creators.

Dreagles will have a chance to participate in coding activities throughout the month of December during Library.

K - use of Blue/Bee Bots & intro to research databases and Sora.

1st-2nd Scratch Coding

3-5th Scratch and Code.org

Our KCLS librarian, Lisa Racine, will visit Dickinson 3rd and Ms. Shaw's class to talk about the OTTER book club.

OTTER (Our Time to Enjoy Reading) is a partnership with KCLS to engage 2nd - 3rd grade students in a variety of genres and help to inspire a love reading as students move into chapter books.

Interested students will have a chance to join the OTTER club. Each participating student will have access to checkout each title and will receive a journal to take notes on each book. Students will pick their favorite book that they believe should win the 2026 OTTER Award. We will submit our overall winning title to the WLA website by end of April.

4th and 5th grade ARC students should continue to read their books. Each team has two leaders that are responsible for keeping track of the books for their team. Here are some helpful ways to keep your child on schedule:

• Ask your child if they have read their book and swapped it out with another book on the list.
• Have your child share what they liked about they book and why? Sharing a brief summary of the book also helps to engage with your child while they are reading.

We will begin our weekly ARC meetings on Thursday, January 8th at lunch/recess and continue until our school competition which will take place before mid winter break.

Lake Washinton School District is excited to introduce you to our district wide digital library: Sora. Sora provides free 24/7 access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, comics, and magazines. What better way to engage your student’s mind than through reading?  

How does it work? 

Sora is always open and connects you to the public library without a library card. Students can simply login using school Microsoft credentials and instantly access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks on virtually any device from anywhere. Log in from home via Classlink/Library Resources or get started today at https://soraapp.com or download the free Sora app for Android or iOS.  

• Download Sora App 
• Click on “Find my School” 
• Enter our Sora Library Name: Lake Washinton School District 
• Enter school Microsoft email login information 
• In Sora,(upper right hand corner) add Library -- Enter: King County Library System  
• Borrow a title and enter your school Microsoft credentials 

Your child will need their username and password to Classlink from home.

Please help your child to remember to return their library book on their library day!

Monday: Fitch & Wager

Tuesday: Shaw, Rabinowitz, Schwabenbauer, & Woehlbrandt

Wednesday: McLaughlin, Magraw, Potter, & Kangas

Thursday: Harrington, Carter, Galarpe, & Ross

Friday: Bergstrom & McHugh