May/June in the Library
2017
Happy Summer Vacation!
Celebrate PRIDE!
In May, the library spotlighted books that are about or include LGBTQ+ characters, both fictional and non-fictional. Sometimes it feels like these books can be hard to find, but there are many more than you might think!
May Makerspace: Button Making
The May Makerspace was button making! Students drew or used Google Drawing to create button shapes. Then they used the hand-held machine to press them into buttons!
June Makerspace: Hula Hoop Making
Our final Makerspace for the year was hula hoop making! We used irrigation tubing, a plastic conector, and hairdryers to create the hoops. Then students decorated their hoops with duct tape.
Using a hairdryer to soften the plastic to fit the connector.
Decorating.
Triumphant hoops!
Classes in the Library
6th & 7th Grade
In June, all 6th and 7th grade Reading classes came in for summer reading book talks! We went over the summer reading assignment, how to get to the summer reading website, and then students heard more about a number of books on the list. Students then had time to browse all the summer reading list options and write down what looked good. All students wrote down at least two books, but many wrote down a lot more!
8th Grade
In May, Inquiry Research students continued with their independent research project. Students built background on a variety of topics, from sports to economics, to psychology. They then reflected on what questions they wanted to try to answer on their topic and formed their thesis statements.
In June, Inquiry Research students worked on outlining their thesis arguments and then wrote a 7 paragraph thesis paper.
Book Reviews
Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community by Robin Stevenson
For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters, June is a month of pride and celebration, and the high point of that month is the Pride Day Parade. Pride Day is a spectacular and colorful event. But there is a whole lot more to Pride than rainbow flags and amazing outfits. So what exactly are we celebrating on Pride Day? How did this event come to be? And what does Pride mean to the people who celebrate it?
-from Goodreads.com
When the Sky Breaks: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and the Worst Weather in the World by Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester is an avid weather watcher. He's scanned the skies in Oklahoma, waiting for the ominous "finger" of a tornado to touch the Earth. He's hunkered down in Hong Kong when typhoon warning signals went up. He's visited the world's hottest and wettest places, reported on fierce whirlpools, and sailed around South Africa looking for freak winds and waves.
He knows about the worst weather in the world.
A master nonfiction storyteller, Winchester looks at how, when, where, and why hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, and tornadoes start brewing, how they build, and what happens when these giant storms hit. His lively narrative also includes a historical look at how we learned about weather systems and where we're headed because of climate change. Stunning photographs illustrate the power of these giant storms.
He knows about the worst weather in the world.
A master nonfiction storyteller, Winchester looks at how, when, where, and why hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, and tornadoes start brewing, how they build, and what happens when these giant storms hit. His lively narrative also includes a historical look at how we learned about weather systems and where we're headed because of climate change. Stunning photographs illustrate the power of these giant storms.
-from Goodreads.com
Bone Jack by Sara Crowe
Ash's dad has just returned from war, close to breakdown, far from the war hero Ash was expecting. Ash is going to be the stag boy in the annual Stag Chase. He's been waiting to tell his dad he's following in his footsteps, he'll make him proud. But Dad is stuck in a world of imaginary threats.
When Ash's grieving best friend pushes him away too, his world suddenly seems lonely and threatening. So Ash retreats to the mountains, to his punishing training runs. But in the mountains dark things are stirring - the hound boys of old haunt his running steps and Ash hears the death cry of a stag boy. Ash starts to wonder how much of the sinister pagan stories about the Stag Chase are true, and what it all has to do with his friend's anger and grief.
As death haunts his every step, Ash has to find a way to live again.
When Ash's grieving best friend pushes him away too, his world suddenly seems lonely and threatening. So Ash retreats to the mountains, to his punishing training runs. But in the mountains dark things are stirring - the hound boys of old haunt his running steps and Ash hears the death cry of a stag boy. Ash starts to wonder how much of the sinister pagan stories about the Stag Chase are true, and what it all has to do with his friend's anger and grief.
As death haunts his every step, Ash has to find a way to live again.
-from Goodreads.com
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (Delilah Dirk #1) by Tony Cliff
Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk has travelled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Using the skills she's picked up on the way, Delilah's adventures continue as she plots to rob a rich and corrupt Sultan in Constantinople. With the aid of her flying boat and her newfound friend, Selim, she evades the Sultan's guards, leaves angry pirates in the dust, and fights her way through the countryside. For Delilah, one adventure leads to the next in this thrilling and funny installment in her exciting life.
A little bit Tintin, a little bit Indiana Jones, Delilah Dirk is a great pick for any reader looking for a smart and foolhardy heroine...and globetrotting adventures.
A little bit Tintin, a little bit Indiana Jones, Delilah Dirk is a great pick for any reader looking for a smart and foolhardy heroine...and globetrotting adventures.
-From Goodreads.com