http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:29:23 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 7th Grade Choice Novels—Summer 2008 TWO required books: The Princess Bride by William Goldman & Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit In addition to the required novels, choose THREE others from the following list: Alphabetical List (by author) Watership Down - Adams Tangerine – Bloor And Then There Were None - Christie --(Mrs. Leamon’s favorite) With Every Drop of Blood - Collier The Face on the Milk Carton - Cooney The Dark is Rising – Cooper Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years - Delany Last Shot - Feinstein Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery - Freedman --(Mrs. Marvel’s favorite) Inkheart - Funke Olive’s Ocean - Henkes Hoot - Hiaasen --(Mrs. Durham’s favorite) That Was Then, This Is Now - Hinton Alex Rider: Stormbreaker - Horowitz Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam - Kadohata Silent to the Bone – Konigsburg The View from Saturday - Konigsburg One Fat Summer - Lipsyte The Chief - Lipsyte Travel Team - Lupica Feeling Sorry for Celia - Moriarty Bad Boy: A Memoir - Myers Fallen Angels - Myers --(Mrs. Wells’s favorite) Monster - Myers Eragon - Paolini Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment - Patterson The River Between Us - Peck Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex – Philbrick First Test – Pierce Across the Lines - Reeder The Lightning Thief - Riordan The Schwa Was Here - Shusterman A Walk to Remember – Sparks Stargirl - Spinelli Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Taylor The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Twain Banner in the Sky - Ullman Uglies - Westerfeld Behind the Bedroom Wall - Willams Make Lemonade - Wolff Devil's Arithmetic - Yolen Elsewhere - Zevin ]]> http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/06/correction_to_7th_grade_readin.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/06/correction_to_7th_grade_readin.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:29:23 -0500 Please return all your library materials no later than the end of the day on Tuesday, May 27 so that we can conduct the end-of-the-year inventory. We will resume checking out materials on Tuesday, June 10. Summer media center hours will be: Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ]]> http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/05/all_library_materials_due_on_m.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/05/all_library_materials_due_on_m.html Wed, 21 May 2008 11:13:16 -0500 Would you read for fun in the summer? How about for ice cream...? Here's what's new for Upper School Summer Reading. As usual, all Upper School students will read the required book or books assigned for their grade level or class, and should be prepared to write about or take a test on that book in the first couple of weeks of school. But this year, all Upper School students are also encouraged to choose at least one book from the titles recommended on the Choice Books list (available on the Media Center webpage. See Reading Lists, Upper School). You may choose any book that you like, regardless of your grade level. If you become part of the “choice" group, you will be asked to speak briefly about the extra book you read in your English class in the first week or two of school. This will not be a formal report or a presentation, only a quick book talk in which you tell what the book was about, describe some of the characters, maybe read an interesting or exciting scene from the book, etc. (Tips on giving a successful book talk will be posted on the Media Center webpage—see Reading Lists, Upper School.) You might be given some extra credit points for your book talk (this is at your teacher’s discretion). Then….you will be invited to an ice cream party! Students who read a choice book and talk about it in class will be invited to a party sponsored by the Media Center at which ice cream will be served and you will be celebrated. Please join us! And this summer, keep reading! ]]> http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/05/new_for_upper_school_summer_re.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/05/new_for_upper_school_summer_re.html Thu, 08 May 2008 09:44:17 -0500 Rising 6th - 12th graders and their parents are invited to shop for summer reading choice books! The “bookstore” will be in the Print Media Center in the Middle/Upper School Library, and bookstore hours are: Wednesday, May 14 – Friday, May 16 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Students may also come browse the books during their break time and with their class. When the books have been selected, a library staff member will assist in filling out the order form. Forms will be sent home with the students for a parent’s signature, and should be returned to the library on Monday, May 19, please, so that the books can be ordered that day. The price of the books will be charged to the student’s Athens Academy account, and books will be distributed during the last week of school. Reading lists can be found on the Athens Academy webpage. From the home page, choose the Parents page (under School Community), then click on Reading Lists on the left-hand side of the page. Please note that required summer reading books for Middle School will be ordered by the PSO; the book sale referenced above is for the choice books only. All Upper School books can be purchased through the Summer Reading Bookstore. ]]> http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/05/summer_reading_book_sale.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/05/summer_reading_book_sale.html Thu, 08 May 2008 09:07:29 -0500 Todd Strasser is a talented writer who has walked away with children's choice awards (where actual young readers do the voting) in New York, Indiana, Wyoming, Tennessee, Kansas, Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, as well as awards from the adult industry (American Library Association, International Reading Association, New York City Library, to name a few). --Books for Kids Blogspot We are very excited to welcome Todd Strasser, popular and award-winning author of many books for young readers and teenagers, to Athens Academy on Friday, March 28. Todd will speak at the Middle School assembly in the Presentation Hall on Friday morning from 8:15 – 9:00 and at the assembly for Upper School from 10:15 – 10:50. He will also conduct writing workshops with the Middle School, and will be in the Media Center to meet and talk with students, parents, and faculty from 11:00 – 12:00. Check out Todd’s website for more information about him and his books: www.toddstrasser.com 8:15 – 9:00 a.m. Middle School Assembly 10:15 – 10:50 a.m. Upper School Assembly 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Meet and greet in Media Center ]]> http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/03/guest_author_todd_strasser_to.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/03/guest_author_todd_strasser_to.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:57:39 -0500 http://www.misbo.com/purchasing/products_iprestricted/electronicresources2.htm Click here for subject-specific information on databases: Download file ]]> http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/02/database_trials.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/02/database_trials.html Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:41:52 -0500 Any books you check out after February 15th will not be due back in the library until the first day back from Spring Break, Monday, March 17th! Movies that are checked out on or after March 1st are yours to keep as well, until we get back. Enjoy! http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/02/spring_break_bonus.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2008/02/spring_break_bonus.html Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:40:30 -0500 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday We will be closed on Tuesday, January 1. http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/12/media_center_holiday_hours.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/12/media_center_holiday_hours.html Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:59:29 -0500 Come see what Santa brought the Media Center this year! Enjoy Christmas cookies and hot cider while browsing all the new materials in the Middle and Upper School library. When: Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Where: The Reading Room in the Media Center Who: Everyone! Please come! http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/12/holiday_open_house_in_the_medi.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/12/holiday_open_house_in_the_medi.html Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:43:28 -0500 Come check out a scary book, have some candy (see Dr. Mandyck), show us your costume, or learn about the origins of this holiday, all at the library! http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/10/happy_halloween_from_the_media.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/10/happy_halloween_from_the_media.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:31:28 -0500 We will observe Banned Books Week in the Media Center from Sunday, Sept. 30 - Saturday, Oct. 6. This annual event has been sponsored by the American Library Association since 1982, and is intended to remind us each the importance of our First Amendment rights, to recognize the power of literature, and to draw attention to the danger that exists when restraints are imposed on the availability of information in a free society. Come learn more in the library! http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/09/banned_books_weekcelebrate_you.html http://www.athensacademy.net/announcements/msusmediacenter/2007/09/banned_books_weekcelebrate_you.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:43:35 -0500