Read Across Decatur » News http://readdecatur.edublogs.org A Celebration of Libraries and Reading Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:34:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Decatur High R.A.D. Activities http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/decatur-high-rad-activities/ http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/decatur-high-rad-activities/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:34:57 +0000 readdecatur http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/decatur-high-rad-activities/ DEARDecatur High School will Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) at 9:45 am. (The last 20 minutes of 1st block.)

We will have magazines and paperbacks for last minute reading choices available in the hall outside the library on Friday morning.  Of course, library books are always available for check out.

Please encourage your class to participate.  Students and teachers, both enjoyed DEAR last year and have asked for a repeat of this event.

food for finesDHS Library is also kicking off a Food for Fines campaign which will allow students to pay off their overdue fines and also provide food for needy families.

Each can of food brought in will remove $1 from a student’s library overdue fines.  The Food for Fines campaign will run March 2-March 16.

]]> http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/decatur-high-rad-activities/feed/ 2 It’s that time of year again! http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/its-that-time-of-year-again/ http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/its-that-time-of-year-again/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:27:55 +0000 readdecatur http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2007/02/22/its-that-time-of-year-again/ City Schools of Decatur Libraries will be celebrating NEA’s Read Across America with our 2nd Annual Read Across Decatur on Friday, March 2, 2007.

Each school library is planning special activities for the day. Please talk to your school librarian about the activities that he/she is planning for your school.

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]]> http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/03/03/celebrity-readers-at-dhs/feed/ 0 D.E.A.R. at DHS http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/03/03/dear-at-dhs/ http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/03/03/dear-at-dhs/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:13:09 +0000 readdecatur http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/03/03/dear-at-dhs/ D.E.A.R. was a huge success at Decatur High School!  Everyone in the school read uninterrupted for 30 minutes during First Block.  We enjoyed the music of Vivaldi over the video distribution system while we read.  Comments ranged from “When are we going to do that again?” to “I didn’t want to stop reading”.

Tell us how you spent your 30 minutes of D.E.A.R.

]]> http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/03/03/dear-at-dhs/feed/ 0 I need a good book to read for D.E.A.R. !?! http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/27/i-need-a-good-book-to-read-for-dear/ http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/27/i-need-a-good-book-to-read-for-dear/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:08:22 +0000 readdecatur http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/27/i-need-a-good-book-to-read-for-dear/ Sometimes it’s hard to find a great book. Recommendations from librarians, friends, teachers, and parents are a good place to start. You will soon be seeing “celebrity” READ posters around your school that will showcase books that your teachers enjoy.

Another great place to find your next book is Novelist. Novelist is a database that allows you to search by author, titles, series and plot. Search for a book that you have read, click the “Similar Books” button and ta-daa!…more great books, just for you!

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Novelist K-8

GALILEO password needed to access Novelist from home. Ask your library staff for the password. Or go through the Dekalb Public Library’s website and use your library card. ]]> http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/27/i-need-a-good-book-to-read-for-dear/feed/ 0 D.E.A.R. http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/24/dear/ http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/24/dear/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:50:24 +0000 readdecatur http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/24/dear/ Everyone in CSD will Drop Everything And Read on March 2, 2006 for 30 minutes.

  • DHS: 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  • Elementaries & Glennwood: 9:20 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
  • RMS:  during Language Arts Classes

Make sure you have something to read.  Ask your librarian for suggestions.

]]> http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/24/dear/feed/ 0 READ posters http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/rad-posters/ http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/rad-posters/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:29:18 +0000 awhitley http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/rad-posters/ We are busy across our school system making READ posters of our staff.  It is so much fun to see what books each individual wants to spotlight.  Memories of childhood favorites (Rabbit Hill) to new favorites (The Tale of Despereaux).  I am busy reading the Chronicles of Narnia, and am about to finish Prince Caspian.  Can’t believe I never read these until now!  We are never bored when we have good books around us!  Ann Whitley

]]> http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/rad-posters/feed/ 0 Help School Libraries in the Gulf Coast http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/18/help-school-libraries-in-the-gulf-coast/ http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/18/help-school-libraries-in-the-gulf-coast/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 01:08:49 +0000 readdecatur http://readdecatur.edublogs.org/2006/02/18/help-school-libraries-in-the-gulf-coast/ Books Across America

NEA’s Books Across America has been organized to provide books to public school libraries that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.  Find out how you can help.

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The library media specialists across the City Schools of Decatur are sponsoring a Read Across Decatur Day, which will kick off a month of emphasis on our wonderful libraries and our school system’s love of reading. Several activities are in the works, including posters, bookmarks, art contests, and other fun ideas.

We would like for the entire community of the City Schools of Decatur, including all staff, to Drop Everything and Read on March 2, which is Dr. Seuss’ birthday, for thirty minutes somewhere between the times of 9:20 and 10:00 am as suits your school’s schedule. We will ask all resource teachers (i.e. Spanish, Art, Music, PE) to have their books with them and to join the students in this DEAR time.

Watch for posters and announcements of activities throughout the month of March.

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