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
| Issue 01, 2008-2009 | |
| Classes and Activities | All About Books! |
| 4th Grade
We welcome the 4th graders to “their” Library. The 4th graders have settled in quite nicely. They have received their iBistro (Library online catalog) accounts. By now, they can access their records on what books and other resources they have checked out from the library and when the items are due. These avid readers have already signed out a couple of hundred books from the library and some of them have even visited the library during labs or a few minutes during play street. 5th Grade The 5th Graders are reviewing their iBistro accounts and have discovered that the Fantasy and Science Fiction sections are now outside of the Reading Room because we have expanded the collection in these areas. 6th Grade The 6th graders are working on their Statistics project in math and there are some useful links and also library resources to help them with their research. Both Mr. Bachrach’s and Ms Dejesus’s English classes visited the MS Library the first week of school. We shared our readings and recommended books to each other. We look forward to seeing all of them back to the Library soon! 7th Grade The 7th graders have come and visited the Library in late September and they have discovered the Library Resources area on their Moodle accounts. This month’s 7th grade English/Library featured genres are Horror and Suspense fiction. Each student will finish reading a title in this genre and create a book advertising flyer in black, white, and red. These flyers will become part of the Halloween decoration for the MS Library in late October. We can’t wait to see their artistic expressions! This is the direct link to the assignment 8th Grade We have been seeing many 8th graders in the Library during labs. Most of the time, they need to use the computers. This is a note to remind everyone that Library Computers are reserved for academic use only. Please be mindful of others’ needs and do not sit at a computer station if you do not need the computer. The Reading Room is a great place for quiet reading and work. We appreciate your cooperation and consideration. |
These are some popular and/or recommended books newly arrived in the MS Library. Enjoy!
Nonfiction Guinness World Records, 2009 Top 10 of Everything, 2009 Ripley’s Believe It or Not, 2009 The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes Fantasy Brisingr The Last of the High Kings Moribito : Guardian of the Spirit Realistic (somewhat) Fiction Diamond Willow Savvy Forever Rose Horror The Crossroads Cirque du Freak series Young Adult The Adoration of Jenna Fox |
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| A Handy Database
Grolier Online is a user friendly database that is especially designed for students. Grolier Online Kids speaks directly to younger users and is highly recommended for 4th to 6th graders. To access this database from home, follow this link http://moodle.dalton.org/mod/ |
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