(Courtesy of the Goodwill Librarian)
Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
HUGE THANK YOU!!!
Lisa Mangum, an author in Utah, has graciously donated a copy of her books to the middle school and high school libraries. We are so incredibly grateful! Thank you Lisa!!!
Who wants to guess??
Monday, September 23, 2013
G.I. Joe Snake Eyes
Yes, I will let my inner nerd show. I got an autographed photo of snake eyes (Ray Clark) at Comic-Con. It just doesn't get better than that!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Raider Reader Reviews (for the middle school)
Be a part of the RAIDER READER REVIEWS in the Walt Fortney
Learning Center. This year we will be keeping track of our reading
progress by graphing the amount of books we check out every month and creating
a colorful paper chain to track the books we have read over the school year.
In the few short days we had in August, students and staff
checked out 513 books... That's amazing, considering we only had 2 full days of
school in the beginning, due to the heat wave we experienced.
Q. How do you participate?
A. That's EASY!!! Just pick a book and read it,
when you have finished reading the book, fill out a "Raider Reader
Review"
Q. Where do I find these "Raider Reader Reviews"?
A. In your Raider Round Up Advisory Rooms.
Q. When can I fill the form out?
A. In the morning during Raider Round Up, on "TURN THE
PAGE TUESDAY". Your Raider Round Up Adviser will have the forms
available to you. Your advisers will also collect your reviews and turn
them into the "RAIDER READER REVIEW GUILD" to be tallied.
Q. What do I need to put on the review?
A. The Title, The Author, Date Read, Who the Reader is
(that's you), your rating of the book and a brief reason why you gave it the
rating you did. There are 5 stars on each review. "1" is
low and "5" would mean you really liked the book and would recommend
it to others.
Q. What if I do not like the book I'm reading?, Can I stop
reading it and pick a new one?
A. You sure can ... But don't forget to give it a REVIEW
first! The Raider Reader Review Guild wants to hear all about it and
every book counts! No matter how GOOD or BAD the book may be. Just
simply say something like "I stopped reading this book because ... And
give your reason why.
Q. Where can I see the progress of the books checked out?
A. We will keep track of our reading progress through a
color coded paper chain of some sort. Each Grade will have a particular
color and in order for us to create a Rainbow of colors, the staff at Anamosa
Middle school will also be participating in this friendly reading competition.
A list is shown below:
Blue = 5th Grade
Pink= 6th Grade
Yellow = 7th Grade
Green = 8th Grade
Red = Administration
Orange = Teachers
Purple = Para Educators
White = Cooks, Janitorial, Maintenance, IT, and other Staff
Q. Will there be prizes?
A. Yes, we have not worked out the details yet, but yes
there will be prizes for the top readers. Teachers I'm not sure how to
approach this ... tell the kids and use it as a carrot to dangle in front of
them or keep it a secret until the end of the year) Suggestions would be
greatly appreciated... Maybe each grade level could create a goal of books they
want the students to achieve for each quarter and maybe we could approach the
foundation or the PTO for trinket type prizes along the way for certain amounts
of books read and reviewed and the the end of the year t-shirts for the top
reader(s) in each grade level, at the end of the year, that has something
cleaver about reading books.????? Maybe have a special snack day at the
end of each quarter to celebrate ... Which would give even the lowest readers
something to look forward to or want to strive for. This way everyone
feels like they win and gives each student a boost of confidence to maybe
strive for the bigger prize?!?!?!
Q. When does this fun adventure kick off?
A. October 1, it just so happens to be on a Tuesday and the
beginning of a fresh new month of school.
Q. Where do we turn in the Raider Reader Reviews?
A. I will have a box in the teachers lounge and you can
place them in there and if we don't tally any results from your group, we will
come check on you. I plan to make this Kevin's job to help make copies of
the Raider Reader Reviews, and place them in your mail boxes each week.
