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WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING?
WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING?
May 2021
May 2021
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2021 will occur on Monday, May 31. Learn more Facts Meaning and Traditions from the resource The History Channel.
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2021 will occur on Monday, May 31. Learn more Facts Meaning and Traditions from the resource The History Channel.
Check out more resources on the WRSD Patriotic Exercises website.
FREE BOOKS for your taking - In addition to updating the Nonfiction and Reference collections with newer editions, more up to date titles, and online resources, We've weeded several FICTION titles as well. Feel free to take any of the books from the book carts in the hallway outside the curved windows.
FREE BOOKS for your taking - In addition to updating the Nonfiction and Reference collections with newer editions, more up to date titles, and online resources, We've weeded several FICTION titles as well. Feel free to take any of the books from the book carts in the hallway outside the curved windows.
April 2021
April 2021
National Robotics Week, April 3-11 2021
National Robotics Week, April 3-11 2021
The mission of National Robotics Week (RoboWeek) is simple: inspire students in robotics and STEM related fields, and share the excitement of robotics across all ages. We will have our collection of robots... Cue, Dash, & Spero, along with their accessories for your tinkering. Stop by during your lunch or study hall and explore!
The mission of National Robotics Week (RoboWeek) is simple: inspire students in robotics and STEM related fields, and share the excitement of robotics across all ages. We will have our collection of robots... Cue, Dash, & Spero, along with their accessories for your tinkering. Stop by during your lunch or study hall and explore!
Be patient with us, we are conducting an inventory of our printed collection so we may be delayed in getting back to you.
2021 Safe Driving Media Contest
2021 Safe Driving Media Contest
Do you like making videos or writing stories? Are you an aspiring film or media creator and want your work shown state-wide? Do you want to win a $1,000 cash prize?
Do you like making videos or writing stories? Are you an aspiring film or media creator and want your work shown state-wide? Do you want to win a $1,000 cash prize?
The Teen Driver Program is currently looking for the next best distracted driving prevention video!
The Teen Driver Program is currently looking for the next best distracted driving prevention video!
Winners will take home up to a $1,000.00 cash prize and bragging rights. Winning entries will be shared/shown at future Seat Belt Challenges, NH Traffic Safety Conference, on TV, and on social media!
Winners will take home up to a $1,000.00 cash prize and bragging rights. Winning entries will be shared/shown at future Seat Belt Challenges, NH Traffic Safety Conference, on TV, and on social media!
Content should focus on distracted driving prevention. Submission Deadline: April 30th 2021, Midnight. Any entry submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Content should focus on distracted driving prevention. Submission Deadline: April 30th 2021, Midnight. Any entry submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
March 2021
March 2021
STUDENTS: We are fully OPEN 7:30am-2:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday! Come by and check out books for your reading pleasure or spend time with us as you work on your next research or project.
STUDENTS: We are fully OPEN 7:30am-2:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday! Come by and check out books for your reading pleasure or spend time with us as you work on your next research or project.
TEACHERS: Planning to bring your class, we look forward to your visit! Please call us (x1640 or x1641) to make sure we can accommodate all your students and curate the appropriate resources for you ahead of time. Teachers, to reserve the physical Library Media Center space for you and your students, please follow these instructions or call x1640/1641 and we will assist you.
TEACHERS: Planning to bring your class, we look forward to your visit! Please call us (x1640 or x1641) to make sure we can accommodate all your students and curate the appropriate resources for you ahead of time. Teachers, to reserve the physical Library Media Center space for you and your students, please follow these instructions or call x1640/1641 and we will assist you.
Be patient with us, we are conducting an inventory of our printed collection so we may be delayed in getting back to you.
February 2021
February 2021
Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. The Black History Month 2021 theme, “Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity” explores the African diaspora, and the spread of Black families across the United States. READ MORE: Black History Milestones
ON DISPLAY IN PRINT... Explore some of the challenges faced by those who fought for equality in the past and present.
Blind Date with a Book is a pop-up library event that promotes leisure reading and a love of books! We've collected popular fiction and non-fiction titles and hand wrapped each book to conceal the title & author, leaving clues about the book's identity on the wrapping.
