LIBRARY BOOK FAIR & ACCELERATED READER UPDATES MARCH 2007

Welcome to spring from your library!

Now for all the good news about the very successful Scholastic Book Fair ( thanks a million for your support!) and the many new AR titles we were able to purchase for that reading program.

BOOK FAIR 2007 REPORT:-----CONTESTS, WINNERS, PROFITS, DONATIONS, ETC., ETC., ETC.
Following students were winners in the 2007 Book Fair Contests:

BOOKMARK WINNERS - GRADES 3-6 - The entries were judged on the basis of originality of the idea as it applied to books, reading, and the Scholastic Book Fair. They were NOT judged as art entries!
GRADE 3 CASSIDY SABOSLAY & MICHAEL CARRAGINO(runner-up)
GRADE 4 TIA CALABRESE AND JOHN SZARMACH (runner-up)
GRADE 5 MARINA PILSTON AND DELANEY HAWK (runner-up)
GRADE 6 ANGELO RAGGHIANTI & MARIA WITTMAN (TIE!)

WINNERS RECEIVED: FIRST PLACE : $10 GIFT CERTIFICATES TO SPEND AT THE BOOK FAIR. RUNNERS-UP - $5.00 CERTIFICATES.

Duplicates of these bookmarks have been run off and available for use by the school students during Library Class. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

A drawing was also done from the patrons who purchased items at the Fair. The winner came and picked $25.00 in items from the Fair.
WINNER OF THIS DRAWING: JOSEPH McSHEA (Kindergarten) Congratulations

We were able to add over 100 new books ( mostly AR titles) to our library! Again, thank you.

We also received two wonderful donations: 1. Five brand-new 2007 copyright books for our shelves from Steven Kokal's grandmother, Mrs. Marsalese. (Cost if purchased: $159.00)
2. The Ibarra family gave twelve books to our library ( value:$116.64)Wonderful! There were also a number of donations ($) to the library to purchase books, from Book Fair customers!
3. Our book-crazy librarian footed the bill for the prizes awarded above and the certificates that were given to students who set up the Fair ( Chris Hanno, Ben Nuttle, Erin Ibarra, Emily Melchiore, Jessica Allman, Danielle Harrington, Caitlyn McDade, Angelo Ragghianti, Amber Shields, Colleen Brown and Matt Auvil)
Since the Fair, students met a strange, wonderful book of 500 pages, over half of which are magnificent artwork that mimics the movie style of black/white art. Gr.7 have begun the fine art of using Roman numerals, Gr 3 is creating storybooks that tell about an African Cinderella, ( and learning what the expression "middle class" means!); a number of classes learned all about Rosa Parks ---AND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! many students met a magnificent picture book that told of Christmas in World War I when German and American soldiers stopped fighting to celebrate that wonderful holyday. The book included a CD of the author telling the story, then choral groups singing SILENT NIGHT, one group in German, the other in English! If only all the world could come together like this!

GRADE 8 IS PREPARING A PRESENTATION ABOUT SOME OF THE FINE MUSIC GENRES - ROCK(Regis Essick, Ferdinand Palombo, Ben Nuttle, Scott Schramm, and Dan Klonoski); JAZZ(Matt Dawson, Shane Singer, Hannah Rullo, Keenan Stover, and Pia Palombo); BLUES(Anthony Carter, Ben Tyke, Rachel Poprocky,Christopher Hanno, Jeannette Scholleart), and COUNTRY(Beverly Tumminello, Jordan Prodente, Nicole Ferraco, Jessica Cooper)
They will prepare a visual ( poster,etc.,) a verbal(introduction,definition, etc.,) and a physical - (singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument) and present the program for a special audience that will include Mrs. Stonebraker, our principal! This will be after Easter as this month is too busy.

Enjoy March -daylight savings time, warmer weather, the fantastic Fish Fry, on to Easter . Can summer be far behind?

Mrs. Hildagarde Gray and Library Aides Friday, March 9, 2007