Kevin and I will also do all the tallying and chain making. It will
be a great life skill for Kevin. He loves to role play
"work/job". If you ever have questions along the way, please
feel free to email me or track me down. I'm an open book (no pun
intended) :D
Q. Why are you asking us to do this?
A. On a personal level, do you ever have those moments in
life, when you don't understand your purpose in life, and then something
happens and it all of a sudden makes sense!?!? One morning I woke up and
said "I NEED to make a difference" and shortly after I became a
Special Education Para Educator to a young man named Jacob. No one here
knows Jacob, but if you ~ he would have made you smile... he truly was a
miracle child and LOVED to make a difference by donating to just about every
cause he ever learned about. Sadly, in February we lost Jacob at the
young age of 15, from 22q Deletion Syndrome and the MRSA that had consumed his
little body. Even in his death, this little miracle (he was only three
feet tall), continued to give by donating his eyes to someone in need and his
body to Science for research. Jacob's mom always told me I made a
difference in life, because he hated to go to school until I became his Para
... We were like two peas in a pod, (my second son) and my heart misses him
every day. Every time I see a butterfly it reminds me of the life lessons
he taught me! As Teachers, you understand this. Many of you are
teachers today, because someone made a difference in your lives. Truth is
my kids, Jacob and Kevin are the ones that make me want to strive to make a
difference. October 1st, would have been Jacob's 16th birthday, all of us
who knew him thought we were the ones teaching him, but in reality he taught us
so much more. so in honor of someone who loved to read and taught himself
how to read by reading NASA documents, I ask you to do this Jacob
"KDot" Kane style and go forth and continue to make a difference in
the lives of those you come across.
Again, my intent for this is to not pile more work onto your
already long work week... But to have fun with it and to just encourage the
kids to READ, READ, READ and yes do their homework too!
With that, I will leave you with a favorite quote of mine...
Fitting for this particular adventure.
The more that you read, the more things you know, the more
you learn, the more places you go ~ Dr. Seuss
Imagine the places they will go once they LOVE to read,
instead of HAVING to read. So lets have some fun!! OK ~ one more
quote ~
You're off to great places, today is your day, your mountain
is waiting, so get on your way! :D
Thanks All ~ I LOVE working with you all!!
Jade
List of Most Challenged Books in 2012
This week libraries all over the nation celebrate the freedom to read. I have attached a link to the most challenged books of last year. In the middle school, I will be doing a quick presentation for the classes who come in for checkouts. Please feel free to cover any of this information with your students and contact me if you have any questions or would like more information.
Top 10 Challenged Books of 2012
Top 10 Challenged Books of 2012
Friday, September 20, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Humanitarian Opportunity for Anamosa
I have friend
who is heading up a program called, “Iowa4Zimbabwe”. The LDS Church
Humanitarian Department is also supporting their efforts by providing supplies
and shipping the donations to Zimbabwe free of charge!!
The people of Zimbabwe can use just about anything, but here are some ideas: new or gently used clothing, first aid kits, school supplies, flat sheets, blankets, diapers, baby food, gently used strollers, toys, dolls, towels, toothbrushes and other dental hygiene items, sleeping bags, and so on. Items for adults and children are needed.
The people of Zimbabwe can use just about anything, but here are some ideas: new or gently used clothing, first aid kits, school supplies, flat sheets, blankets, diapers, baby food, gently used strollers, toys, dolls, towels, toothbrushes and other dental hygiene items, sleeping bags, and so on. Items for adults and children are needed.
Starting
this week through September 28, you can drop off any donated items to either of
my libraries. If everyone even brought
in one small item ( a toothbrush, floss, small tube of toothpaste) our district
could donate over 1,000 items! What a
difference it would make for these beautiful people located on the other side
of the world.
Again, no
pressure or push. Just a fun thing to do
for those who would like to be involved.
Thanks!
Kris
Friday, September 6, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Monument 14
Another intriguing book! What if you were stranded for weeks in a Walmart-type store during a superstorm. Would you be able to survive? (This is high school content- I would not recommend for middle school readers)
Monday, September 2, 2013
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