Go on a Blind Date with a Book!
Go on a Blind Date with a Book!
Stop by the Library Media Center for a SURPRISE!
Take yourself on a date, unwrap the book, and read to your heart's content!
January 2021
January 2021
January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
ON DISPLAY IN PRINT... Hear the voices of those who survived through their stories and memoirs.
ON DISPLAY IN PRINT... Hear the voices of those who survived through their stories and memoirs.
Join the NH Tech Alliance as they showcases an amazing group of technology professionals on January 26th through January 28th! Students will hear from leaders in fields ranging from engineering to customer success, and exploring themes like entrepreneurship and internships along the way. They will learn about different career paths into technology and have the opportunity to ask questions to various technology leaders.
Join the NH Tech Alliance as they showcases an amazing group of technology professionals on January 26th through January 28th! Students will hear from leaders in fields ranging from engineering to customer success, and exploring themes like entrepreneurship and internships along the way. They will learn about different career paths into technology and have the opportunity to ask questions to various technology leaders.
Sign up here to reserve a spot for you or your classroom. https://nhtechalliance.org/careers-in-tech/
Sign up here to reserve a spot for you or your classroom. https://nhtechalliance.org/careers-in-tech/
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 recognized the importance of diversity, nondiscrimination, and freedom by prohibiting discrimination based on race in employment and education. In New Hampshire we recognize Monday, January 18th as Civil Rights Day.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 recognized the importance of diversity, nondiscrimination, and freedom by prohibiting discrimination based on race in employment and education. In New Hampshire we recognize Monday, January 18th as Civil Rights Day.
ON DISPLAY IN PRINT... Explore some of the challenges faced by those who fought for equality in the past and present.
ON DISPLAY IN PRINT... Explore some of the challenges faced by those who fought for equality in the past and present.
FREE BOOKS for your taking - In addition to updating the Nonfiction and Reference collections with newer editions, more up to date titles, and online resources, We've weeded several FICTION titles as well. Feel free to take any of the books from the book cart in the Teacher’s Room downstairs.
FREE BOOKS for your taking - In addition to updating the Nonfiction and Reference collections with newer editions, more up to date titles, and online resources, We've weeded several FICTION titles as well. Feel free to take any of the books from the book cart in the Teacher’s Room downstairs.
December 2020
December 2020
WRHS now has Padlet Backpack - Use the Padlet Backpack access at winnisquam.padlet.com and have unlimited number of Padlets plus so much more… Follow this Getting Started guide to covert your vanilla account to BACKPACK!
WRHS now has Padlet Backpack - Use the Padlet Backpack access at winnisquam.padlet.com and have unlimited number of Padlets plus so much more… Follow this Getting Started guide to covert your vanilla account to BACKPACK!
Computer Science Education Week is December 7-13. As you may remember, the Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code," to show that anybody can learn, and that it’s fun. Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages and join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code. Here are several Activities from Code.org for your students to explore and a few other Coding Challenges. New this year is Learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) sponsored by Microsoft. Additionally, the Learning Commons will be streaming live CodeBytes, daily mini-lessons all this week! May the CODE be with you!
Computer Science Education Week is December 7-13. As you may remember, the Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code," to show that anybody can learn, and that it’s fun. Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages and join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code. Here are several Activities from Code.org for your students to explore and a few other Coding Challenges. New this year is Learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) sponsored by Microsoft. Additionally, the Learning Commons will be streaming live CodeBytes, daily mini-lessons all this week! May the CODE be with you!
STEAM Kits to take home - We have several STEAM-related Kits that students may check out from the Library Media Center and take home. Explore hands-on activities using Makey-Makey circuit boards, Sphero and Dash programmable Robots, Lilypad sewable electronics, Google Cardboard VR, and more. Stop by or peek online and check out what’s available.
STEAM Kits to take home - We have several STEAM-related Kits that students may check out from the Library Media Center and take home. Explore hands-on activities using Makey-Makey circuit boards, Sphero and Dash programmable Robots, Lilypad sewable electronics, Google Cardboard VR, and more. Stop by or peek online and check out what’s available.
