SMS School Wide Read

This year's school wide read is Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper.

The blog to go with this book is here: http://simsreads.blogspot.com/

Stop by the blog and leave a comment about the book and you could win a prize!

Super Reader Cards! Level Up!

Several students have already filled up their first super reader card and moved on up to level two! Keep reading! The book fair is coming next week! Super Readers may be treated to a sneak peek!

Happy New Year in August!

Going back to school is like New Year's Day all over again!  A new school year is a fresh new start for teachers and students alike. A new school year ushers in another occasion for everyone to set and reach new goals. We are very excited about this school year and the opportunities it brings us all for more learning and experiences. New books will be ordered soon, a book fair is planned, we are selecting the school wide read aloud, reading incentives and a new reading incentive program are all in the works. How many books do you think you can read this year? The more the better! Last year we checked out over 24,000 books. Can we beat that? Yes we can! We are excited about Family Write Nights and another back to school Technology Night. This year we will become better readers, better writers and better thinkers. We will become more adept users of technology. Happy New Year Everyone! The best is yet to come.

Winding Down and Gearing Up

The school year is swiftly coming to an end. While we batten down the hatches and wrap up another year, we are also planning summer reading and exciting things for the next school year.

We have been busy over the past several months working on research projects, MAP and PASS testing, Comic Life projects, iMovies, Glogsters, book talks and of course reading. As a matter of fact, we surpassed our book check outs last year LAST MONTH! Wow! Keep reading people! After Spring Break we launched our second school wide read-aloud of the book Schooled by Gordon Korman read aloud to us by Ms. Sommer.

The South Carolina Jr. Book Awards titles are available in the library. Stop by and pick up a brochure. Join our SMS Library Edmodo group and you will get a special badge for every Jr. Book Award title you read! The group code is
1fwngn please join us. We'll be connecting with you via Edmodo over the summer. If you join our group you get a free temporary tattoo!

We are looking forward to our reading reward field trip on May 17th. If you participated in the Tiger Pride Reading Challenge all four nine weeks, you will be going with us on a trip to Barnes & Noble and the Spartanburg Public Library.  A buy one get one free book fair is coming our way at the end of May. Plan to stock up on books to read over the summer.

Fright Night! Write Night!

Get ready for Fright Night! Write Night! October 31st after school until 6. Drop in to read and write scary, spooky, creepy stories AND enjoy refreshments games and prizes! Students must be accompanied by an adult. Costumes optional. We're dying to see you there!

Book Mobile Gets a New Look

Can't make it to the library? Let our books come to you! Keep an eye out for our "book mobile" book cart roaming the halls in the morning before homeroom. Check out a book from the cart or return books to the basket. Library cadets began the "book mobile" face-lift today. Ten inch rims would be great!

The Daisy Chapter

One of our students made an excellent suggestion today. He said he wished there was a chapter in Wonder  from Daisy's point of view. What a great idea! Let's write one ourselves. Stay tuned for "Daisy's Chapter" writing contest details. You know there's going to be a wicked awesome prize!