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Important Dates

ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE:
 
Friday, May 7, 2010
 AR Deadline: May 7
 

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Reading Fair Projects

Overdue and Lost Library Books

A library book may be checked out for one week. 
It will be due on the student's library day.
A book may be renewed (book must be presented).
 
Fines for late library books = .05 per school day.
(Student is allowed 1 week grace period before fine is assessed.)
Overdue books must be returned and fines paid before further checkout of books.
 
If a book is lost, the student will be charged the price of the book.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
~ Joseph Addison  ~

Announcements

  • Reading Fair Examples     Click on above picture to see examples of Reading Fair projects.         Check out Jeff Davis Elementary Reading Project Slide Shows.  Open site and scroll down and click on 'Project Examples ...
    Posted Jan 26, 2010 2:27 PM by Marianne Higginbotham
  • LIBRARY RULES Library:  A place where people come to locate books and other materials to read, for research, to explore.     A library is a place where you can let your imagination soar ...
    Posted Feb 5, 2010 10:24 AM by Marianne Higginbotham
  • Authors of the Month Judy Blume (1938-    ) - Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same ...
    Posted Feb 1, 2010 7:23 AM by Marianne Higginbotham
  • School Reading Fair A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner will be chosen from each classroom, using the State rubric.  Teachers will give student names and project titles for the top 3 classroom ...
    Posted Jan 23, 2010 9:58 AM by Marianne Higginbotham
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Word of the Week

  • fiction \ FIK-shuhn \ (noun) fiction \ FIK-shuhn \ (noun) 1. the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, esp. in prose form.   2. works of this class, as novels or short stories: historical  fiction ...
    Posted Jan 25, 2010 10:50 AM by Marianne Higginbotham
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Classes of the Week

  • Classes with Best Library Behavior Polite students are quiet and read, while allowing others to read. Great work!  Keep reading!  (Click on link for list of winners by week.)   (NOTE: Some weeks may be omitted ...
    Posted Apr 12, 2010 6:37 AM by Marianne Higginbotham
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News About Books

  • Spotlight FANTASY: Any novel that is disconnected from reality. Often such novels are set in nonexistent worlds, such as under the earth, in a fairyland, on the moon, etc. The characters ...
    Posted Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM by Marianne Higginbotham
  • Extra Information READING FAIR SUGGESTIONS: WHAT JUDGES LIKE AND DISLIKE   (see attachment)
    Posted Jan 26, 2010 2:39 PM by Marianne Higginbotham
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