The 2010 Rebecca Caudill voting will be take place on Feb. 18th. All of the books were introduced to the 4th and 5th graders in a power point presentation at the beginning of the year in the LMC. To vote, 4th and 5th graders must have read or heard at least 3 books from the 2010 list. Staff members are amazed at how many of our 4th and 5th grade students qualify for voting this year!

Congratulations!

Here are this year's nominees:

http://www.rcyrba.org/pdf/2009MasterList.pdf

We will announce the Spring Brook winner in late February over the PA system. The state winner will be announced in mid-March.

-Miss H

Monarch Voting

ISLMA, the Illinois School Library Association has created a kid’s choice award, similar to the Rebecca Caudill Award, but for younger students.The Monarch Award list has 20 nominee titles, ranging from non-fiction, poetry, picture books, to chapter books. This year 1st- 3rd Grade Spring Brook students are registered to participate in the Monarch Award. Teachers are reading ten or more of the titles from the nominee list to students in the classrooms. This month, after speaking to the students about elections and voting, Ms. Hoyle, LMC Director, will show the Monarch Power point and then participating students will have the opportunity to secretly vote for their favorite Monarch title. When your child returns home with a sticker that says, "I voted for the Monarch Award," ask them about their voting experience!For more information about the Monarch Award, visit the ISLMA website at http://www.islma.org/monarch.htm.

-Miss Hoyle

have a great summer!

Let me know what you are reading and if it a great book or not!

I plan on reading a few of the Caudill and the newest Jodi Picoult book. Can't wait!

Mrs. M.

Summer ending dates announced!

Here are some key events as we bring yet another school year to a close:

Thursday, May 15th is the last day you can take an AR test for this year.

Thursday, May 29th is the Bagel Breakfast for all kids who earned this through AR points!

Tuesday, May 27th is the last day students may check out materials.
Also on the 27th the Naperville Public Library will come to talk to all students about their summer reading program.

Friday, May 30th- all materials should be returned to the LMC. We will begin sending out reminder notices right away.

June 5th-August 25th- Read Read Read and then come here and let me know about all the great books you've discovered over the summer!

Summer Reading!

It's time to start thinking about summer reading. For me, I am so looking forward to sitting by a pool or at the beach, reading something really fun! I just took home the book Swindle to see what all the buzz is about. It was the top seller at our recent Book Fair.

Leave a comment and let me know what you plan to read this summer...

Mrs. M.

Welcome!

Welcome to the new and updated LMC Blog for Spring Brook
School. I hope you enjoy the new look and the updated
features. Check out our podcasts to the right- you can hear
students and myself broadcast events about the LMC. Book
covers of the 2009 Rebecca Caudill nominated books are over
to the right too.

Poke around, enjoy yourself and leave a comment! :)

Mrs. M.