Academics

What’s New

New Additions for May 2010
Click here to see a list of what we have added to the library’s collection.

New Additions for April 2010
Lots of nonfiction added last month.  Click here to see a list of the library’s new books.

7th and 8th Graders Vote for Their Favorite Books
The 7th and 8th graders submitted their ballots, and we tallied the votes.  This year’s winner is Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.  These five acclaimed and best-selling fantasy-adventure books follow Percy, a son of Poseiden, and his demigod friends as they battle mythological monsters and maneuver a modern world where the Greek gods are still alive.  J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series round out the top three in our voting. Other popular titles include: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown; Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell; and, My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Piccoult.

Click here to see the complete list of favorites.

More New Accelerated Reader Books and Quizzes
Thanks to your suggestions, we’ve added 49 more titles to the 7th grade Accelerated Reader program.  Click here to see the list.

New Accelerated Reader Books
We’ve added 63 new titles to the 7th grade Accelerated Reader program.  Click here to see the list.  Please see Mrs. Naro or Mrs. Johns to suggest other titles we can add to AR.

Library Receives Grant to Purchase New Science Materials for Grades 7 and 8
In December 2008, the library received a grant of $1,250 from The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, based in Getzville, New York.  This school-based library mini-grant provides funds to school libraries to purchase books for use by students ages 5-13.  In order to support the science curriculum and our students’ science fair research, the library will use the grant money to purchase two science-related encyclopedia sets published by U-X-L and 17 volumes of the Exploring Science series published by Compass Point Books.  With the purchase of these resources, which are written at the reading level of an average seventh grader, we hope to address the need for comprehensive and accurate science information for our students in grades 7and 8.