2012 WMS Battle of the Books Winners

A very big congratulations to our 5th Annual Battle of the Books winners.

6th Grade 

(standing L-R) Matthew Hix, Riley Wischmeier, and Josh Binkley

(seated L-R) Will Chupp and Mason Looper

 7th Grade

(standing L-R)  Jesse Hovatter, Tanner Tanguis, and Nathan Sadler

(seated L-R) Brenton Kennedy and Ethan Crawford

8th Grade

(standing L-R) Haley Braswell, Lily Tucker, and Bridgett Shaw

(seated L-R) McKenzie Tuttle and Jess Eppstein

Also, a special congratulations to McKenzie Tuttle, who won our Grand Prize Bag giveaway, and Tamala Kling, winner of our participant giveaway.



Read and Win!

Our 5th Annual Battle of the Books is just around the corner...one week from today, actually.  All participants need to make sure they've read their chosen books.  We're looking forward to an awesome battle!

As a little extra incentive to do well we are having a drawing for a Grand Prize.  All students who are on a winning team (there will be one winning team from each grade) will have their names entered into a drawing for a large tote bag full of prizes.  And just what are some of those prizes?

Handcrafted wooden memory box engraved with The Hunger Games symbol

(donated by Robert Eller)

$25 gift card to Regal Cinemas at The Streets of Indian Lake in Hendersonville

(donated by Ms. Lauren Lowery)

T-shirt

(donated by the WMS Library)

Free movie rental at Eagle Video

(donated by Mr. Jimmy Hauskins)
Free BP Pizza
(donated by BP of Westmoreland)

Mini Boom-box (radio)

(donated by the WMS Library)

Books and large book bag

(donated by the WMS Library)
$5 Gift Certificate to spend at the next WMS Book Fair
(donated by the WMS Library)

Spirit Shakers

(donated by WMS Renaissance)
WHS Basketball T-shirt
(donated by WHS Basketball)
WHS Football T-shirt
(donated by WHS Football)
Sumner Sports Medicine T-Shirt
(donated by WHS)
Car Visor CD holder and Cup with built-in lid/straw
(Donated by WHS Jr./Sr. class)
Mousepad, pencils, notebook, etc.
(donated by WMS Library)
Misc. Items
(donated by Shelia Franks on behalf of The Farmers' Bank of Portland)

CHECK BACK.  MORE ITEMS ARE ADDED DAILY!!!

 



Supplies Needed...

The library is in need of Kleenex and hand sanitizer.

If you have an extra box or pump of either to spare it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for all your help!

2012 Battle of the Books Informational Meetings to Take Place

Students interested in participating in our fifth annual Battle of the Books should be sure to come to the grade-appropriate informational meeting on Thursday or Friday, as teams and captains will be decided then. Participants will have the opportunity to view the books on this year's lists and will receive a copy of the lists.

8th Grade Information Meeting

Thursday, March 1 during Rx

7th and 6th Grade Information Meetings

Friday, March 2 during Rx

An average of at least a B in reading is desired for participation. Students failing any classes will not be allowed to participate.

Please see me if you have any questions.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Students and Parents,

Want to earn a free ticket to a Sounds baseball game? Of course, you do. Here's how...READ!

Our annual reading program sponsored by the Sounds begins this week. Our game date is Friday, May 11 at 7:05 p.m. Please see below for more details.

NASHVILLE SOUNDS READING PROGRAM GUIDELINES

For each book you read you are required to complete a short (half-sheet) book slip in order to receive credit. Ms. Creasy has the book slips in the library.

Prizes:

One book = Ozzie (mascot) bookmark

Two books = the above plus a free ticket to the game

Three books = the above plus an entry into a drawing for a prize bag full of goodies

Four books = the above plus another entry into the drawing

TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE TICKET YOU MUST RETURN THE FIRST TWO BOOK SLIPS TO MRS. CREASY BY FRIDAY, APRIL 20.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GOODY BAG DRAWING THE THIRD AND FOURTH SLIPS NEED TO BE RETURNED BY FRIDAY, MAY 11.

Free e-Books for a Limited Time

Parents and students,

For a limited time only you may enjoy reading some free e-books from the Capstone Co. There are 456 titles from which to choose. There are several for younger children, so I plan on letting my own son take advantage of this until it ends. To me, it seems most of the 456 selected titles are geared toward boys. Enjoy!

Instructions for accessing the free e-books

Click HERE to go to the Capstone website.

Put your mouse over/highlight the DIGITAL option in the red bar near the top of the screen.

Click on CAPSTONE INTERACTIVE LIBRARY

Click on DEMO.

LOG IN NOW

Username: rep

Password: school


This free period ends on March 15, 2012.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens!

Charles Dickens

February 7, 1812

Notable works

The Adventures of Oliver Twist

A Christmas Carol

David Copperfield

A Tale of Two Cities

Great Expectations

And the Winners Are...

Today, the ALA has announced its 2012 winners. They are...

The John Newbery Medal

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Go HERE to check out his site and read about the book.

The Newbery Honor Books

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin

Michael L. Printz Award

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley

Printz Honor Books

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

The Returning by Christine Hinwood

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

For a complete list of all ALA winners please visit THIS SITE.

Be Thinking About...

Nashville Sounds Reading Program - As soon as our kit arrives from the Sounds we'll begin making announcements about this.

Battle of the Books - This year, there will be ten books on each grade's list. More info. to come. Be thinking about creating teams, etc.

Extended Library Hours

The library will now be open late each evening, Mondays-Thursdays. Students are encouraged to stop by to get help with their homework, check in/out books, work on research projects, or participate in our book club, which will hopefully be starting soon.

Transportation is not provided so, in order to stay, students must pre-arrange their visit by having a parent call or email the librarian. Students' rides must also be here by 4:30 each afternoon.

There is no charge to the student/parent for this service.

For more information contact Ms. Creasy @ 644-3003

or

tyla.creasy@sumnerschools.org.