The week has gone smoothly. Since the computers were occupied with class projects most of the week, Mrs. Wilson and I were able to spend some time working on new books. The workshop, "What's New in Young Adult Literature.," that I attended was excellent. In addition to gathering a great number of book ideas to purchase for the IMC, I picked up some wonderful book project ideas which I am sharing with the Language Arts teachers. So far they have been very enthusiastic about the projects.Next week looks to be a similar week with computer use by Spanish and some Health classes. Maybe Mrs. Wilson and I can get more new books ready for checkout.
Coming in two weeks -- Voting for the 2011 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award. Voting will be done online through the IMC automation system as we have done the past few years. 6th grade students will vote during their LA classes since they have been reading the Caudill nominees since November. 7th and 8th grade students who have read or listened to at least 3 of the nominated books will be eligible to vote as well.
