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LIBRARY NEWS
We're highlighting the "007" in the 2007 New
Year in James Bond style! As part of our License to Read
theme, we've given each of our students a mission: to READ, READ,
READ!!! Students who complete their mission will have a chance
to win a free meal deal at California Pizza Kitchen!
Each Student has been given a specially made bookmark on which to write their
Secret Agent name and list of books they read in the 3rd quarter. At the
end of the 3rd quarter (March 23), students who have read at least three books
can enter their completed bookmark for a random drawing for a free meal at CPK.
Winners will be announced in the class library time during the week of March
26th. Each grade will have one winner who will receive a certificate for a
free meal. So, please encourage your Secret Agent to READ, READ, READ.
We've stressed to the students that because we all read at different levels
and speeds, this is NOT a reading competition. We just want to encourage
the children to read more books!
Many thanks to Joyce Raffo and Cookie Carville for their creativity and hard
work in making this a fun theme come alive to excite children about reading!
READING RECOMMENDATIONS
Students in the 4th through 8th grade have been recording their
favorite books and what they loved about them in a binder which now lives on the
main library circulation desk. Fellow students can peruse these lists to
get ideas on new books to check out. Students are using this new resource
to try new authors and new themes to read about. It's a great way to
encourage reading by sharing what they love to read with their peers!
NEW BOOKS
THE HARDY BOYS ARE HERE!
 Second
grader Daniel Shumny and his family have generously
purchased the ENTIRE classic Hardy Boys series of books for
our library! This is a great series for young boys by
Franklin W. Dixon which will be treasured and thoroughly
enjoyed here for many years to come. So...encourage your
young boys to check these out. They're full of action,
mystery and cliff-hanging suspense! Thank you, Shumny
family! (please note that our Amazon Wish List continues to
list this series as "unpurchased". I'm trying to get this
corrected.)
 SPEAKING
OF CLIFF-HANGING SUSPENSE...
Many new issues of the Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
are now available in our library for young girls to enjoy.
Just like the Hardy Boys, girls will love the thrilling
mystery action Nancy has to offer!
Thanks to those of you who have donated to help expand our
library's collection, we have many new books for our students to choose from!
Encourage your child to peruse our new additions and stop in when you have a
minute to see what's new. I've added a number of fiction and non-fiction
titles to help keep our collection fresh and current! Here is a sampling of what
is new.
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Library Hours and Class
Information
check out the great photos and quotes from my students
Birthday Book Club
and Library Donations
Amazon Wish List
I have created a wish list of books which we would love to have in our
library. Some of these requests are from students themselves, while others are
books which I would love to add to our collection. Please visit our wish list to
purchase additional books for our shelves.
1. Click on the link below
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html/ref=gw_br_wl/002-0696800-7565601?ie=UTF8&type=wishlist
2. At the Find a Wish List bar below on the Amazon web site and add Saint Hilary School.
Then click on GO! I will be updating the Amazon wish list monthly to keep pace
with our students' reading interests.
Thank you for your support.
Mural
If you know of any exceptionally talented muralists please call me with their
information. We are planning on painting a mural on the wall above the
study carrels. Thanks a lot and keep reading with your kids!!!!
Spiritual Collection
Our Library's collection of spiritual books continues to grow. Stop in
and see what we have!
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