February 2008
Guest Readers Needed!
Please join us March 3rd to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday by reading in our classrooms. To sign up to read a favorite story with our children, contact Terri Knight at 619.463.9271 or email tknight@sandi.net.
Select this link to learn more about the Read Across America campaign of the National Education Association.
The Library's Up for Auction!
Terri Knight and a night at the library are among the auction items in the B-W Foundation's "Fan-Demonium" fundraiser. Mrs. Knight will host a pizza/slumber party for a lucky group of up to 10 children in the library. There'll be games and a movie, stories and treats. Bid-Up! The sports-themed auction will be held at the La Mesa Community Center on March 8, 2008. See the BW Foundation's webpage for more information.
New Resource! World Book Online
San Diego City Schools now provides home access to the World Book Online Reference Center. Please contact Mrs. Knight for the username and special password.
Special Author's Visit:
Buns Bunny Travels to BW Friday, Feb.29th
David Love's Buns Travels Across America teaches geography through photos and text. Touring the country with the rabbit, readers learn about famous American landmarks. Buns will autograph copies of his book with a nibble! You can place an order for the book at the library. Buns's website is URL: www.bunstravels.com.
Our RIF Book Distribution Is Endangered
President Bush's proposed budget eliminates funding for the Reading Is Fundamental book distribution program that has served the nation's schoolchildren continuously since 1975.
Please see RIF's statement and consider sending an urgent email to your member of Congress asking for the restoration of this historic and vital program.
Tell us about a book you love!
Share your love of books and help decorate the library! We have special forms at the library for you to recommend a great book to your classmates. Just fill in a heart with a review of your favorite book, cut out the shape, and bring it to the library. We'll be decorating throughout the month.
Happy Lunar New Year!
The Year of the Rat begins this month. Gung Hay Fat Choy! See titles in our collection, including Happy New Year! : Kung-hsi fa-ts'ai!, by Demi.
Did you catch Google's tribute to the Chinese New Year?
We celebrate African-American History Month
Notable and new in our collection: Black Pioneers of Science and Invention, by Louis Haber
What Are You Figuring Now? A Story about Benjamin Banneker by Jeri Ferris, Amy Johnson (Illus.). African-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor, Banneker helped to design Washington, D.C., our nation's capital city, in 1791.
See also the Library of Congress's website, From Slavery to Freedom: Africans in America."
We celebrate our Multicultural Heritage
New in the library: Usborne Book of Peoples of the World, Internet-linked
Be sure to attend B-W's school-wide Multicultural Fair on Friday, February 8th.
Did you know?
You can access B-W Library's catalog online. Selecting this link provides access to the basic search for our collection. The catalog is also available in a kid-friendly version.
You can help
Recycle your old ink cartridges to benefit Benchley-Weinberger Elementary School via the BW-PTA and Staples. More info»
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