LAKEVIEW SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The Lakeview Summer Reading Program is very simple. Just keep a reading log of everything you read over the summer that is longer than a cereal box. It could be books that you get from anywhere (a friend, a public library, a bookstore, or even Lakeview) OR it could be a magazine article OR it could be a comic book or graphic novel. Whatever you read, record on the reading log. Extra pages may be printed from the Lakeview Library webpage. Turn your Reading Log into Miss Hagensee by September 3rd and you automatically get a special bookmark. Then after a private consultation with Miss Hagensee, more prizes will be awarded, including raffle tickets for some very nice book-related prizes. It's easy! It's fun! And you win prizes. What a great way to add to your summer fun.

SUMMER READING IS COMING!

Next week I start talking to grades 5, 6 and 7 about our Summer Reading Program - Catch the Reading Bug. Knowing that everyone wants time for summer fun, I keep the program simple. Just fill out a Reading Log of everything you read over the summer that's longer than a cereal box. Create your own rating system. Use stars or ice cream cones or bugs to describe how well you liked the book. Turn in your reading log when you come back to school by the day after Labor Day and win prizes. It's easy! All information and form will be available on the Lakeview Library webpage beginning June 1st.

To help students get started, everyone is invited to check out up to 5 paperback books for the entire summer!. These books are not due until September 3rd (the day after Labor Day). The IMC has a huge paperback collection due to many donations and to our participation in the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Program. There are many multiple copy titles, so friends can enjoy the same book and discuss it over the summer. If students want to return books early, there will be a box between the front doors. When I come in during the summer I will check in any returned books so they will be off the student's record. This is a great way to enjoy books missed during the school year and keep reading. Sooooooo CATCH THE READING BUG and have a fun-filled summer!

BEGINNING TO WRAP UP

On Monday 6th grade Language Arts finishes its last day in the IMC preparing for their demonstration speeches. The outline and bibliography (done in NoodleTools) are the last pieces before students begin giving their speeches. Also next week 8th grade Social Studies comes to the IMC to use computers on Tuesday, followed by Spanish classes Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Reminder to all students that all IMC materials are due back on Tuesday, May 28th. If you need your book longer than that for a book report, please let a librarian know. Then return your book as soon as your book report is finished. Thank you.

6th GRADE RESEARCH

This past week the 6th grade Language Arts classes began research for their demonstration speeches. As this is their first major research project, I presented a different resource each day to help them build their "road to research." We started on Monday with World Book Online because an encyclopedia give a good overview of a topic. On Tuesday we looked at books from the IMC collection using the I.P.A.C. and its "book bag" to get a list of possibilities. Wednesday brought us to the Gale Virtual Reference Library, a huge database of reference books that DGS shares with the feeder junior high schools. On Thursday I introduced EBSCOHost, one of two magazine/newspaper database subscriptions we have at Lakeview. Finally on Friday, I told the 6th graders that they were ready for Internet searching and suggested that reliable websites could be found in World Book Online and in the bibliographies of many books in the IMC collection. If students follow my "Road Map for Research," they will find that they will have more than enough notes and sources for their project.