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Nevada Reading week is coming March 22nd-26th. The theme for 2010 is “Pick a Book from the Reading Garden” Daily activities include: Mystery Readers and Trivia Questions read over the morning announcements. We will Drop Everything and Read the first 10 minutes of each period on March 22nd to kick off the week. For those competitive people, there will be contests like Door Decorating and Bookmark Decorating. On March 26th, during both lunches, we will have another Book Swap. There will be various Guest Readers throughout the week as well. If you have any other great ideas to promote reading, send me a comment on this post. If you know someone (like you parents) that you could invite to come read, please do so.

Learn Create Share @ Your Library® during Teen Tech Week 2010
Local teens will be tuning in at the library as Escobedo celebrates the third annual Teen Tech Week March 15-19, 2010. They join thousands of other libraries and schools across the country who are celebrating this year’s theme, “Learn Create Share @ Your Library®.” Teen Tech Week is a national initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries. Teen Tech Week encourages teens to use libraries’ non-print resources for education and recreation, and to recognize that librarians are qualified, trusted professionals in the field of information technology.

Mrs. Baca feels that “Getting teens into libraries is essential. Offering a variety of technologies and providing top notch education about these resources is key in getting them in the door. Once they’re in the door, anything is possible.”

Recent studies from Pew Internet & American Life Project show that, on average, 8-18 year olds spend more than 6 hours per day using technology including TV, DVDs, video games, audio media, and computers. “Teen Tech Week is a way for librarians and educators to collaborate with and educate teens about technology,” says Mrs. Baca. “Over the last several years the library’s role in increasing technology literacy has become more and more important, equal to that of reading literacy.”

Teen Tech Week is held annually the second week of March. For an updated list of sponsors and supporting organizations, visit www.ala.org/teentechweek.

The Clark County School District storytelling festival is an exciting, voluntary program offered to fourth through twelfth grade students. The students practice skills that support the district English/ Language Arts/Reading curriculum through the use of storytelling. Students present thier stories to thier peers who in turn vote on the two best storytellers to represent our school at the region festival. The Esco Storytelling Showcase will take place on April 15th from 2:15-3:15pm in the Escobedo Library. Voting will take place at that time. The Northwest region festival will be celebrated on May 3rd, 4th and 10th, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Students who are interested in this activity need to see Mrs. Baca for more details.

Guidelines for the festival:

The heart of The Bristlecone Storytelling Festival is the school‐wide celebration of storytelling. The region festival is a continuation of this celebration and being chosen by one’s peers is an honorary accomplishment.

Participating grade levels: Fourth through twelfth grades -Participant format: Solo or Buddy

Maximum time for performance: Five (5) minutes

School contacts/ facilitator: Mrs. Baca

Categories for storytelling: Fairytales, Folktales, Legands, Tall Tales, Fables, and Myths.

The 5th Annual CCSD Poetry Jam will take place April 26, 2010. The Poetry Jam will be hosted by the CCSD Library Services Department and held at the West Charleston Public Library Auditorium on April 26th. The Poetry Jam will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We would like to invite and encourage our students to perform their original poetry at this upcoming event. This will be a night full of inspiration and educational entertainment.
Things to Remember:
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Props, costumes, music and singing are not allowed.
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No more than 5 poems per school.
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Poetry should contain appropriate language only.
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Students’ poetry must be their own written ORIGINAL poetry.
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Poetry should be MEMORIZED.

The Poetry Jam is not a judged event. Each participating student will receive a 2010 Poetry Jam poster and a free poetry book sponsored by Ingram Library Services!
Escobedo will host it own Poetry Jam at the beginning of April. At that time 5 students that will represent Escobedo at the CCSD Poetry Jam will be chosen. More details to come soon.

 Click here for a list of all the 2010 literary award winners found on the ALA (American Library Association) website:
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Audiences of all ages are invited to the West Charleston Library on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 6:30 p.m. for a free performance featuring actor Duffy Hudson as Edgar Allan Poe. Hudson will portray the famous author as he rises from the scene of his mysterious death to tell his life story. A question and answer session will follow this 45-minute program.

 Do you want a laptop? How about a FREE LAPTOP? If so, why not trying to win a FREE laptop? Here’s the catch: read books on the approved list (list located on the side tab- Pages- Reading for Laptops Intermediate/ Young Adult) and complete a book review. The book review forms can be found in the Escobedo library. Good luck!

*Remember Rachel won the Grand Prize from the Reading Rocks program. You could be a winner too… The program runs until May 1st so start working on that reading list.

The 6th and 7th grade classes have been learning about the CCSD state funded databases. Be the first to answer to questions below to win a Free poster of your choice: *Good luck!!!
1. Name the seven databases available at Escobedo:

2. Which database has a picture with two camels on the homepage?

3. According to the Career In formations Systems database, what is Nevada’s Top Demand Occupation that requires a bachelors degree or higher?

4. In Ebsco- Kids Search, what is the current Spotlight Topic?

5. If you search the keyword iPod in the database Gale, how many News articles are available?

6. Name the four different editions available in Culturegrams:

7. ABC-CLIO has a picture of what next to the United States Geography tab?

8. What is the feature of the month on the Teaching Books database?

Save the date: Friday, April 9th from 6:30-10:00pm. Escobedo will host its third Crystal Palace Skate Night. Admission is $8.00 and includes: a slice of pizza or hot dog, drink, skate rental, and a night of family fun. Hope to see you there…

*Don’t forget your flier or student id. If you do you will be charged full price admission with no food or drinks!

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Find the answer – send it via email to nie@reviewjournal.com
Winner of contest will be selected at random from correct answers submitted.
Only students in Clark County are eligible. Prizes will be awarded.

The Reading Rocks program has come to an end for the 2009 School Year. We are proud to announce that Rachel D. was a lucky winner for the KLUC grand prize. This year over 10,000 completed cards were submitted to KLUC for the grand prize drawing. Rachel won a backpack filled with prizes such as an iPod. Come join Rachel at the Clark County Library (1401 East Flamingo Road) on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:30pm as she attends an Reading Rocks awards banquet.

On Friday, December 11th those who completed thier cards at Escobedo were invited to the Wii Rock Band Party in the library at lunch. We ate lunch, enjoyed popcorn and play the Wii Rock Band Game. Congratulations to those who read at least three books and submitted their summaries on this blog. This year we had 197 book summaries submitted. Way to go Boxers!

Remember, you can still participate in the Reading for Laptops Program until May 1st. Good luck!

Name: Taylor O.
Date: December 14, 2009
Title: Returnable Girl
Author: Pamela A. Lowell
Genre: Relationship, Family, Adoption
Brief Summary: Thirteen year old Ronnie’s mother left her at a very young age so she could move to Alaska with her boyfriend. Ronnie has been put into foster care until a permanent home is found for her. She gets phone calls from her mother every few weeks or so explaining how things with her brothers are in Alaska and how long it should be until Ronnie gets out of foster care and goes to move in with her mother and new boyfriend. Ronnie has been returned to the foster care place many times because of her recklessness and her stealing and lying. Alison, Ronnie’s current foster mother is the only one who can deal with it. Ronnie changes how she acts because she knows that Alison is her only chance of keeping a real family and not, once again, being abandoned.

What are the Top 10 Circulated Books in the Escobedo Library as of today (the day you respond to this post)? *The first person with the correct answer will win a FREE book. Good luck!