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March 2008
What's Up in the LMC?


Check out a green book and good luck may come to you :-)

Do You Know
Non Fiction Genres?


Can you come up with a title and its author of a book from each of these genres? Use our patron catalog to find your answers. This LMCenter is good for 4 Library Lover initials on your card :-)

Happy Birthday,
Dr. Suess


What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

Make a birthday card with a Dr. Seuss rhyme in it and we'll hang it up!


"Classroom Club" Question Challenge
Come up with questions and answers that would be great for the show, as many as you like. Questions must be from the 1st -5th Grade level only. Guidelines and question forms are on the circulation desk. If one of your questions is selected, they may announce your name and school on the show.
Play the
Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader
Trivia Game
HERE

CONTEST
DOODLE 4
Google
Draw a new logo for Google's main page that answers the question, "What if...?" Include a supporting statement of less than 50 words. Give your doodle a title.
Our school can submit only 6 entries. That means one from each grade.
Winning doodle will earn a $10,000 college scholarship & $27,000 technology grant for their school! The design will also be viewed by a global audience on Google's home page.
Put ALL entries in the green bin.
For samples and details, click HERE.

Deadline April 30th

CONTEST
Listen to a Life
What can you learn when you listen to a life? Interview an older person about their hopes and goals through their life, how they achieved goals and overcame obstacles, or how dreams may have changed along the way. What life advice can they share? As a team, write a 300 word essay based on the interview.

Winning essay will receive a Linovo ThinCentre computer with $800 of software and an iPod Classic plus $25,000 of software for our school. 20 Runner-up prizes of $400 of software and an iPod Shuffle. Give it a try!
For some tips, click HERE

Enter the contest online, click HERE

Deadline March 31st

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Clow Cougars CARE

Paper bags with Earth Day reminders for grocery shoppers

Quarters for Quads

100s of Acts of Kindness
Winner is...

Tyson ProductsContest
The annual box tops, Campbell's labels/UPC
codes & Tyson labels contest has begun!
Help your family and/or class win!
Watch the thermometer in the LMC go UP!



Pick up a new tracking sheet on the circulation desk!

Library Lovers

CONGRATULATIONS
LIBRARY LOVERS!!!

 Who will record our March circulation alert sounds?

Publish a Book
Published authors, stop by and get your photo taken for the Young Author's bulletin board in the music room hallway.

 
Pick up a Jobsheet on the Circulation desk or print one from our website.

Webographers are at Work!

Photo Contest Flyer on the circulation desk
To enter click HERE

Bright Ideas.....

*We should have a place that sorts funny books
*I think kids should get to be library lovers more

* Be bright and say, "Hi!" to everyone

Make new suggestions either by adding to the suggestion box on the circulation desk or on our website at the Bright Idea section.

Grades 2-5

If you Rushed to Read with
THE Chicago RUSH

Click here for information on 2008 Rush season tickets
Your tickets will be coming in soon...

4th & 5th Graders ONLY
Blackboard
Have you visited BlackBoard yet? You can participate in the CloWikis, the Clow Kids News blogs and send appropriate messages to friends. Design your own homepage too.
Be a part of building our online community!
 Would you like your own blog? Message Mrs. Frett and let her know!

4th & 5th Graders ONLY
CONTEST
Creative Writing
Sponsored by the Naperville's Women's Club

Address this topic:
Philanthropy is the desire to increase the wellbeing of others. There are many ways to be a philanthropist. You could be of service to your family , friends, neighbors or to certain other groups in need. Write about a time when you helped others through an act of kindness. Describe this act, when and where it happened, why you decided to help and the satisfaction you received from thinking of others. Prizes will be awarded.

Entry guidelines are on the circulation desk

Morning Book Discussion for
3rd - 5th graders
on March

Morning Book Discussion
Talk about books that you are reading now!
S
ign up in your classroom to participate

Get Your Own
Official Web License

Follow the trail at http://pbskids.org/license/index.html and prove to us that you
know how to be safe on the Internet

Put your license in the green bin and we will recognize your efforts at What's Up!

LMC Info

Book of the Month is any Dr. Seuss book!
March 27th: Open House
March 28th: Storytelling Festival Part III
National Craft Month (Make something fun by clicking here)
Take a Vet to School Day Recognition
Elmers Glue Recycling Program (deadline End of the school year)

 

Music Art PE
K
1st
2nd Two highschoolers perform tinikling. Note the bare feet, which is a signature of tinikling. March Madness

March Madness

3rd
4th
5th This mola, made in 2004 by master mola maker Venancio Restrepo, is a relatively modern style, based on the Kuna flag.
Mola

Accelerated Reader Recognition

Top Point Earners
Most Quizzes Taken
100%

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