6th - 8th Grades:

Hello! I hope you are enjoying e-Learning at home! I really miss seeing your smiling faces! This week is NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK (April 19 - 25). The theme this year is..."Find Your Place at the Library AND Find the Library at Your Place!" With our nationwide shelter-in-place orders all libraries buildings are closed, but librarians and library staff across the nation are working tirelessly to support you and your family with a lot of online titles and resources.

This week we are also celebrating EARTH DAY on Wednesday, April 22. Are you looking for some fun Earth Day activities, songs, games and other information? Check out my new "Earth Day" page on this Library website. Click on the Let's Celebrate... tab at the top right-hand section of this screen next to the Home tab. Then select the Earth Day page.

Enjoy! And if you have time and want to, I'd love to see some pictures of you reading or just send me a note or video telling me all about the books you've read or are reading!

❤️ Mrs. Hooper

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Hooper at phooper@spsdallas.org

6th - 8th Grades:

Hello! I hope you are enjoying e-Learning at home! I really miss seeing your smiling faces! I've added a new page to this Library website called "Boredom Busters". Click on the Boredom Busters ab at the top right-hand section of this screen next to the Home tab. And keep a lookout this week for a new page that will have some fun Easter activities.

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Hooper at phooper@spsdallas.org

Newbery Award and Honor Book Teasers:

6th - 8th Grades:

Hello 7th grade! I hope you had a fun first week of e-Learning! I really miss seeing your smiling faces! My only request of you is that you please try to read at least 10-15 minutes every day. I decided to use this arena as a way to introduce you to some of the Newbery Award and Honor books that I think you may enjoy. I am attaching book trailers and videos of the beginning chapters of these books. Hope you find them intriguing! Happy reading!

Introducing Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage. 2013 Newbery Honor Book.

• Book Trailer: Three Times Lucky book trailer

• Click here for Chapter 1

Introducing The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. 2008 Newbery Honor Book.

• Book Trailer: The Wednesday Wars book trailer

• Click her for Chapter 1

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Hooper at phooper@spsdallas.org

Newbery Award and Honor Book Teasers:

6th - 8th Grades:

Hello 7th grade! I miss seeing your smiling faces! I hope this finds all of you well and excited to embark on our e-Learning adventure! My only request of you is that you please try to read at least 10-15 minutes every day. I decided to use this arena as a way to introduce you to some of the Newbery Award and Honor books that I think you may enjoy. I am attaching book trailers and videos of the beginning chapters of these books. Hope you find them intriguing! Happy reading!

Introducing The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. 1968 Newbery Honor Book.

• Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drs9Kik8PZE

• Chapter 1: The Discovery of Egypt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuklcY5ogrU

Introducing Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin. 2012 Newbery Honor Book.

• Book Trailer by Author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JwP6nbpzxY

• Chapter 1-5 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1isw0YjoDI