THANK YOU for your feedback! Your input is very valuable to us. As we continue to transition to a more 21st-Century Library, we are making changes toward The Learning Commons model with an emphasis on how to best serve you and your students in-person and remotely. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey. Again, thank you to all who have already shared your thoughts!
THANK YOU for your feedback! Your input is very valuable to us. As we continue to transition to a more 21st-Century Library, we are making changes toward The Learning Commons model with an emphasis on how to best serve you and your students in-person and remotely. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey. Again, thank you to all who have already shared your thoughts!
Holiday Raffle!
Holiday Raffle!
Congratulations to the Winners of the Holiday Raffle for a KIWI STEAM Kit! Stop by the Library Media Center to pick out your kit.
Congratulations to the Winners of the Holiday Raffle for a KIWI STEAM Kit! Stop by the Library Media Center to pick out your kit.
Contact Mrs. Pearson if you have any questions (mpearson@wrsdsau59.org)
Winners:
12/22 James Thibault 12/15 John Licata
12/21 Liam Allerdice 12/14 Josiah Ziminsky
12/18 Autumn Cooper 12/10 Abby Smith
12/17 Becca Kulengosky 12/9 Alyse Damato
November 2020
November 2020
International Games Week is an initiative run by volunteers from around the world to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. From November 8th throught the 14th, we are celebrating International Games Week for the first time as a virtual celebration! Along with the American Library Association, we wanted to get you revved up for this year’s program – we are offering virtual gaming and print and play option, so get ready to get your game on! Try out Board Game Arena: an online browser-based platform for running board games remotely or use this Guide to online boardgames (pdf): A fairly comprehensive guide to options for online boardgames by Evan Leed. Also available in an accessible website, converted into HTML by Alina of Cozy Static Games.
International Games Week is an initiative run by volunteers from around the world to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. From November 8th throught the 14th, we are celebrating International Games Week for the first time as a virtual celebration! Along with the American Library Association, we wanted to get you revved up for this year’s program – we are offering virtual gaming and print and play option, so get ready to get your game on! Try out Board Game Arena: an online browser-based platform for running board games remotely or use this Guide to online boardgames (pdf): A fairly comprehensive guide to options for online boardgames by Evan Leed. Also available in an accessible website, converted into HTML by Alina of Cozy Static Games.
Help students think critically about social media's impact on elections and voting. From Common Sense Media several resources… Young Voters Guide to Social Media and News, Ten Best News Websites for Students, and more!
Help students think critically about social media's impact on elections and voting. From Common Sense Media several resources… Young Voters Guide to Social Media and News, Ten Best News Websites for Students, and more!
Create a Bitemoji Classroom - Here’s a creative way to connect your remote students to your “physical” classroom. Create a Bitemoji Classroom with links to various resources and information, feels like a website but so much easier. Here’s a How to Video and Step by Step Instructions to get started. My example so far (pdf), still working on it, see Google Slide
Create a Bitemoji Classroom - Here’s a creative way to connect your remote students to your “physical” classroom. Create a Bitemoji Classroom with links to various resources and information, feels like a website but so much easier. Here’s a How to Video and Step by Step Instructions to get started. My example so far (pdf), still working on it, see Google Slide
We are now open 7:30am-2:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for book pick-ups and returns. To reserve the physical Library Media Center space for you and your small group of 10 students or less, please follow these instructions or call x1640 and we will assist you. Note: WRHS Library Media Center Hybrid Revised Plans
We are now open 7:30am-2:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for book pick-ups and returns. To reserve the physical Library Media Center space for you and your small group of 10 students or less, please follow these instructions or call x1640 and we will assist you. Note: WRHS Library Media Center Hybrid Revised Plans
October 2020
October 2020
YALSA’s TeenTober is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library.
YALSA’s TeenTober is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library.
Week 1: Literacies learned as we explore the many NOTORIOUS Banned Books (Video, Audio)
Week 2: Writing checkout NEW Online Databases in our Digital Library for research
Week 3: Technology & Gaming through Coding and other Maker Space virtual activities
Week 4: Art & Music from El Día de los Muertos
Banned Books TALK - We are collaborating with the English Department and Hall Memorial Library to bring a “virtual” book talk on the most NOTORIOUS Banned Books On Thursday, Sept. 8th (Blocks 1, 2 & 4). You will also see on display in the curved window a COLLECTION of Banned Books, so check out these MOST WANTED! Thank you Brittany Shanahan from Hall Memorial Library! Terrific Banned Book Talk via Zoom with Ms. Hemphill’s, Ms. Tuplin’s, and Dr, Marchant’s English Classes.
