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April Update

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April UpdateRRMS Library

What an Awesome April!

The library has been the center of many events and activities this month!


Students have been studying poetry and preparing for the upcoming Poetry Slam because April is National Poetry Month! Mrs. Bartling & Mrs. Simmons brought in their students to use the library space as well as poetry books to stimulate students' thinking and exploration of different styles of poetry.


We hosted a very successful spring book fair April 24-28! THANK YOU to our incredible PTA for generously fulfilling items on teachers' wish lists as well as purchasing books for teachers new to Rocky Run next year. See below for more details!


The library is continuing to receive new books for its collection! We are adding a great variety of fiction titles and we are enhancing our nonfiction collection with books that support SOLs being taught in our classrooms, especially science and history. We have also added new books especially for mental health, including dealing with anxiety, making friends, and depression. For information on resources we have on particular topics, visit our library catalog here.

Book Fair by the Numbers Book Fair by the Numbers

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Teacher Wish Lists

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Free Poster Winners

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Books for New Teachers

(Thanks, PTA!)
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Books Given Away by the library and PTA

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Total Books Sold

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Book Fair Sales!

Makerspace Update Makerspace Update

Students have been hard at work creating all kinds of things in the makerspace! Lots of work has been done to create a large game controller, guided by Mr. Williams and Mrs. Pryde-Haskins, which was completed at the end of April. Congrats!


The last day for Maker Time after school will be Thursday, May 11. However, students will be able to use the makerspace during Rock Time until we set up for SOLs on May 17.


Recently, Mrs. Slevin's Creative Writing class has been working on creating greeting cards as a project-based learning unit centered around poetry. Students reviewed the poetry concepts and created poetry individually or in groups, then utilized the makerspace to create their greeting cards. Students will send or give away one of their creations. See below for photos!

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Creating in the Makerspace

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Works in Progress...

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Finished Products!

Fun Public Library Event! Fun Public Library Event!

Tech Tip of the Month: goodreads.com Tech Tip of the Month: goodreads.com

End of Year Info End of Year Info

- The library will be closed for SOLs May 18-June 9.

- There will be NO printing available during this time.

- Be on the lookout for checkout during lunches!

- This year's seventh graders will be able to check out books over the summer! More info through English teachers after SOLs.

- Summer library hours for this year's 7th graders! Details coming soon...

See you in June for our End of Year Report! See you in June for our End of Year Report!

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