Thursday, March 25, 2010
Poetry Notebook
The Fifth Annual Poetry Notebook will be published in early MAY! The books will be for sale in the library and a signing party will be held. Listen for the exact date and come by the library for the party!
Spring Time Reading/Listening
The library has 36 new arrivals of the realling cool listening ipod things. Come by and check them out!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
THE HUNGER GAMES
Come to the Java Jungle next Tuesday, February 23rd, for a discussion on THE HUNGER GAMES and Survival Soup!!! Discussion and soup served during all three lunches.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
January 2010 Update!
Happy 2010! The Word of the Week this week is Professional Numaracy please post and teach the word if appropriate. Next week the WOW will be DECADE and the following week CENSUS. These words and hundreds of SAT vocabulary are posted across from room 132 on a display.
The Writer's Block will meet on January 11th to finalize plans for our visting author. Randy Goding, a published author of three fiction books, will visit Nimitz to make a short presentation, take questions and critique our wrting samples on JANUARY 26th. Mr. Goding's books offer a variety of genres, a thriller, an adventure and a "heart warming entertaining story". His presentation will be held in the library at 4:00 on Tuesday, the 26th of January. To find out more about his visit contact Susan Rice. Cookies and punch will be served!
I have a great deal of information on Content Reading Strategies available in my office. If you want/need any ideas on presenting/teaching a lesson in ANY content area I am happy to help.
My speciality is reading, however, I have had experience working with content area teachers and including reading strategies or "best practices" in the lessons.
If you want someone to team teach with you or "brainstorm" with you about a lesson please contact me at 5735 or in my office in the library.
Thre 9th grade academic teams are having a really good year and working hard to see that the students are successful. The AVID program is up and running. Ms. VArgesko and Ms. Cooper are doing a great job with this new program.
The Service Learing Grant is in the final phase of planning a day of service on January 18th here at NIMITZ. The organizers are expecting a large turnout of studetns and parents. Teachers are invited to attend or volunteer. The times are 9;00-2;00 with some activities being held inside and the recycling and Habitat For Humanity being held outside.
Coming up will be a list on the TOP TEN BOOKS our Nimitz students read!
The Writer's Block will meet on January 11th to finalize plans for our visting author. Randy Goding, a published author of three fiction books, will visit Nimitz to make a short presentation, take questions and critique our wrting samples on JANUARY 26th. Mr. Goding's books offer a variety of genres, a thriller, an adventure and a "heart warming entertaining story". His presentation will be held in the library at 4:00 on Tuesday, the 26th of January. To find out more about his visit contact Susan Rice. Cookies and punch will be served!
I have a great deal of information on Content Reading Strategies available in my office. If you want/need any ideas on presenting/teaching a lesson in ANY content area I am happy to help.
My speciality is reading, however, I have had experience working with content area teachers and including reading strategies or "best practices" in the lessons.
If you want someone to team teach with you or "brainstorm" with you about a lesson please contact me at 5735 or in my office in the library.
Thre 9th grade academic teams are having a really good year and working hard to see that the students are successful. The AVID program is up and running. Ms. VArgesko and Ms. Cooper are doing a great job with this new program.
The Service Learing Grant is in the final phase of planning a day of service on January 18th here at NIMITZ. The organizers are expecting a large turnout of studetns and parents. Teachers are invited to attend or volunteer. The times are 9;00-2;00 with some activities being held inside and the recycling and Habitat For Humanity being held outside.
Coming up will be a list on the TOP TEN BOOKS our Nimitz students read!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Welcome to the new school year!
Hey, welcome to the Nimitz 2009-2010 school year! The BROWN BAG READER'S will meet on September 29th, Tuesday, during all lunches in the library. Our first book this year is MONSTER by Walter Dean Meyers. Please come by the library, check out the book and meet and enjoy your lunch and conversation.
WE are also supporting SSR (READING ROCKS) during 3rd period on Fridays, check out or bring a book or magazine from home and enjoy silent reading time in class with your friends and teacher. If you want/need help in selecting reading material please come by the library and ask for help!
Another activity is WOW! The selected word will be posted and discussed in your classes. On Fridays a "mystery person" will ask you to give a definition and sentence using the word. If you know the word you will WIN a prize!!!
Look for more informatiion on a writing club that will meet weekly!
Enjoy your weekend!
WE are also supporting SSR (READING ROCKS) during 3rd period on Fridays, check out or bring a book or magazine from home and enjoy silent reading time in class with your friends and teacher. If you want/need help in selecting reading material please come by the library and ask for help!
Another activity is WOW! The selected word will be posted and discussed in your classes. On Fridays a "mystery person" will ask you to give a definition and sentence using the word. If you know the word you will WIN a prize!!!
Look for more informatiion on a writing club that will meet weekly!
Enjoy your weekend!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
New Titles
The library has acquired many new titles and new copies of many favorite titles.
Come by and check them out.
All students and teachers at Nimitz are invited to join Shelfari! This is an online discussion group about books!
The library website now has a suggestion box. If you are interested in suggesting new books or more copies of a favorite book or more books of a favorite author please make you suggestions!
Come by and check them out.
All students and teachers at Nimitz are invited to join Shelfari! This is an online discussion group about books!
The library website now has a suggestion box. If you are interested in suggesting new books or more copies of a favorite book or more books of a favorite author please make you suggestions!
Take a Bite out of Reading
During the month of October the Literacy Campaign is "showcasing" mysteries and books that relate to scary themes! Come by the library and check out the exhibit! check out one of these books and be entered in a drawing for a prize from the TREASURE Chest!
The Brown BAg Readers are reading two mysteries this month. As part of Irving's participation in The Big Read we are reading The MALTESE FALCON and as a acknowledgement of YA literature we are reading HUNTED/FAKE ID!
The discussion of these books will be held on October 28th in the Java Jungle! Bring your lunch and enjoy a lively discussion of the books! Drinks and desserts will be provided!
The Words of the Week for the second six-weeks are posted in the hallway!
The Brown BAg Readers are reading two mysteries this month. As part of Irving's participation in The Big Read we are reading The MALTESE FALCON and as a acknowledgement of YA literature we are reading HUNTED/FAKE ID!
The discussion of these books will be held on October 28th in the Java Jungle! Bring your lunch and enjoy a lively discussion of the books! Drinks and desserts will be provided!
The Words of the Week for the second six-weeks are posted in the hallway!
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