AUTHOR - Jerry Pallotta is coming to the Balch! Please check out the handout that went home this week so you can order books by this renowned author when he comes to talk to our students next Thursday November 3rd. jerrypallotta.com/meet-jerry

Happy Halloween! Loved seeing everyone dressed up at the Balch Monster Mash on Friday.

Welcome AUTHOR "Jerry Pallotta" to the Balch School today Thursday November 3, 2022. jerrypallotta.com/meet-jerry

Thank You so much "Jerry Pallotta" for sharing your experiences, personal fun facts and writing recommendations with our students. It was a delight having you visit the Balch School- Nov. 2022. jerrypallotta.com

I will be available in the Balch Library tonight 11/15 from 5pm - 7pm during Conferences. I will also be available tomorrow 11/16 afternoon. Drop by the library with any questions. Mrs. Christine Duffy Balch School Librarian Here are some recent pics of students in the library.

In Library Classes at the Balch School this December students will celebrate the "Hour of Code" using a variety of Coding tools: Scratch: scratch.mit.edu Code.org: studio.code.org/courses Kodable: kodable.com/login Scratchjr: scratchjr.org

Great to "see and hear" our students performing holiday songs this festive seasons for their classmates.

"National Reading Month" has begun. Balch school is celebrating, reading two books a week in library. Students will vote each week on their Favorite The 1st two titles were: "One Moment in Time" by: B. Lerwill "Come With Me" by: H. McGhee Week 1's Favorite: "One Moment in Time"

"Balch Guest Reader Event" celebrating National Reading Month - March 14, 2023. Thank You so much to our NPS staff and Community Leaders for joining us today.

Thank You to our afternoon readers during our "Balch Guest Reader Event": Superintendent Dr. Thomson, Mrs. Driscoll, NPS Nurse Leader Mr. Tolman, Manager of TV/Video Services

Thanks to everyone who took the time to join us for the "Balch Guest Reader Event" this March. Here is a link to a slideshow of all who read. docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Balch's March Madness Book Bracket has four final books students will vote on this week! Will post the winner when all the votes are in during Library Classes. Check out the links to all the titles read: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

The winning title of our "National Reading Month" READ ALOUDS this March 2023 was "Avocado Asks" by: Momoko Abe momokoabe.com/about/ Thank you to all the students at the Balch School for voting for their favorite titles.

Celebrating "Poetry Month" this April 2023 with Shel Silverstein Poems read aloud by 3rd graders!

Balch Library "BOOK SWAP" is coming. Students in grades 1-5 are asked to donate 1 "paperback" book from home by June 2nd. During Library Classes in Mid- June, all students will have a chance to pick 1 book to KEEP & READ to start off their Summer Reading!

3rd graders "coding" with Ozobot robots in Library Classes.

5th grades discovering how to "code" Finch robots in Library Classes.

Welcome back to school and library 2023-24. Please check out my Balch Library site: sites.google.com/norwood.k12.ma… for age appropriate links by grade.

New Books at the Balch Library!

Enjoy this Pumpkin Slideshow to celebrate October 31st, 2023! Creations by the 3rd graders at Balch during Library Classes with Mrs. Duffy made with Google Draw. docs.google.com/presentation/d…