Library Learning Commons Update
CREC Montessori Elementary October 2018 Newsletter
OCTOBER 11 - DAY OF THE GIRL!
FROM WWW.DAYOFTHEGIRL.ORG:
"Our Purpose
Day of the Girl-US is an 100% youth-led movement fighting for gender justice and youth rights. Our work to dismantle patriarchy and fight for social justice is rooted in girl-led activism across the country, using October 11th as a day of national action. We are outraged by the neglect and devaluation of female-identifying youth. We are committed to examining these issues within an intersectional framework, the inclusion of girls’ voices in the movement for social justice, and grassroots activism - and thus we advocate, educate, and organize. Day of the Girl-US is the United States arm of the global Day of the Girl movement, beginning in 2011 (read more about our history).
We hold the following beliefs:
- Girls are the experts on issues that affect girls. The solutions to these issues must come from girls. Their voices need to be centralized and elevated in social justice conversations.
- Girls from marginalized communities must be central in conversations about social justice issues involving those communities.
- Truly effective social change cannot come without girls' leadership.
- Girls' issues are intersectional. We must intentionally include people who are different from ourselves in our social change work. Otherwise we will not be able to make a meaningful impact - in fact, we could even do damage to huge populations of girls.
Opinions presented on this website and on the related blog reflect the opinions of the author, not of the UN or any related organization. The Day of the Girl-US Action Team does not censor and we encourage multiple viewpoints."
Microbits!
Library Top Readers August 30-September 25
Top patrons took out between 9 and 18 books! Keep up the great work!
Kieran, Jadiel, Jayleen, Amayah,
Kamila, Alexandrina, Faith,
Amaya, Isadairy
New Books in the Library!
New Titles in Series
New Adventure Titles
New in Nonfiction
STUDENT PICKS
Reviewer: Kamila L., Grade 4
I liked this book, Sisters, because it is relatable because I have two sisters. The main character in this book has one brother and one sister and they act the same way me and my sisters do. The book is funny because the characters always fight with each other and when they get annoyed they both go to their room, but they share a room so they can't get away from each other. This book is fun to read because I like the illustrations and the writing is funny. I would recommend this book to people who like comic books.
Reviewer: Isadairy F., Grade 4
I liked this book because I like snakes and I used it for a report for class. It has good photos of the snakes, cool pull-out pages and a lot of information. The photos are all labelled with what kind of snakes are in them. From this book, I learned that that some snakes are very dangerous but not all of them are. People who like snakes should read this book.
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MADELEINE L'ENGLES' A WRINKLE IN TIME is a classic!
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