Packing is done, it’s time to go. . .

Well, it’s finally here, the last day of school. All the books have been packed away – the library is bare!

15,000 Books Packed Away

Take a look at the before and after pictures:

Fiction Section Before

Nonfiction Section Before

Fiction Section After

Nonfiction Section After

It’s getting to be that time. . . .

Tomorrow is it! The last day of school for 2008-2009. I have really enjoyed my first year here at South Hall and hope to make it many more! I know next year will be vastly different in our new location, but if we all stick together I think we will weather it just fine! Enjoy your summer!

And if you’re looking for me this summer – I’ll probably be working at either our old location or the new location depending on when they will move our stuff. I have over 15,000 books to unpack!

See you in the new library!

Win An 8GB iPod!

There’s a cool video contest beginning June 1st involving The Lightning Thief and Rick Riordan. You must be 13 years old or older to submit an entry, so stop reading this if you’re under 13!   You must create a video of a “Fantasy Road Trip” with one of your favorite characters from The Lightning Thief. The more creative and fun – the better your chances are to win! This is a pretty neat contest and what a great way to start the summer – with a new cool 8GB iPod! Check out the contest website below! Let me know if you need help – - I may be willing to help if asked!!!




Listening Library – Fantasy Road Trip Contest via kwout

Got Books?  Turn them in!

Tomorrow is the Day!

We’ve come to the end people! We’re wrapping up the year, finishing those papers for language arts, those projects for science and social studies, and what else does that mean?

ALL BOOKS ARE DUE BACK TO THE LIBRARY!!

If you want to participate in Yearbook Day on Friday – I must have all your books back in the library tomorrow. Don’t wait!!! I’ll be in a meeting on Friday, so you can’t “stop by” Friday ten minutes before the pep rally begins and ask to be cleared to attend. Not happening!

So write a LARGE note right now to bring ALL your books tomorrow. Everything is due!

See Mrs. Losch if you have a problem or unique situation that we need to discuss.

Science Fair Extravaganza!

I had the opportunity to visit Mrs. Kishimoto’s 4th and 5th period classes today and see their science fair projects on display. Very interesting and neat experiments! Good job everybody! Here are some pictures I snapped:

Hooray for Poetry Cafe!

I had a wonderful time Friday visiting Mrs. Haymore, Miss Lewis and Mrs. Attaway’s classes for their Poetry Cafés. I heard numerous original poems inspired by friends, dogs, cats, and cousins! Cool stuff! There were also several great published poems memorized and spoken aloud, which was great too! I really enjoyed hearing Miss Lewis’s older brother Joshua play the guitar! What a treat! Here are some of the numerous photos I shot of the classes:

See you in the library!

Rick Riordan is coming to the ATL!

How cool is this! Rick Riordan, author of The Lightning Thief and The 39 Clues will be here in our area on Monday, May 18th! He will be at the Decatur Recreation Center on behalf of The Little Shop of Stories in Decatur beginning at 4:30 p.m.  But based upon how popular he is – you will want to arrive as early as possible – like right after school!

This is really exciting because Rick Riordan is a huge author and very popular here at South Hall Middle! Plus The Lightning Thief is being made into a movie soon, so now’s the chance to meet the author before he becomes WAY popular like Stephenie Meyer.




little shop events. via kwout

This made my Friday! Have a great weekend!

All Call for Books!

It’s that time of year – today is the last day for checking out any books. So if there’s something you want to read this week – come and get it now.

All books (even the ones you check out today) are due next Thursday, May 14th. I must have all books back before Yearbook Day, which is Friday May 15th! If I don’t get your books back, you will not be able to participate in Yearbook Day. So make yourself a note right now – - “turn in my books by next Thursday”.

And you may be wondering what Mrs. Casper and I will be doing in the library now that students won’t be checking out. Well, we will be PACKING! That’s right, we have to pack every single item in our media center to take to Davis over the summer. I’m going to snap some “before packing” and “after packing” pictures, so stay tuned!

See you in the library (when you return your books!)!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Everybody thinks Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day, but it’s not!! Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the Mexicans defeating the French when they invaded Mexico. So in a way, it’s kind of like an independence day. Of course lots of adults (and I think you all know the adults I’m talking about) use Cinco de Mayo as an excuse to party and drink margaritas. But really we should just celebrate our neighbors to the south and the battle they endured holding off the French. Just think, what if Mexico had not prevailed? Would French have been the official language of Mexico?

So on this occasion, stop and think about the wonderful job the Mexicans did defending their country, which is very similar to the job we do here in the United States defending our country. And for those of you who are Hispanic – - stop and think you could be speaking French at home instead of Spanish if it weren’t for those fighters in 1862.




Cinco de Mayo! Part 1 via kwout




Cinco de Mayo! Part 2 via kwout

¡Vivá Mexico!    See you in the library!

Thank You Robyn Hood Black!

What an awesome day yesterday with Robyn Hood Black! She spoke to ALL the 6th graders about her book Wolves. It was a great refresher on the parts of a story. Robyn also gave the students some incite into what it takes to write and publish a book.

Each group also wrote their very own story (with help from Robyn). These stories turned out great! They’re hilarious! If you stop by the library, you’ll have to check out these stories (especially the one about the portable taco holder!).

Check out a few pics from the day:

See you in the library!