Same-same Twins!

I showed up to work this morning and found that I had a twin!

Ms. Winny and I had same-same-but-different outfits on! ...So funny.

BOOK WEEK is coming up!

Next week, each of the 3 AIS campuses will be celebrating  

BOOK WEEK!

This is perfect timing, as April is 

School Library Month in the United States.  :)

This year's Book Week theme at AIS is:

One World, Many Stories.

We will be having a variety of activities throughout the week... to celebrate how AWESOME books are! (...and reading... and libraries... and literacy... and Ms. Stacia... Oh wait, haha... I'm getting carried away.)   :P

Below is an outline of all the fantastic happenings taking place 

at the middle school during Book Week:

AIS BOOK WEEK
"One World, Many Stories"
April 23 - 27, 2012
Middle School Activities 

Design-a-Bookmark Contest

• Design a bookmark that fits this year's Book Week theme. The winning design will be turned into a real bookmark to be distributed among students checking books out in the upcoming weeks AND each winner will be awarded a gift certificate to Fahasa!

Favorite First Lines

• Throughout Book Week, submit a favorite first sentence from a book... one that makes you want to read the rest of the book! Receive a sweet treat from the library each time you submit a great sentence!

DEAR - Drop Everything And Read

•  Daily DEAR time during Advisory (at least 20 minutes)

Used Book Sale Fundraiser - sponsored by the Dressing Room Project

• Used books are being collected by the girls in the Dressing Room Project... bring yours to Ms. Elizabeth's office.
• There will be a used book sale (information to come...), where you can buy books... and the money raised will go to an organization helping girls in need, living in Vietnam, afford an education.
• Children's Education Foundation -- www.childrenseducationfoundation.org.au

Guess How Many Books Are in the Library! - sponsored by Student Council

• Each guess cost 5,000d... try to guess how many books (total!) are in the library's collection.
• The closest guess wins 200,000d, a gift certificate to Fahasa, AND a photo with Ms. Stacia!
• The money raised through this fundraiser will go to the local Thi Nghe Orphanage.

AND keep an eye out for fun photos, quotes, posters,

and other visuals around the school next week!

...All about reading and books (of course)!   :) 

book igloo

I love this book igloo!

Very cool.

Book Igloo sculptural installation by Colombian artist Miler Lagos.

Photos thanks to:
<http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/04/a-dome-of-books/>

old books SMELL

A friend of mine from Denver, Colorado sent me 

the following video in an email...  it's pretty interesting!

Haha... my favorite line is after he takes a big sniff of the book and says, "Vanilla?!"   :P

Library Dog!

A dear friend of mine from back home in the States 

is wonderful with sending me caring care packages to comfort me... 

She recently sent a lovely Easter package to me... 

and inside was the following poster...

Adorable, yes?!

My friend sent it for Library Month (so thoughtful) AND... because she knows about the iMovie that I created with my [brother's] dog last year. ...I used the video with each class in my last school (in Denver, Colorado) to show how the library works, the procedures, and more. I love the video... have shared it with a few of you at school this past week... 

so here it is if you want to take a look 

(and see a piece of where I came from!)...

Cabin Fever!

TWO copies of the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid were just returned...

...And there are NO holds on them...

...How did that happen?!

They are sitting on the shelf of "new books" right now... 

...Up for grabs for checkout to the first two students that get here...

SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH

April is National School Library Month in the United States :)

LOVE YOUR LIBRARY!

Thank you to Christina and Davina in 7th grade for helping with the 

HUGE HEART on the library doors!   :)

 

All 3 AIS campuses will be celebrating BOOK WEEK the last week in April... 

Ms. Stacia will be announcing activities, contests, 

and celebrations coming up!