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SEPTEMBER 2008
What's Up in the LMC?

Congratulations to Gold Medal Readers!
Graphics from http://en.beijing2008.cn/funpage/

Download a copy of the summer reading packet here

Clow Kids Survey Says...

Kids Choice Book Display
Write a recommendation on a lined post-it when you return the book

We'll put it on display and your friends can read what you wrote and check it out!

BIG BOOK NOOK

Please put the big books back when you're finished reading them

Paperback & Comic Book Exchange

Bring one and then borrow one

The LMC will be open
before and after school

8:30-9:00
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
3:35-4:15
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

Headphone Nests

In the LMC and Lab

Lab Air Conditioner Fixed

3 Printers in the Lab
Printer 2 will have clean paper

Clow Kids Book Club
2nd - 5th Graders
Sign up on the circulation desk

Kids in the club choose the book and the entire club reads it. We buy the books and you read them :-) Come to the first meeting with a book to convince us to read. Make a poster, give a speech, it's up to you. Everyone who signs up, gets an invitation!
First meeting Friday, October 10, 3:35-4:30

MORE CONTESTS

Monthly Contests

Book Illustration Contest
Illustrate a book from the genre of the month
This month the genre is Animal Fiction
Include the title and author of the book in your illustration
1 winner per grade level

Dewey Lottery
599.752
MIL

What do you think the spine label should say on a new book?
Examine the book for clues
1 winner per grade level

Constitution Day / September 17
http://www.usconstitution.net/constkidsK.html

http://www.usconstitution.net/gifs/docs/cpage1.jpg

Storytelling Festival Part I

BILL HARLEY
September 19th
Storyteller, Author, Singer...He does it all!
Click here to learn more about Bill Harley

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Clow Cougars CARE

Matt Mason Bob Scavelli Don Nicholson
Soldier Friends & Family of Clow Cougars
Help us to bring some holiday cheer to our soldiers who are serving our country far away.
Fill the basket in the LMC with
individual size trail mix & full size chocolate candy bars

Clow Cougars Can Make a Difference

Help us earn $$$$!
Please collect old cell phones & empty printer cartridges

Clow Cougars CARE
CONTEST
Do you have a cause that we can help?
Create a poster, PowerPoint, etc. with a 2 minute presentation for October's What's Up
Clow Kids will vote on the top 3 causes that we will support this year
The winning projects will be announced at What's Up in the LMC in November

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Clow School PawPrints Publishing Center
is now OPEN

Click on the photo above or pick up the Publishing Jobsheet on the circulation desk to get your book published!

Kelsey honored by the Eli Lilly Company with a $500 donation to the American Diabetes Association, a trophy, AND maybe her book being commercially published!!!!!

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

They're worth
$.10 each

Library Lovers

How do you become a Library Lover? Clow Kids want to know!
New LL prizes :-)

Chalk-ustrations in the Courtyard

Royal Reading Pass

Unlimited Checkouts

Shelf Caretakers

Are you responsible?
Do you like to use the LMC a lot?
Do you like making a contribution to our school?
Do you take pride in a job well done?
Sign up this Month

TattleTale/Storyteller
Applications on the Circulation Desk for 4th & 5th Graders
New & old must complete the application :-)

Click above to learn more about the Clow Storytelling program
Meeting day TBD

NEW and 1 Year of Experience Webographers
sign up during September
Webographers with 2 or more years of experience, get to work !

Take Photos for our Yearbook!!!
Be a Digital Hotshot!
Photo Contest Flyer on the circulation desk
October 1st Deadline
To enter click HERE

Bright Ideas.....

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

5th Graders ONLY

	New passwords will be given to you
	Please participate in the CloWikis and the Clow Kids News blog
	Because Blog Etiquette is so important, you will develop a set of rules for all Clow BlackBoard users to follow in a wiki
	Make suggestions to improve our online community

Be Safe on the Internet
Print a certificate and prove that you know how to be safe on the Internet!

Internet Safety Game to play for FUN!

LMC Info

LMCenter: Colorful Map of the LMC

LMCenter: Origami

SHELF MARKERS!!!!!

Thank you note and photo from the Lee Family Quarters for Quads collection last year

We are transitioning to new library cards with you photo on them. As your Library Lover label gets filled up, you will get a new card :-)

4 NEW alert sounds with our circulation system

Rearrangement of LMC furniture :-)

Lost cards on the circulation desk

Seasonal books in clear plastic display stands on E and FIC shelves

Teacher Display

	Art	Music	PE
K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

Accelerated Reader Recognition

We'll start recognizing top readers in October

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