PWSLA
February 2016
Our Vision: Support and grow the Prince William County school library community.
President's Message from Beth Bowen
There's been so much exciting news for School Libraries in the past month with Mat de le Peña's Last Stop on Market Street win of the Newbery and Sophie Blackwell's Finding Winnie win of the Caldecott. See the entire list of Youth Media Awards here: http://ow.ly/XbAd2
Additionally, Gene Luen Yang was selected as the fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. http://ow.ly/Xbzua
Hugs and high-fives to PWSLA members that make reading for young people a bit like falling in love every day.
Email: bowenew@pwcs.edu
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Events
Middle School Resources for EL Students
Each session is a stand alone PD. One point is awarded professional development for attending the session. Two points can be earned for an ELL lesson that includes a pre-observation, lesson and post-lesson reflection. Presentations run from 3:30-4:30 at Stonewall Middle School. RSVP mitchelj@pwcs.edu or to ask questions.
*Annotation materials for ELL February 10, 2015
*ESOL Summer Reading March 9, 2015
March 6-12 Teen Tech Week
Saturday March 12, 2016 VAASL Potomac Regional
Battlefield HS 8 am - 3 pm
https://vaasl.org/events-calendar/spring-regionals/
March 16th Freedom of Information Day
April - School Library/Poetry/D.E.A.R. Month
April 6 – Marine Corp Museum (can also count as professional development)
* Limit 30 people – RSVP
* PWCS librarians February 1st (e-mail Wanda Higgins @ HIGGINWP@pwcs.edu )
*Additional PWCS Educators after March 1st
* Box lunch will be provided for $12
* Deadline for all is April 1st
Free Webinars from AASL
SLJ Battle of the Books
PWSLA's February Book Giveaway, Fish in a Tree
To enter Feburary drawing for a new copy and winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award, FISH IN A TREE! by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, click this link:http://goo.gl/forms/6efD9w76YE
To see the book trailer click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVhWzVsVVIY
And another....World Read Aloud Day and Kate Messner are sponsoring a giveaway of a class/library set (30) personalized and signed copies of How to Read a Book by Kate Messner simply by registering for World Read Aloud Day. Find out more at: http://ow.ly/XrNgs