Dalton Middle School Library

Every year in early spring, the Middle School 4th, 5th, and 6th graders have a chance to show off their knowledge of the books they’ve read in the fall at the MS Library’s Do You Know Books? Game Show Assembly.

This year, the questions will be based on 15 titles, listed below.  The students are encouraged to read and prepare themselves for this Game Show, but participation is voluntary.  The students can enter the game by themselves and they can have a partner or two.   We will start “registration” a week or two before the assembly — which is still months away.

All of these titles are available in paperback and for purchase at this year’s FALL BOOK FAIR in First Program.  The dates for the book fair for Middle Schoolers are: Sunday, November 9th and Monday, November 10th after school.  Please check your email for details.

Here it is, the book list:

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène Du Bois
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Mistakes that Worked by Charlotte Foltz Jones
A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
East by Edith Pattou
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
So B. It by Sarah Weeks

On October 7th, Caldecott Medalist and author/illustrator of many excellent books for young people Mr. David Macaulay came to Dalton and talked about his new book, The Way We Work.  He also discussed his creative process, what he learned working on various different projects, and why art and art education is crucial in anyone’s learning process.  This event with the entire 7th grade was a Live WebCast and is now accessible (you’ll still have to fill out the registration form) via the web, here: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=49504

Here are some pictures that we took to capture the morning with Mr. Macaulay, who not only talked to the room of 7th graders, answering questions from both our students and people from around the country, but also visited with other members of the community.

The Library Balcony was turned into a video broadcast control center.

Four microphones, a sound mixer, and a couple of video monitors on the work station.

Cameraman #01 captured Mr. Macaulay’s every movement.

Moments before the arrival of the audience: the entire 7th grader, more than a dozen teachers, and the librarians.  Ms Stein stopped by and enjoyed part of the presentation as well.

The WebCast began!

After the WebCast event ended, some students and teachers remained to further chat with Mr. Macaulay.

Mr. Macaulay visited the Art Department.

A short visit with the 5th graders who just finished the book Motel of the Mysteries.

On Tuesday, October 7th, The Dalton Library is happy to host a WebCast event with Caldecott Award winning author/illustrator David Macaulay.  Mr. Macaulay will talk about his new book “The Way We Work” to the 7th graders whose year-long science study centers on human physiology.

You can read a New York Times review of the book.  And if you register now you can access the WebCast, live, starting 10:00 a.m. EST, on the event day.

Come back to the MS Library Blog for report on this exciting event.