Do the happy dance, another year of library fun is in the books! It's hard to believe a whole year has gone by since this video was taken, it almost seems like another planet. Just like the novels we read, life is filled with plot twists, but you are the hero of the story and will always come out on top. Remote learning is not for the faint of heart, and you did it! Applause, applause to you!
Special loud clapping and big hugs to our graduating class of 2020. Your shining and unique personalities will not soon be forgotten. I have no doubt this crop of 8th graders will go on and grow on to do marvelous things in the world.
A special standing ovation going out to our graduating team of Junior Librarians (not all pictured but all loved), the wonderful young women who gave up innumerable recesses over the years in order to help me keep our library running: shelving books, welcoming guest authors, making artful bulletin boards and signage, prepping crafts for primary grades, wiping tables, hosting wonderful contests, recommending and checking out books to other students and so much more. All of us have a debt of gratitude to these volunteers who embody the best of character and service and Stone Academy. You will be sincerely and sorely missed by me and by photo-bombing Grabby Bunny.
More congratulations are in order to our Beanbright participants! We had 129 active readers, 81,726 minutes read and 1,274 badges earned since April! That's incredible! One student logged 113 hours. Wow, when we reconvene in the fall, we will have to have a special Beanbright celebration to honor these super readers.
Those who love earning Beanbright badges and want to continue through the summer, we have a new challenge, this one a little different from the rest: TAKE ON TWENTY! Instead of counting minutes, this time, we will read books across different genres The summer's recommended reading lists will help you find titles. Adventures and new friends await you in books!
(If you have never logged on to Beanbright before, you can carefully follow the steps here to start your account.)
Additionally, the Chicago Public Library is open and the summer reading program is happening, complete with prizes and giveaways. This year's theme: building stories! Click here for more information!
School may be almost done, but summer reading fun has just begun!
No comments:
Post a Comment