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By NATALIE JOHNSON
Story time, according to the Shel-
ton Timberland Library, is more
than just fun and games.
Starting last Tuesday, the Shel-
ton library has kicked off their win-
ter series of family story times for
children age six and younger.
This particular series began on
Tuesday, Jan. 11, and will contin-
ue every Tuesday at 11 a.m. until
May 17, with a break from April 5
through the April 12.
Kristi Selby, senior youth servic-
es librarian for the Shelton branch
of the Timberland Library, said
that regular story times for small
children have become a tradition at
public libraries, and that the Shel-
ton library wants to keep
However story time is about
more than entertainment, she said.
"It's a great introduction to the
library," Selby said. "Also we inten-
tionally design story times so they
promote literacy."
Each story time focuses on "pre-
reading skills," she said, including
listening, story comprehension, vo-
cabulary and narrative skills. These
skills, Selby explained, get pre-
school aged kids ready for kinder-
garten and eventually, first grade.
"The research shows that when
the pre-reading skills are estab-
lished kids tend to do better in
school."
Along with listening to stories
from books, storytellers Selby and
AmeriCorps volunteer Megann
Schmitt also engage kids with in-
teractive games, rhymes and even
impromptu dance sessions to work
out extra energy. They often have
craft time, and suggested books for
families to read at home too.
The library also offers bilingual
story times on January 29, Febru-
ary 26 and March 26 at 11 a.m,
,They're geared towards children
who know Spanish is their first lan-
guage, but stories are in both lan-
gnages," Selby said.
Also, the library works to accom-
Journal photos by Natalie Johnson
Preschool kids listen to story-
teller Megann Schmitt during
the Shelton Timberland
Library's family story time.
modate the schedules of local day-
care facilities.
"We know that sometimes it's
tricky for daycares to get here," Sel-
by said. "I encourage day care pro-
viders to call us if they're interested
in setting up a special story time."
While the family story time ca-
ters to children under 6 years old,
the library also offers programs for
older kids, including "Reading Ex-
plorers" for children in fourth to
sixth grade.
This class takes place Thursday,
Feb. 3, then the last Thursdays in
February, March and April from 4
p.m. to 5p.m. Pre-registration is re-
quired for this program.
No registration is required for
the family story time.
December 2010
David Brissette, 21, of the
Shelton CHOICE High School
was selected as Student for the
month for December 2010. He
was recognized for the accom-
plishments in his school and
was honored by the Shelton Li-
ons Club at their regular meet-
ing on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010.
He is the son of David and Judy
Brissette. David's father is re-
tired and his mother is a domes-
tic homemaker.
One of John's major scho-
lastic accomplishments was re-
ceiving Academic Achievement
awards. He has been a repre-
hensive on the student advisory
board and loves to play hock-
ey. He has also received many
NJROTC awards and sent on
many trips to military bases;
e.g., Bangor Submarine Naval
Base, Pendleton Marine Base,
Ore., Sandpoint Naval Base and
Ft. Lewis Army Base.
One of his many community
service accomplishments was
spending many hours working
with various people of the Shel-
ton community.
After graduating from The
CHOICE High School, David
has decided not to seek a college
education at this time but has
set his sights on joining the U.S.
Army. He has not yet decided on
his vocation in the service.
The collective efforts of the
staff and faculty of the Shel-
ton CHOICE High School chose
David for his community dedi-
cation and exceptionally high
David Brissette
achievements wit:hin the high
school.
The "student of the month"
is a program sponsored by the
Shelton Lions Club designed
to recognize students that pos-
sess qualities of outstanding
community involven ent and/or
academic achievements while
attending the Shelto,:u CHOICE
High School.
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