Bless You for Visiting the Madison Academy Library
STUDENT-LED BOOK CLUB (Elementary)
A book-loving group of elementary students have selected five titles to read and discuss. There will be monthly meetings from December 2008 until April 2009. If you wish to join the club, please buy or borrow the following books:
December - Pranked (Summer Camp Secrets series) by Katy Grant
January - May Bird and the Ever After: Book One (May Bird series) by Jodi Lynn Anderson
February - Skylark by Patricia Maclachlan
March - The Time Travelers (The Gideon Trilogy) by Linda Buckley-Archer
April - Voyage to the Volcano (A Magic School Bus chapter book) by Judith Stamper
Any modifications, as well as more details, to be announced soon.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Hope you and your loved ones will be safe, healthy, and filled with joy during the holidays and beyond. We give thanks to the Lord for you.
Blessings,
The Library Team
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LAST BOOK CLUB MEETING
3rd and 4th Grade Reminder
We'll meet on 1 April 2008 at 7:25. Read "The Tale of Ginger and Pickles" and "The Tale of Mr. Tod" by Beatrix Potter.
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NEW AR TESTS
February 2008
Over 40 AR tests have been added to our collection, most of them for our elementary students.
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CALDECOTT READING CONTEST 2008
During the month of January, students in grades 1 - 5 were encouraged to enter the Caldecott Reading Contest sponsored by the library. Soon after the announcement of the 2008 winners, a special segment was dedicated to the new winning books at the end of the morning devotional. The segment included the reading of "Knuffle Bunny Too" - a 2008 Caldecott Honor Award winner - written and illustrated by Mo Willems.
Throughout the whole month students read great numbers of books that won the Caldecott medal or honor award in the past. At the end of the month twenty-six readers received books by Jerry Pallotta for their accomplishment. Fifty more students received "READ" dog tags, of which they were very proud. Mrs. Meidinger's class were the recipients of boomarks that list all the titles of Caldecott medal winners from 1938 till 2008. It was a very rewarding reading month!
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ABOUT OUR LIBRARY
You can search our library collection from any computer that has an Internet connection. Parents and students interested in our Accelerated Reader program can find out what tests are available by title, author, reading level, and points. Simply select the "Study Programs" link on the green left side of the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) opening page, then click on the blue "Accelerated Reader" link.
In the elementary library, the top three AR students (most AR points accumultated during the school year) in each grade are invited to a pizza party in May.
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The library is open for both elementary and high school students on school days from 7:45 to 3:30.
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Elementary Library
The following are some of the rules that apply to the elementary library:
1. Books may be checked out for one week.
2. No more than two books per student will be checked out at a time.
3. Students may check out one regular book and one AR book at a time. They may not check out two AR books at a time, but they are permitted to check out two library books at a time.
4. Students who lose or damage a book will be asked to bring in a replacement copy or payment (cash ONLY) to cover the purchase of a new copy.
5. Proper library behavior at all time is required for library users.
Library Hours
7:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Last AR test may be taken no later than 3:15 p.m. The AR computers automatically lock up at that time.
NOTES:
Accelerated Reader (AR) is a computerized system that manages students’ reading practice. Even though AR books and AR computers are located in the library, the use of the program is left up to the classroom teacher’s discretion. The system gives immediate feedback to students on quizzes they take after reading AR books. AR books are shelved separately from the rest of the library collection, by reading level, and have corresponding computerized quizzes.
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<b>Our Library Team</b>
Mrs. Donna Lipscomb (full-time library employee), Mrs. Sonja Mathis (part-time library employee), Ms. Claudette Rives (library volunteer), and Mrs. Magda Elkins (K-12 librarian) strive to provide you with the best possible library services. Do not hesistate to contact us when you have questions related to our library collection and/or policies.
dlipscomb@macademy.org
smathis@macademy.org
melkins@macademy.org
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BOOK CLUBS
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M.A. Elementary Book Club
2007 – 2008
Open to Grades 3 & 4
The World of Beatrix Potter
This year we are exploring Victorian England with beloved children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. We’ll read several of her tales (reading level 4 and 5), delight in her art, discuss her vocabulary, find out more about the Lake District, famous region in England where she spent many happy holidays, and draw our own illustrations inspired by her characters! For our end-of-the-year Book Club celebration we’ll have a tea party and watch the animation of one of her stories. Book Club sponsor is Mrs. Elkins.
Elementary Book Club Schedule
2007 – 2008
We meet from 7:25 a.m. till 7:55 a.m. on the following dates:
Sept. 4, 2007
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Oct 2, 2007
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
Nov. 6, 2007
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Jan. 9, 2008
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The Story of Miss Moppet
Feb. 6, 2008
The Tale of Tom Kitten
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Mar. 4, 2008
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
Apr. 1, 2008
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
The Tale of Mr. Tod
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New! 5th and 6th Grade Book Club
2007 - 2008
Classic stories like Beowulf, R. L. Stevenson's Treasure Island, Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, Alexandre Dumas' The Man in the Iron Mask and many others become alive when Wishbone (various authors), a friendly Jack Russell terrier, imagines himself as the main character of these famous plots. Let's read one of his adventures every month! Book Club sponsor is Mrs. Lipscomb.
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