May 2022 * Student Edition 🏛
LITERACY
New Arrivals
There are many new books that are coming in from our book distributors, Junior Library Guild, Follett, and MackinVIA. These will all be processed and available soon. Come and check out our award winning Blue Bonnets, Correta Scott King, Newbery, and Pura Belpre books. Come a check out the new selection.
VIRTUAL LIBRARY
BOOK CLUB
Sixth grade students will compete at Battle of the Books. A citywide competition to be held at Leal Middle School on May 18th. They are reading from a selection of Blue Bonnet books.
7th and 8th grade students competed in the Book Battle Royale at Hawthorne Academy. Good job team on your performance.
RETURN YOUR BOOKS AND CHROMEBOOKS
May 19th -- All Books Due
Will you join our return your books challenge? Please bring in all books by the 19th to enter a prize raffle.
May 23-25 -- All Chromebooks and chargers Due
Students will turn in Chromebook and chargers during these days. To help the process run smoothly follow the this guide.
Remove all stickers.
Remove all marks including those made with pencils and markers.
Wipe down the screen.
Wrap your chord/place in a ziplock bag.
SAISD STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Get those creative juices going by submitting a film to the SAISD Student Film Festival. Compete in the categories for Animation, Fiction Short Film, or PSA.
The library can provide film technique, story development support and iPads to help you record, edit and publish your films.
The Film Festival will be held at Edison HS on May 25th.
Click the red button for more information.
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Book Suggestion/Sugerencia de libros
Top Library Patrons in April
Joaquin B - 6th
Leyla D - 6th
Jayden T - 7th
Alexes O - 6th
June G - 6th
Star G - 8th
Joshua H - 8th
Melania B - 8th
Josiah C - 8th
Jasiel S - 6th
Celebrations
National Inventor's Month
Children's Book Week
Mother's Day
Memorial Day
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 10,11th STAAR Testing
May 14 SAISD Student Film Festival
May 18th Parent Meeting FB Live
May 18th Battle of the Books @ Leal MS 5:00 pm.
May 19th Book Return Challenge
May 23 Chromebook and charger return
May 24 Mariachi and Band Concert 6:00 pm
May 25 Mariachi and Band Concert 6:00 pm
May 25 SAISD Film Festival at Edison
May 27 Field trip to the San Antonio Zoo
May 27 Yearbook distribution
May 31 -- Award Ceremonies
6th grade 9:00 am
7th Grade 1:30 pm
June 1st -- 8th Grade Awards
10:00 am Ceremony
12:00 pm Banquet
3:00 pm Clap out
MAKER SPACE Come on into the maker space to tinker with:
3D Printing -- Learn to use Doodle3D.com and print your creations on the Maker Bot Sketch. Two printers available for student use.
Procreate -- Enjoy drawing? learn to illustrate digitally using procreate. A variety of paint brushes, sketch pencils, and more will help you create your characters and designs.
BLOXELS -- Video game design app. Students will be creating video games in the same vein as Mario Bros. by Nintendo. Student can design their main hero, the villain, and create artwork to decorate their game. They can add features to their characters like powers, life.
LEGO Spike Prime -- Students can create robots using the Lego Education tutorials. They will be using an iPad to program the Robot, create an obstacle course so that their robot can move around it.
SHPERO -- Students can practice their coding to move a plastic rolling robot around the room. It reminds me of a hamster ball or the car the boys were traveling around at Jurrasic Park.
Drones -- Practice you pilot skills with a drone. Try doing tricks with them or pick up the speed. Take aerial shots of different objects. The sky is the limit.
iMovie --Need assistance with shooting video and editing? I can help with the basics of camera shots, storyboarding, and editing videos that include intros, outros, music, and green screen.
COMING SOON: 3D Printing The Library space is available for student use every other week in the mornings at 8:05 a.m. and every day during 3rd lunch. Students who finish work from their teachers can also come and use the maker space. Student must have a pass to the library.
Connect to the Hot Wells Library
These books are available at the library or the online reading apps Sora and Comics Plus.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BITES by Steven Banks -- Head writer of Sponge Bob Sqaurepants
Illustrated by Mark Fearing.
When 11-year-old Tom Marks is bitten by a bat, a wolf, and a zombie, his plans to survive middle school by flying under the radar are dashed. This new novel by the head writer of SpongeBob SquarePants combines typical middle school angst with a hilariously over-the-top monster movie premise. -- School Library Journal
THE BEST OF IGGY by Annie Barrows
Illustrated by Sam Ricks.
Iggy isn’t a bad kid—he just lives by the motto “It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.” He blames his friends, his parents, his teacher, but will he ever take responsibility for his actions? -- School Library Journal
Available at Hot Wells Library Call Number: FIC BAR Location: Humor
THE SCIENCE OF FOOTBALL WITH MAX AXIOM, SUPER SCIENTIST by Nikole Brooks Bethea
Snap! The quarterback throws it deep into the endzone. With the leap of a receiver, the team earns six points. What's behind it all? Science! Let Max Axiom, Super Scientist, explain the science behind the perfect punt, the right way to throw a football, and much, much more. -- Comics Plus
EL MUNDO DE LAS CADENAS ALIMENTARIAS CON MAX AXIOM, SUPER CIENTÍFICO por Liam O'Donnell Ilustrado por Cynthia Martin y Bill Anderson
Sigue las aventuras de Max Axiom quién explica la ciencia detrás de las cadenas alimenticias. Escrito en formate de novela gráfica.
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Lizardo Moreno | Digital Librarian |
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