Fork Shoals Library Ledger
News for the week of January 20, 2015
2nd quarter reading logs are due!
Reading logs for the 2nd Quarter Reading Challenge are now due! Remember to list books (with page numbers), and an adult must sign by each book read. Add the total number of pages read during the 2nd quarter.
Reading logs turned in without adult signatures and final page totals will be not be counted.
Reading logs MUST be turned in to Ms. Knight by 3pm on Wednesday, January 21st. No late reading logs will be accepted.
3rd Quarter Reading Challenge: Be a Reading Superhero!
It's time to begin our 3rd Quarter Reading Challenge! Your goal is to read as much as possible between now and March 24th. Reading logs will be sent home this week, and extras will be available in the library or here.
All reading logs will be due no later than Friday, March 27th (our last day before Spring Break)! After Spring Break, prizes will be awarded to the top readers in each grade level, and every participant will receive recognition.
Remember to list books completed with page numbers. An adult must sign by each book completed, and all pages must be totaled at the end.
Family Reading Night
We will also pre-sell Chick-Fil-A dinners for $5.00. Dinner includes a sandwich, chips, and water. Click here for a dinner order form.
Dinner will be served at 6pm, and the Reading Night Authors' Showcase will be 6:30-8:00.
Some of the authors joining us for this event are Frederick Baus, Paul Hohmann, Jeffrey J. Lefko, Beth Templeton, Jonathan Miller, and Kate Salley Palmer. (Jonathan Miller will also be joining us during the school day on the 26th, and students can purchase his books that day. Click here for an order form.)
Come join us for a fun-filled night of celebrating reading!
Book of the Week: Exclamation Mark
Exclamation Mark, written and illustrated by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld, is a nominee for the 14-15 South Carolina Picture Book Award.
Exclamation Mark, or !, tells the tale of the most exciting (and often overused) punctuation mark. All ! wanted to do was fit in, but, as the saying goes, "He was born to stand out." He tries everything he can to be like the marks around him, but nothing works.
One day, an encounter with a rather annoying question mark, makes this little exclamation mark snap, and a whole new world opens up to him! He finds his voice, and he learns that it's okay to be different. Being different is what makes him special.
Battle of the Books has begun!
Practices are held each Tuesday afternoon, 2:30-3:00, and each Wednesday morning, 7:30-7:55. Team members can choose to attend one or both of our weekly practices. We'll practice each Tuesday and Wednesday until our regional competition on March 10th.
For more information on Battle of the Books, click here.
Are you reading the SC Book Award nominees?
Click here for a handy checkoff sheet to keep track of your Book Award reading!
Fork Shoals School Library
Mrs. Allison Meredith, Library Clerk
Email: klknight@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/forksh/
Location: 916 McKelvey Road, Pelzer, SC
Phone: (864) 355-5005
Dates to Remember:
- January 22 - Spirit Night at Bellacino's
- January 23 - Report cards
- January 26 - Family Reading Night, 6:30pm
- January 27 - Spirit Night @ Bellacino's
- January 30 - Spirit Day
- February 3 - Skate Night @ Golden Skate, 6-8pm
Yearbook Pre-Orders
Yearbook pre-orders have been extended through this week. Forms have been sent home and can be found on our website. Yearbooks will be in ALL COLOR and cost $17.00. There will only be a limited number of extras in the spring, so order yours by this Friday!