Clague MS Library Newsletter
MARCH/APRIL 2024
Clague is celebrating Reading Month by voting for their favorite book about FRIENDSHIP AND KINDNESS. We will begin with 16 titles and eliminate half the titles each week until we choose our winning book. Come to the library to cast your vote. Each week, we will randomly select a winner from the voting sheets, just for participating!
Click HERE to see a list of our 16 selections!
Students can also participate in our Sora Achievement Badge contest. Badges are earned by reading or listening to books on Sora. For details on the contest and to see what badges you can earn, click on the image below for details.
Congratulations to our 6th Grade Book Bowl Teams!
Winning Team - Fish in a Cheese
Coach: Lorena
Team members:, Zahra, Grace, Vimal, Evangelina, Ayaan, Musab, and Nate.
The Spongebobs
Coach: Shahana and Addie
Team members: Priscilla, Ella, Declan, Nathan, Emma
Asaaseyaa
Coach: Olivia
Team members: Eva, Brendan, Maelle, Tayden, Katya, Aisha and Tejeshwar
The Piranhas
Coach: Ms. Wallace, Media Clerk
Team members: Hazel, Anna, Anya, Pearl and Henry
On Friday, March 15, four teams competed in the annual Clague 6th Grade Book Bowl! The event took place in the library with two teams competing at a time, racing to hit the buzzer to answer the question first. Teams were formed in January and over the past three months, students read three books and met weekly to discuss the books and prepare for the competition. Students read Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown, and The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson.
We are extremely grateful for the four 8th grade students (Olivia, Lorena, Shahana and Addie) who volunteered to coach the teams along with our library clerk, Ms. Wallace. They did an amazing job!
While all four teams competed well, in the end, the winning team with the most points was Fish in a Cheese (pictured above). Congrats to all of the students who participated! A special thanks to Mr. Harris for bringing his PLTW class to watch the event!
AAPS collaborates with the University of Michigan on Digital Wellness Symposium
Ann Arbor Public Middle schools are partnering with the University of Michigan on a peer-to-peer digital wellness project. University of Michigan students from the School of Education, School of Social Work and School of Information are working collaboratively to teach students how to respectfully and responsibly engage with digital media.
AAPS sixth graders from Clague, Scarlett, and Tappan attended a two day symposium at the School of Information led by UM students and learned what digital wellness is and reflected on their own online habits. Over the next few weeks, teams of UM students will attend students’ advisory sessions once a week to develop an outreach project to promote digital wellness in the sixth graders’ schools.
The Seed Library is Now Open!
What is a seed library?
- A place to share seeds, promote seed diversity, and grow both gardens and community through shared knowledge and resources.
Why a seed library?
- Create access to seeds to empower students to grow their own food.
- Encourage the sowing, harvesting, and sharing of seeds.
- Help to save bees and butterflies by planting flowers that attract these important pollinating insects.
- Promote eating healthy foods by growing your own garden for fresh produce.
How does it work?
- Borrow
- Only take what you are sure you will plant
- Grow
- Plant your seeds in your garden this Spring. Follow packet directions or refer to the Clague Library Website Seed Library tab
- Return
- Harvest seeds from your garden. Return the new seeds to the library!
Chinese menu : the history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods
By Grace Lin
This visual and storytelling buffet takes readers to far-off times and marvelous places where they’ll discover the mouthwatering history, legends and myths behind their favorite American Chinese food.
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By Christie Matheson
One girl and her soccer team take a stand against the bullies who push them too far in this brave, inspiring novel that celebrates girl power and the true spirit of sports. Perfect for readers who love The Crossover and Fighting Words..--Destiny
The Chalice of the Gods
by Rick Riordan
The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way..--Provided by Publisher
Congratulations to Sophia K.
Clague Librarian
Email: mcleank@aaps.k12.mi.us
Website: https://claguemediacenter.weebly.com/
Location: 2616 Nixon Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Phone: 734-994-1976