☘️Lucky☘️ in the Library!
March is a CRAZY month in Libraryland, so thank you for your patience as we are busy with LOTS of things that are interrupting the normal schedule. We will not have normal classes this month until March 25th-29th, BUT please remember that my library volunteers will often be here even when I am not, providing open circulation from about 1:30-2:45 daily, and from 9-11 am on Friday mornings.
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Teachers As Readers Book Club:
Thanks to the teachers who have joined us for Season 2 of book club! We are excited to read Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt by Phoebe Zerwick this month. If you can't join us for the club, but are interested in reading along, below are the book titles and additional info. Anyone who wants to join us, but didn't get a copy of the books, you are ALWAYS welcome! Some of these books are available through the public library or apps like Libby and Hoopla, so you can get the eBook or audiobook and still join in the fun! Just let me know if you want to be added to our book club app/group so you get info about upcoming meetings. You can follow along and view the state Zoom meetings/book talks each month on YouTube if you’re not able to join their discussions live. Check out the website for more info!
March: Poster Girls by Meredith Ritchie
April: American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience by Diya Abdo
May: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
June: Welcome to the Circus of Baseball by Ryan McGee
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Library Schedule:
March 4-8: Read Across America Week! (guest readers visiting Tuesday, March 5th)
March 7-8: Daniels off-campus for NCTiES conference
March 8-14th: Spring Book Fair in the Library
March 12th: Book Fair Family Night 3pm-7pm
March 15th: Battle of the Books Team travels to ECHS for MBOB competition
March 18-19--Golightly at NC Reading Association Conference in Winston-Salem
March 20th: DTL Meeting at Central Services (Golightly and Daniels off campus all day)
March 22nd: Battle of the Books EBOB Competition at ECHS
March 22nd: Teachers as Readers Book Club 3:15 in the library (Bring a shareable snack!)
March 27th: Golightly Testing Meeting at Central Services
March 25-29th: Week A
Battle of the Books Updates
Our Battle of the Books team is going to be attending the middle school Battle of the Books competition on Friday, March 15th. We will have our elementary competition on Friday, March 22nd. Both events will take place at East Carteret High School. Permission slips have gone home, and I need them ALL returned ASAP, so please send them my way if they bring any in!
Please remind your BOB team students to stay after on Thursdays. I try to send weekly reminders as well, but several kids have forgotten. Competition will be here before we know it!
Remaining Practice Dates:
3/7/24
3/14/24
3/21/24
Here is the book list. It is recommended that they read each book at least once, preferably more than once, to ensure the information "sticks", so getting an early start is a HUGE benefit! You can also send them down to me if they have questions. Parents can also reach out to me or Ms. Rhodes via ClassDojo with questions.
School News Team
Our news team is up and running! Please help your students remember to arrive on time. Latecomers do not get their preferred jobs, and it delays production, so we appreciate everyone on news team getting to the newsroom at 7:30.
Be sure to follow our NES News Team channel for the latest news episodes. We also post the most recent episodes on our school website.
The News Team Schedule for March is below:
March 4-8: Team 8
March 11-15: Team 1
March 18-22: Team 2
March 25-29: Team 3
Scholastic Book Fair is here!
Family Night will be on Tuesday, March 12th from 3-7pm, and the book fair will be located in the LIBRARY as we have done in the past, not the activity room like we had in the fall. Check out the book fair website for eWallet info and more!
Tech Tidbits...
This month, we have a "treasure trove" of "lucky charms" (or tech tips) to help you and your students! Check out the tutorials below.
Staff Survey:
Mr. Daniels and I are working to create some great tech PD opportunities for our staff, but we want to make sure what we are offering is what you actually WANT, so please fill out this short survey so we know what you want and need for this year! CLICK HERE
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What is the Crystal Coast Reading Council?
The Crystal Coast Reading Council is SO excited to be hosting NC author Sheila Turnage at Beaufort Middle School this month! She has had books featured on the Battle of the Books list over the years, and we have her books on our library shelves, so this is an exciting opportunity to meet someone who writes the books we love! Please join us at BMS for this awesome event on February 15th at 4:30pm! FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WELCOME ALSO!!
Mission Statement: To foster lifelong literacy for all citizens by partnering with educators, parents, and community members through programs, meetings, and scholarships.
We provide monthly PD (both virtual and face-to-face opportunities), and we also sponsor a statewide Young Authors and Illustrators Contest. Check out the meetings we have scheduled so far for this year below:
March 17-19: NC Reading Association's Annual Literacy Conference, Winston-Salem
April 18: Conference Sharing Meeting
May 8: Planning Meeting
Contact Me!
Email: emily.golightly@carteretk12.org
Website: bit.ly/golightlyreads
Location: 219 Chatham Street, Newport, NC, USA
Phone: 252.223.4201 x324426
Facebook: facebook.com/nesmediacenter
Twitter/X: @EmilyGolightly3
Contact Me!
Email: john.daniels@carteretk12.org
Location: 219 Chatham Street, Newport, NC, USA
Phone: 252.223.4201 x324501