Riverbend Library
February 2020
ALA National Book Award Winners Announced!
February is Black History Month
~The History Channel
Check out these titles this month:
Don't miss out - order your yearbook today!
Order forms are available in the library.
Yearbooks are $15.00 each. Orders are due a.s.a.p.
Place your order in one of two ways:
1. Turn in order envelope and cash or check to the library. Please make checks out to Riverbend School
OR
2. Place your order ONLINE! www.yearbookmarket.com and select 'Riverbend School' from the list of schools.
Did you know...
- February frequently occurs in lists of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language.
- February is the only month that can pass with no full moon.
- The birthstone for February is amethyst. The birth flower is the violet or iris.
- Super Bowl 2020 is Feb. 2: San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
'You have such a February face,
So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness.'
~Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
Mark Twain & Truman Nominees!
Have you read 4 nominees? Vote for your favorite the first week of March.
Makerspace this Month!
Black History Month
Makedo Cardboard Construction
Pop Up Cards
Dates to Remember
Yearbook orders due a.s.a.p. - $15.00 each
Feb. 11-12: 8th grade scheduling in library
Feb. 12: Late start, Library closed
Feb. 14: No school, PD and Valentine's Day
Feb. 17: No School, Presidents' Day
Feb. 18: Scholastic Book orders due
Feb. 26: Late start
Mar. 1: State voting begins
Tech Tip
Make it a habit to shut down your Chromebook when you are finished using it each day. At the very least, remember to shut it down at least 2x a week.
Presidents' Day Trivia Contest!
Can you answer these questions about the United States Presidents? Submit your answers to the library for a chance to win a prize!
1. Which president had the most children?
2. What does the S in Harry S. Truman stand for?
3. Which president was a tailor? He continued to make his own suits even while president.
4. Which president was captain of the cheerleading team in high school?
5. Which president is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
6. This president was shot in the chest while giving a speech in Milwaukee. He completed the 90-minute speech with the bullet still lodged in his chest. After he finished his speech, he went to the doctor.
7. This president was ambidextrous which means the ability to write with both hands. Not only was this president ambidextrous, he could write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other at the same time.
8. Which president was the shortest?
Read the Book ~ Watch the Movie
Set in the Canadian Yukon during the 1890’s Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild follows the story of a dog named Buck. After getting stolen from his comfortable home in California, he is sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. Confronted with a harsh and unforgiving natural environment, Buck must revert to his primordial instincts to survive.
In theaters February 21!
Mrs. Sauvage, LMS
Email: asauvage@mvr3.k12.mo.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/mvr3.k12.mo.us/riverbendlmc/home
Phone: (636) 271-1481