It's Almost Time for Some Giveways

Don't forget...for each assignment or activity posted to the library Google class you complete, your name gets entered into a drawing for prizes.  You have until Sunday, October 10 to complete things in order to be eligible for the first giveaway.  Prizes for the first nine weeks will be given out the day we return from fall break.

Some lucky 8th grader will win these prizes.  NOT PICTURED is a WHS All Access Event Card, which will allow a person free entry to any game or event held at WHS.  

Similar prizes to be given in 7th and 6th grades.

For Fans of Kwame Alexander

Our eighth-graders have been reading the Newbery-winning book The Crossover by Kwame Alexander during this first nine weeks.  A wonderful novel in verse, it has been well-liked by most everyone.  For anyone wanting to read more fictional works by Alexander, be sure to check out Rebound (the prequel to The Crossover) and Booked.  Finally, be sure to take a look below at two of the newest books we have in our collection which are also by him.

Happy reading!

Join Our Library Google Class

If you have not already, please be sure to join the library Google classroom for your grade.  I will be posting lots of good stuff there throughout the year, especially material aligned with our ELA Wit and Wisdom curriculums and reading promotions.

8th Grade

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7th Grade

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6th Grade

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How to Reserve a Book or Review Your Library Account

Below is a link to our library catalog.  When you visit this site you can:

Search for books

Reserve a book (even those currently checked out)

See the books that are being checked out the most by our students

View new books to our collection

Review your personal library account.  

Check to see if you currently have a book checked out

Check to see the due date of a book you currently have checked out

Check to see if you owe any fines

WMS Online Catalog

Once you get to the site you will need to log in if you wish to review your personal account.  To do this, you will need to enter your lunch number.  If for some reason you are unable to log in, please let me know.

Registration Night Door Prize Winner

During our two registration nights, parents who visited the library were able to enter a drawing to win the book How to Raise a Reader.  Congratulations to our winner, Ms. Christina Moore! Pictured with the book is Ms. Moore's daughter Allison, an 8th grade student here at WMS.

Our library loves promoting reading through contests, projects and programs, so be sure to check here often for more information on such.

"The Good is Close at Hand"

The following is a quote my favorite children’s author Kate DiCamillo shared on her Facebook page one year ago today. She said reading it was a balm to her spirit.

A year ago we were charting new waters at school with virtual and hybrid learning due to the pandemic and, while things are somewhat more normal this year, I still look forward to truly calm seas. I hope you enjoy the following quote as much as Kate and I do.

“All these squalls to which we have been subjected are signs that the weather will soon improve and things will go well for us, because it is not possible for the bad or the good to endure forever; from this it follows that since the bad has lasted for so long a time, the good is close at hand.” —- Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote.

Meet Our Library Helpers

Every year, two students from each grade are chosen to help out in the library.  Anyone with a strong, dependable work ethic who would like to work in the library is encouraged to contact me at the end of the school year for possible future placement.  Duties include checking in and out books, shelving books, running errands, and other light clerical work. 

These young ladies are our helpers in the library this year.  They will be available to assist you in locating a book and/or checking one in or out during 1st, 2nd or 4th blocks.  

8th GRADE 

Rileigh and Kaleigh

7th GRADE

Sadie and Avery

6th GRADE 

Alexa and Caitlyn

The girls and I hope you stop by often to see us this year!

Welcome Back!

Well, after what seems to have been the shortest summer break ever, we've made it through our first week of school (even if it was only a four day week)!  Hopefully, this school year will be a little more normal than the previous.  

Did you do any reading throughout the summer?  I hope so.  My family and I took a trip out west so a lot of my reading was about the history of the places we visited. 

I enjoyed seeing many of you in the library on registration night and hope you were able to have your picture taken in front of the Back to School display. 

Finally, this year in your ELA classes you'll again be reading novels aligned to the Wit and Wisdom curriculum, but I encourage you to stop by the library often for some other works, as well.  

I'm looking forward to a year of some great reads and hope you are, too!

See you soon!

FINAL REMINDERS...

ALL library books are now due.  Your book must be turned in (or paid for if lost or damaged) in order to be able to participate in Field Day.

All Wit and Wisdom novels must also be turned in (or paid for if lost or damaged) prior to Field Day.  The exception is A Midsummer Night's Dream which is currently still being used in 8th grade.

Field Day is THIS FRIDAY, MAY 21.

Please take care of these things.  We don't want anyone missing out on the fun of Field Day.  If you have extenuating circumstances and are unable to pay or return a book by then, please come see me.

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GOOGLE CLASSROOM WORK AND DRAWING FOR PRIZES

Make sure you have gone through and participated in the activities and lessons on the library's google classroom page.  For each activity you complete, your name will be entered into a drawing for a cool prize to send you on your way to summer vacay!  Remember, if questions are asked in an assignment, you must answer them for it to be considered complete.

P.S.  Be on the lookout for information regarding a summer reading opportunity.

WMS Teacher of the Year

We'd like to congratulate our guidance counselor, Mr. Chris Walker, upon being chosen as the W.M.S. Teacher of the Year.  Way to go, Mr. Walker!