Just In: Fancy Nancy titles!
We've just received some much-requested Fancy Nancy titles of the popular series from the author/illustrator duo of Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. We have two new copies of each of the following to add to our series collection:
- Fancy Nancy at the Museum
- Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
- Fancy Nancy, Bonjour, Butterfly
We celebrate Passover,
April 19-27, the Festival of Freedom.
Learn more about this commemoration of the Jewish people's deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Chabad.org has a kid-friendly Passover site with history, stories, and recipes! Passover titles from our collection:
Penny and the Four Questions, by Nancy E. Krulik
The Matzo Ball Boy, by Lisa Shulman
April 13-19: National Library Week
Books & Beyond:
5 weeks left!
Our program ends the week of May 12th! Be sure to keep reading and handing in your reading sheets. Check your progress on our library "Solar System" wall-chart: we're all zooming toward the sun and our gold medals! Currently, 190-plus students are Gold Medal readers and we've got over 5,000 reading sheets. You go!
EarthFair 2008
Celebrate Earth Day on April 20th in Balboa Park, from 10am to 5pm. EarthFair features 200 environmental exhbitors, a Kids' Activity Area, entertainment, and food. Free Admission. There's a Children's Earth Parade and an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Parade and Show. Learn more at San Diego EarthWorks.
Panda Power Pride! Time's Running Out
Applications deadline: April 11, this Friday. Run with your school team at the Annual 1-Mile Race for Literacy in Balboa Park on Saturday, May 3rd. Good exercise and a free t-shirt with BW on it. Finisher's Medal for all kids, a free book and admission to the post-race party. Check out the U-T "Race for Literacy" website. Entry forms are available in the school office. Please contact Miss Sward for more information (619) 463-9271.
Photos of Buns Bunny's visit to our Library
Take a look at our gallery of photos from Bun's visit in February. It was a special author's visit, with the globe-trotting bunny touring the BW Library. Check out David Love's Buns Travels Across America in our collection.
BW Votes! California Young Reader Medal
We've tabulated the votes of all our students for the California Young Reader Medal nominated books, and the winner is ...
Dex: The Heart of a Hero
by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner (illus.)
The runner-up title was Traction Man Is Here! by Mini Grey. Coming in third in our voting was Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi, John Manders (illus.)
We've sent our voting results to the state office, and we'll be hearing the statewide winner next month. Stay tuned!
Volunteers Needed!
The library needs you! Whether you can give 10 minutes or more. Please get in touch with Terri Knight in the library.
You can help
Recycle ink cartridges to benefit Benchley-Weinberger Elementary School via the BW-PTA and Staples. More info»
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