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What's Up in the LMC in May?
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Clow's LMC is the 2009 National School Library Media Program of the Year!!!
Please help us spend $10,000
Be thinking of ways we can make our LMC program and space better so that you can include your constructive ideas in the LMC survey

May is Capture a READER Month
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Photos taken by Webograhers Paul, Katie, Scott,  Michaela, Isaiah, & Samantha
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Try and get captured by a Webographer this month!



Collectively read for 1,000,000 minutes. Top 20 schools will appear in the Scholastic Book of World Records and one of those could be CLOW!!!
Make a Pledge - Begins May 1

Come to the Book Fair
May 13-15

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/clow


Watch for Scholastic posters appearing on the bulletin board! Help us to collect spare change for the soldiers at the sale! Watch the Scholastic Author Video and get initials on your library card!

The Fifth Annual Storytelling Festival
May 20th



http://www.elizabethellis.com/skool_lib.html
Elizabeth Ellis

The Clow TattleTales
Who am I and how do I relate to this?
Storytellers Practicing
May 21

Book Recommendation Station
Write a recommendation on a green post-it after you read and return the book


We'll put it on display and your friends can read what you wrote and check it out!
Get Library Lover initials for each one!

Win a Trip to Grand Canyon National Park!

Click HERE and download an entry form and map
Click HERE to take a trivia quiz on each book and collect 9 passport stamps
Paste all of the stamps on the map and mail it and the entry form before August 28th
One entry per person

Genre Illustration Contest
And...last month's winners are...

Genre Illustration Guidelines
 

April's Genre was...
Poe--mendous

Realistic Fiction

Be sure to include the title and author.
QUALITY MEANS EVERYTHING!

Dewey Lottery
And...the winner is...

What do you think the spine label should say on a new book? Examine the book for clues!
Everyone who solves the Dewey puzzle is a WINNER!

Design a Nestle Push-Up tube either on paper or online.
Click on the image above and create and submit your design online. Pick up the entry form on the circulation desk and submit it in hard copy. Be sure and follow the directions carefully and you might win a $1,000 gift card and $2,500 for Clow School. 1 entry per day up to 5 entries total per email or mailing address.
DEADLINE August 31, 2009


Calling all Clow Young Authors
Last day to publish a book this year is May 30.

Clow Young Authors
Photo taken by Webographer Jacob

The PawPrints Publishing Center
Stop by the LMC and get your picture taken for the Young Author bulletin board! The publishing center is looking for more books to publish :-)

Accelerated Reader Recognition
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Students can earn up to 7 general admission lawn tickets to a Joliet JackHammers Baseball Game, take 5 AR quizzes with 90% or better!

5th Grade AR Bonanza

Reading in a classroom
Photo taken by Webographer Alex

Top Grade Level Point Earners\Highest Percentage Earners

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Clow Cougars CARE
Last Call
Winnebago County Animal Shelter & ADOPT NEEDS



Dog & cat treats, cat toys, paper towels, old clean towels, plastic grocery bags



Let's All be SOLDIERS' ANGELS
Click above for a list of needed items

Send a Get Well Card to an injured soldier
Send an online thank you card to the troops

 

Clow Cougars Make a Difference

Please collect old cell phones & empty printer cartridges
Recycle!!!
Photo taken by Webographer Matt

Help us to earn $$$ for BOOKS!
Joint the Drink Pouch and Cookie Wrapper Brigade


Collect empty Capri Sun pouches & these cookie wrappers

 

Tyson ProductsContinue to Collect
Box tops, Campbell's labels/UPC
codes & Tyson labels!

They're worth
$.10 each
Contest for a class prize and family movie pass for student participation.

 

Library Lovers

How do you become a Library Lover?
Clow Kids want to know!

 

Bright Ideas.....

We should have more Great Illustrated Classics, more Captain Underpants books, Transformer books, more Dan Gutman books, the Goosebumps series,
Have a drawing and reading area
We should have a dinosaur of the month
Make new suggestions either by adding to the suggestion box on the circulation desk or on our website in the Bright Idea section. Don't forget to include your name and class.

 Webographers
Name your photos ASAP and get them to Mrs. Frett!

Fifth graders in social studies
Photo and Video taken by Webographer Jessica
Webographers are at work!
Congratulations! The Webographers received a mini grant to purchase memory chips for the new cameras!
Now we'll have enough!!!

Don't forget...Webographer Wednesdays!

3rd, 4th & 5th Graders ONLY
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Once school is out, please delete Pronto from your computer. In the meantime REMINDER: Use Pronto appropriately and wisely...set a timer for yourself :-)
You may continue to use BlackBoard until your password changes
Make suggestions to improve our online learning community
Write the Clow Kids News with your friends

Be Safe on the Internet

 

 Internet Safety Game to play for FUN!

LMC Info

LMC Surveys
Last day for book check out, May 29th with all books due June 1st
Please LOOK for overdue and lost books
Summer Plans Mad-Lib
Elmer's Glue Crew
Chicago BlackHawks Writing Contest Recognition
Have you noticed the book covers in Destiny?
4 NEW alert sounds with our circulation system
Assorted LMCenter Activities

ACES
American Children Exercising Simultaneously
 

May 6th is the day and 10:00 is the time!
Get more details from Mr. Jayne

Art Music PE
Photos taken by Webographer Maggie
K      May is National Fitness Month


 

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