April is school library month!
In honor of School Library Month, Ms. Gillis is offering another Field trip opportunity! Come to the Media Center for more information.
SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH CELEBRATIONS!
4/18/17 Public library visit
We are visiting Cameron Village Library as our kick-off to School Library Month. While there, students will be able to get a library card, tour the library and participate in a "break out" EDU game. Thank you to the staff at the Cameron Village Library for letting us visit.
We are visiting Cameron Village Library as our kick-off to School Library Month. While there, students will be able to get a library card, tour the library and participate in a "break out" EDU game. Thank you to the staff at the Cameron Village Library for letting us visit.
4/19/17 READ IT ALOUD!
In celebration of School Library Month, Ms. Gillis inviting students to the library or room 1205 (for a Spanish reading with Ms. Harris) during SSR/Seminar to listen to the books "Esperanza Renace"or "The Port Chicago 50".
In celebration of School Library Month, Ms. Gillis inviting students to the library or room 1205 (for a Spanish reading with Ms. Harris) during SSR/Seminar to listen to the books "Esperanza Renace"or "The Port Chicago 50".
Jasmine and Lilibeth's Pick of the Month
In the neighboring community- Poetry slam
Are you a Poet? Are you interested in poetry?
If you are, the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham is hosting a Youth Poetry slam on Friday, April 7, 2017 from 7pmto 9pm. Tickets are $5.00 for students. If you are interested in attending, please see Ms. Gillis
If you are, the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham is hosting a Youth Poetry slam on Friday, April 7, 2017 from 7pmto 9pm. Tickets are $5.00 for students. If you are interested in attending, please see Ms. Gillis
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
@ Quail Ridge Books (North Hills/The Lassiter)
Some great young adult authors are coming to ) in October! !
FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 7:00 p.m. Marie Lu, The Midnight Star. The bestselling YA author of the Legend Trilogy now concludes The Young Elites series. In this haunting final installment, Adelina Amouteru has turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf is triumphant, until she learns that she and her Roses must join the Daggers on a final perilous quest. Ages 12+.
TUESDAY, OCT. 18, 7:00 p.m. Jay Asher, What Light. Since his debut with Thirteen Reasons Why and co-authoring of The Future of Us, Asher has been perpetually on best-selling and best-loved lists of Young Adult literature. What Light is a romance that will break your heart, but soon have you believing in love again. With its holiday setting, it's perfect reading for the upcoming season. Ages 12+.
THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 7:00 p.m. Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes. Her post-Revolutionary War novel for kids, Fever 1793, is much beloved, and her YA novel,Speak, is a modern classic. Now, Ashes returns to the American Revolution in the finale of the acclaimed Seeds of America trilogy, after Chains and Forge. As the war rages on, Isabel and Curzon have escaped Valley Forge, but when they're reported as runaways, the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, they march on, determined to find Isabel’s little sister, who is enslaved in a Southern state. Ages 9+.
FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 7:00 p.m. Marie Lu, The Midnight Star. The bestselling YA author of the Legend Trilogy now concludes The Young Elites series. In this haunting final installment, Adelina Amouteru has turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf is triumphant, until she learns that she and her Roses must join the Daggers on a final perilous quest. Ages 12+.
TUESDAY, OCT. 18, 7:00 p.m. Jay Asher, What Light. Since his debut with Thirteen Reasons Why and co-authoring of The Future of Us, Asher has been perpetually on best-selling and best-loved lists of Young Adult literature. What Light is a romance that will break your heart, but soon have you believing in love again. With its holiday setting, it's perfect reading for the upcoming season. Ages 12+.
THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 7:00 p.m. Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes. Her post-Revolutionary War novel for kids, Fever 1793, is much beloved, and her YA novel,Speak, is a modern classic. Now, Ashes returns to the American Revolution in the finale of the acclaimed Seeds of America trilogy, after Chains and Forge. As the war rages on, Isabel and Curzon have escaped Valley Forge, but when they're reported as runaways, the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, they march on, determined to find Isabel’s little sister, who is enslaved in a Southern state. Ages 9+.