Book Fair Successful!

Thanks to everyone who attended the Book Fair last week! We had a wonderful time looking through all of the new books. You'll be able to check out some of them in our Library soon!
Thanks to all of our PTO parent volunteers.` We couldn't have done it without you!

Here are some pictures from the Book Fair:

Book Fair Feb. 14-17 @ WM Library

The Scholastic Book Fair will be at the West Middle Library next week!

Please join us at the Book Fair during school hours or during Parent Teacher Conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday!

Watch some of the preview videos:

Ms. Eisele's classes using Glogster!

Ms. Eisele's classes are finished working on their Biome Project. We had a great time researching in the Library. Here are some pictures of us in "research mode":

For this project, we used Glogster, which was a unique and fun way to make an interactive poster. We had a ton of fun creating our posters!

 Here is Jack and Sophia's poster:

Snowing Books!

With our first (real) snowfall of the season came another new shipment of books! Ms. Schmitt and I braved the chilly weather and trekked to the Scholastic warehouse sale. It was like being in book paradise!!!

Here are some of the new titles you can find at the West Middle Library Media Center:

Working in the Library Media Center

Here's an update about what we've been up to in the Library Media Center this month:

6th graders learned about the elements of a story using the mentor text "Little Red Riding Hood". We perfected our note-taking skills as we looked at what it takes to make a successful story. Students also are working on using PANDA to search for books more independently.

7th graders are learning more about how to select good books according to their interests. We talked about searching on the computer. Students have improved in using the Library catalog to search for books independently.

8th graders completed their research on the 13 original colonies. We're getting ready to have a mock town hall meeting in the Library Media Center (aka Independence Hall) in mid November. Students have also worked on a multi-genre research project using The Call of the Wild as a mentor text. Their creativity was superb!

Here are some pictures of the 8th graders doing research:

November means falling leaves, and NEW BOOKS!

"Your'e My Hero" Winner!

Congratulations to 8th grader Jay V.! Jay was chosen from 51 entries to receive this prize. Check back soon for more contest information.