Banned Books TALK - We are collaborating with the English Department and Hall Memorial Library to bring a “virtual” book talk on the most NOTORIOUS Banned Books On Thursday, Sept. 8th (Blocks 1, 2 & 4). You will also see on display in the curved window a COLLECTION of Banned Books, so check out these MOST WANTED! Thank you Brittany Shanahan from Hall Memorial Library! Terrific Banned Book Talk via Zoom with Ms. Hemphill’s, Ms. Tuplin’s, and Dr, Marchant’s English Classes.
Banned Book Talk 10-08-20.mp4FLIPSTER is now available to WRHS students. Flipster is a next-generation magazine service from EBSCO that allows students to browse digital versions of the latest issues of popular magazines, courtesy of the library. Use username: winnisquam and password: #1Bear to access our collection.
FLIPSTER is now available to WRHS students. Flipster is a next-generation magazine service from EBSCO that allows students to browse digital versions of the latest issues of popular magazines, courtesy of the library. Use username: winnisquam and password: #1Bear to access our collection.
ALL books are available to check out… EVEN REFERENCE BOOKS! Simply search in the Destiny Discover system, sign-in using your student WRSD Google account, and Reserve/HOLD your book choice. Then, stop by anytime on either Tues. or Thurs. to pick it up OR access eBooks and Audio-books immediately online.
ALL books are available to check out… EVEN REFERENCE BOOKS! Simply search in the Destiny Discover system, sign-in using your student WRSD Google account, and Reserve/HOLD your book choice. Then, stop by anytime on either Tues. or Thurs. to pick it up OR access eBooks and Audio-books immediately online.
FREE BOOKS for your taking - We are keeping up with the times and updating many of our Nonfiction and Reference collections with newer editions, more up to date titles, and online resources. Feel free to take any of the books from the book cart in the Teacher’s Room downstairs.
FREE BOOKS for your taking - We are keeping up with the times and updating many of our Nonfiction and Reference collections with newer editions, more up to date titles, and online resources. Feel free to take any of the books from the book cart in the Teacher’s Room downstairs.
September 2020
September 2020
Students CAN check out books - Simply search for Books, Ebooks and Audiobooks on the Destiny Discover system. Reserve/HOLD a book for pick up either Tues. or Thurs. from 7am to noon OR access eBooks and Audio-books right online. Students will need to log into our Destiny Discover system (destinydiscover.com) using their WRSD Google account. Take a look at these easy steps on How to access Destiny Discover or schedule a time for a guided virtual tour with your students.
Students CAN check out books - Simply search for Books, Ebooks and Audiobooks on the Destiny Discover system. Reserve/HOLD a book for pick up either Tues. or Thurs. from 7am to noon OR access eBooks and Audio-books right online. Students will need to log into our Destiny Discover system (destinydiscover.com) using their WRSD Google account. Take a look at these easy steps on How to access Destiny Discover or schedule a time for a guided virtual tour with your students.
NEW Databases for Research - In addition to the Issue & Controversies and History Databases from Infobase, we’ve added Bloom's Literature Online, Ferguson's Career Guidance Center, and Science Online which includes Science Today. Go To the Digital Library section...
NEW Databases for Research - In addition to the Issue & Controversies and History Databases from Infobase, we’ve added Bloom's Literature Online, Ferguson's Career Guidance Center, and Science Online which includes Science Today. Go To the Digital Library section...
Technology Tools - As more technology tools are introduced in our hybrid classrooms, we have collected getting started tutorials and level up resources in one place for your convenience. Go to the WRHS Learning Commons website Technology Section.
Technology Tools - As more technology tools are introduced in our hybrid classrooms, we have collected getting started tutorials and level up resources in one place for your convenience. Go to the WRHS Learning Commons website Technology Section.
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