PSMS Library
February 2016
Library Activities Calendar
*creative writing club dates have been changed. Meetings will be on Mondays
February 3-5 Candygrams Make A Wish fundraiser $1 donation
February 5 Put up Your Feet & Read in the library (fundraiser) $3
February 8 Creative Writing Club 3-4 pm library conference room
February 9 conferences library closed after school
February 11 No school conferences
February 12 No school
February 15 No school
February 18 TAG all lunches
February 19 Put up Your Feet & Read in the library (fundraiser) $3
February 22 Creative Writing Club 3-4 pm library conference room
February 23 Early dismissal library closed after school
February 29 Deadline for Entries to the Johnson County Libraries Bookmark Contest
Deadline to turn in an entry for the MINI Reading Challenge
Candygrams
February MINI Reading Challenge!
1. Second Month of the Year:
February is the second month of the year.
Read the second book in a series, or the second book on your TBR list (To Be Read).
2. Leap Year:
This is a leap year, which means February gains an extra day. Read a book in which the letters LEAP can be found in the book's title (any order).
3. Violet:
The violet is February's flower.
Read a book with the color purple found on the cover.
4. Zodiac:
The zodiac signs for February are Aquarius (through February 18) and Pisces (from February 19, forward.)
Read a book with water or fish on the cover.
Put Your Feet up & Read
Students will have the option of coming to the library for free read Fridays or during Guided Studies for 30 minutes of reading and relaxing in the library. The cost is $3 and students will receive hot chocolate and 2 donuts with their entry fee. Plus, every participating student will be entered into a raffle for lunch with a Kansas City celebrity in May. This fundraiser will support the purchase of additional books, magazines, and makerspace resources and replaces the Scholastic Book Fairs. We hope to add in a few surprises and treats along the way! Thanks for your support of the library!
3D Printer Design Challenge -- Enter now!
Specifications:
Each shelf needs an apparatus for quick, easy cord control.
The apparatus needs to be affixed to each shelf and may not impede the slide of the laptop in and out of the cart.
Steps:
Come take a first hand, up close look at a COW.
Brainstorm your design -- Then get to tinkering!
Design your prototype using Tinkercad, Google SketchUp, or another 3D design program of your choosing. Your file should be saved as an STL file type.
Make an appointment to print your prototype on our 3D printer.
Submit your design! Entries are due by March 10th.
The best design will be selected and used in all PSMS COWS! And you will win a prize!
Bees! Bees! Bees!
Congratulations to all of our Bee participants! These students distinguished themselves and are great representatives for Prairie Star!
National Geography Bee -- Avi Misra (8th grade) -- awaiting results for qualifying state bee
National History Bee -- these 7 qualified for the regional bee to be held in Wichita on March 30th
Sam Kosiborod (8th)
Avi Misra (8th)
Ian Lim (7th)
Sam Murphy (8th)
Carter Phillips (7th)
Braden Schleicher (7th)
Indika Gunananda (6th)Library Survivor starts February 17th!
6th grade packs the library!
Author Nicholas Sparks visited Leawood!
The Choice
Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming , and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, THE CHOICE ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
See Me
A chance encounter on a rain-swept road will alter the course of both Colin and Maria's lives, challenging deeply held assumptions about each other and ultimately, themselves. As love unexpectedly takes hold between them, they dare to envision what a future together could possibly look like . . . until menacing reminders of events in Maria's past begin to surface.
As a series of threatening incidents wreaks chaos in Maria's life, Maria and Colin will be tested in increasingly terrifying ways. Will demons from their past destroy the tenuous relationship they've begun to build, or will their love protect them, even in the darkest hour?
New in Romance...
Life is almost back to normal for Harper Price. The Ephors have been silent after their deadly attack at Cotillion months ago, and best friend Bee has returned after a mysterious disappearance. Now Harper can return her focus to the important things in life: school, canoodling with David, her nemesis-turned-ward-slash-boyfie, and even competing in the Miss Pine Grove pageant.
Unfortunately, supernatural chores are never done. The Ephors have decided they’d rather train David than kill him. The catch: Harper has to come along for the ride, but she can’t stay David’s Paladin unless she undergoes an an ancient trial that will either kill her . . . or make her more powerful than ever.
Promposal by Rhonda Helms
Prom should be one of the most memorable nights of your life. But for Camilla and Joshua, some elaborate promposals are getting in the way. Will they be able to land their dream dates in time for the dance?
Promposal (n.)—an often very public proposal, in which one person asks another person to the prom, eliciting joy or mortification.
Palace of Lies by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Desmia and her twelve sister-princesses are ruling Suala together at last, a united front. The kingdom seems to have finally gotten its happily ever after, but Desmia, trained by a lifetime of palace intrigue, is not so sure. She desperately wants to believe all is well, but she can’t help seeing danger around every corner.
And then the unthinkable happens, and Desmia’s worst fears are confirmed. Now, without the support of the sister-princesses she’s grown to rely on or the trappings of royalty that have always convinced people to listen to her, Desmia must find the courage to seek out the truth on her own terms—and to determine the course of two kingdoms.
The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her balcony perch, seventeen-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs her terrace and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely in love, Jase's family makes Samantha one of their own. Then in an instant, the bottom drops out of her world and she is suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?
One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin
Tomboy to the core, Toni Valentine understands guys. She'll take horror movies, monster hunts and burping contests over manicures. So Toni is horrified when she's sent to the Winston Academy for Girls, where she has to wear a skirt and learn to be a "lady" while the guys move on without her. Then Toni meets Emma Elizabeth, a girl at school with boy troubles, and she volunteers one of her friends as a pretend date. Word spreads of Toni’s connections with boys, and she discovers that her new wealthy female classmates will pay big money for fake dates. Looking for a way to connect her old best friends with her new life at school, Toni and Emma start up Toni Valentine’s Rent-A-Gent Service. But the business meets a scandal when Toni falls for one of her friends--the same guy who happens to be the most sought-after date. With everything she's built on the line, Toni has to decide if she wants to save the business and her old life, or let go of being one of the guys for a chance at love.
SHELFIE
"Stay Home and Read a Book!" Ball
The Johnson County Library Foundation is excited to share with you a unique upcoming event that encourages a whole community to share their love for reading and the Library.
On Sunday, March 6, 2016, we’re hoping for pictures of you and your favorite book, the whole family reading together, your fanciest Ball-worthy reading garb, your coziest footie PJs, or purrrrhaps your favorite furry reading buddy! Post using the hashtag#jocobookball and share your love of reading and the Library! You can also tag us on Facebook or Twitter.
Our honorary host is New York Times bestselling author Gillian Flynn: read her letter of support.
Thank you for helping us spread the love of reading and our Library! We are very excited to see your fun pictures on social media!
You can also make a donation to help support the Johnson County Library’s programs and services.
Johnson County Library Bookmark Contest -- deadline is February 29th
Prairie Star Middle School Library
Meryl Mayer, library paraprofessional 7am - 3pm
Kristin Brzon, library paraprofessional 8am - 4 pm
Email: ltnocita@bluevalleyk12.org
Website: http://prairiestarms.libguides.com/psms
Location: 14201 Mission Road, Leawood, KS, United States
Phone: (913) 239-5610
Twitter: @librarygoddessz