The library newsletter provides information about upcoming events at the Harris Middle School library in January and February 2010, including an author visit, book fair, family and movie nights. It also provides announcements about audiobooks and technology resources, opportunities for students to recommend book titles and jobs in the library, and current classroom projects in social studies, reading, and English.

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Librar Volume 1, Issue 1
January 2010
Harris Hawks Special
Library News Points of
Interest
Library Events  Author visits our
library!
AUTHOR VISIT BOOK FAIR  Book Fair!
When: Feb. 1-5
Rick Yancey Time: 7:45-4:00
 Student Book
Club!
Young adult author Rick Yancey  Audiobooks
will be here at the Harris library FAMILY NIGHT  Tech TIPS
on March 9. When: Feb. 4  Movie Night
Meet the Author Time: 4:00-7:00
www.RickYancey. Check out our Book Fair GOALS on our
com BOOK FAIR HOMEPAGE
It’s AUTOGRAPH http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/harrisms
TIME!!!!!!
Playaways and Audiobooks:
How will they help me ?
Improve listening and Help you learn to "see" a
comprehension skills story by using your imagi- Student Book Club:
nation instead of illustra- January 26th :
Increasing your vocab- tions 7 a.m. & 4 p.m.
lary In Praise of Audiobooks for Chil-
dren.
Student/Parent Book Club:
Help you learn the http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/for
parents/a/audiobooks.htm
February 23 : 6:00 PM
proper pronunciation of
words Clash of the Titles; Battle of the Books
Retrieved January 14, 2010

2. Experience a “REEL” Fun Time TECH TIPS
NOW SHOWING
Bring your family to the Harris Click
G-FORCE Library on February 26 to have
a “reel” fun time. The Disney and
MSSS
movie “G-Force” will be pre- Learn
sented for your family to enjoy. www.wordle.com
Family Movie Night! A fun time will be had by all. En- www. glogster.com
February 26th at 7 p.m. joy all the antics of those ador- www.readingrockets.org
Student must be accompanied by able guinea pigs in the hilarious
parent or guardian. Drinks and re- Disney movie.
freshments for sale.
JOB VACANCY: Looking for a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
student to recommend book titles for the newsletter?
6TH GRADE 7th Grade 8th Grade
Student Student Student
If you are interested in helping out the library please contact Mrs. Jenke
at rjenke@neisd.net
Here is what’s happening at Harris MS
RESEARCH
National History Day Project Reading/English
Q:What is a valid re-
Social Studies classes have source that you can trust Students in Reading will be learn-
been researching and creating ing and researching the Titanic.
when researching?
projects for their National His-
tory Day Project.
Students in English will be creat-
Final projects are due Jan. 27th A:Any database or link
ing Grammar Skill Games.
Judging: Afternoon of Jan. on the NEISD library
28th. Page.
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