It's a Book

Reading is Fundamental

Check out this cool video done by Book People Unite. If you are a Book Person, sign the pledge to tell the world you support literacy and love books. Everyone should be allowed to enjoy the magic of books!

Missouri Book Award Winners!

The winners of the Missouri Book Awards for 2011-2012 were announced at MASL.
We're exited to hear that the winner of the Mark Twain Award is Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret and the winner of the Truman Award is The Maze Runner by James Dashner.

Librarians and Google

I just read Phil Bradley's blog post about Google and Librarians.

Sometimes Google isn't the first place you should go!

New Ruzicka

In case you haven't heard, Mrs. Ruzicka had her baby boy Collin on January 21, 2012. Stop by the Media Center after Spring Break to see pictures!

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee practice winners!

Congratulations to the students who completed the Spell Check practice and won brand new books so far: Haran K., Angela T., Caroline W., and Taylor T.

There will be more practice puzzles starting next week. Turn in your puzzle to Mrs. R for a chance to win!
The Spelling Bee is coming up in Communication Arts classes, so make sure to keep practicing!

2011 World Champions

Congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals on their 11th World Championship!
In honor of the Cardinal win, we have a display of Cardinal and baseball books for every baseball fan. Come check one out today!