Research

Celebrate Your Freedom to Read!

It's National Banned Books week. Stop by the library to see a display of the most commonly banned or challenged books. Why do people want to ban books? Come by during nutrition or lunch to discuss this. Be sure to read about the North Carolina School board that THIS WEEK had been considering a ban on Ralph Ellison's classic book The Invisible Man.
August 26th - September 4th
In the Library Media Center

Cash and Credit Cards Only (no debit cards/checks)


Check back in few days for a schedule of class visits to the fair.

Welcome Back!

And to you new 6th graders, Welcome! I look forward to seeing you (or meeting you) all very soon. For this first week of school library hours are as follows:


Closed 
Tuesday, 8/13 
Wednesday, 8/14
 
Open

Thursday, 8/15 
Friday, 8/16 
8 am—3 pm 
Closed Period 4

Beginning August 19th, the LMC will be open from 7:30-3:30, expect for Period 4.

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: Check back next week for information on our first meeting.

Book Fair: It's coming soon! August 27-September 4th. We need parent volunteers!

 Library Volunteers: If interested email Mrs. Carroll bolenick@gmail.com


Library Wish List

Battle of the Books 2013-2014

Want to get a head start on next year's battle? Looking for a good book to read this summer. Look no further! The list is here! Email Mrs. Carroll if you have any questions. Use this link to Amazon and 4% of your purchase will be donated to our library. Have a great summer!

Science Academy Lesson 5/15-5/17

Poll #1
Watch Wikipolitics
Poll #2
Poll #3

You will evaluate one of the links below with your group. Select ONE of the three.
  1. Tree Octopus
  2. Velcro Crop
  3. Feline Reactions
Use this form to evaluate one of the above sites.
As a class, we'll evaluate this site.
White House

LAUSD Digital Library

Planet Research Projects

Use the following TRUSTWORTHY sites to complete your research.


NASA-Solar System

Windows to the Universe

Nine Planets 

Smithsonian-Exploring the Planets

Cool Cosmos-Cal Tech


Citation Help-Easy Bib


Take Our E-book Survey

Remembering Jackie Robinson


Click here for the original post by Dana Bell-Russel and for more links to information about the great Jackie Robinson.

Baseball still holds a special place in the culture of the United States. As this year’s season opened around the nation’s capital, we began to see more and more people wearing baseball caps, shirts and jackets with their team’s favorite logo.
Jackie Robinson in his Kansas City Monarchs Uniform
Though baseball has been a part of the culture of the United States for many years, not all were allowed to play in the major leagues. The Library of Congress timeline “Baseball, the Color Line and Jackie Robinson” documents the history of minority involvement in baseball, including April 15, 1947, the day Jackie Robinson broke the color line established in 1887.
In spite of abuse from both baseball fans and other teams, as well as threats against him and his family, Robinson played for ten seasons with the Brooklyn (later Los Angeles) Dodgers, had a lifetime batting average of .311, and helped the Dodgers win the National League pennant several times. In 1955, he helped them win the World Series. His number 42 was permanently retired by the Major Leagues in 1997.
The Primary Source Set Baseball Across a Divided Society provides a teaching guide and easy access to primary sources including images, sheet music and an early Edison film to help students learn more about baseball and its role in various communities in the United States.

Robot Dreams-Poster by Joel

Prodigy-Poster by Noah

Magyk-Poster by Rebekah

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler-Poster by Manny

Beautiful Creatures Poster by Mayra

Science Fair Workshop

Thanks to Mr. Joseph's classes for their energetic work today! In the LMC today, over 100 students completed and perfected their science fair projects. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the competition.

Free Museum Visits This Weekend

Visit MuseumsLA to learn which museums are offerening free admission this weekend. Don't miss out on this opportunity to visit LACA, MOCA, Museum of Tolerance, Science Center, and many others--FOR FREE!

Thank you for your support!

The Barnes and Noble Book Fair earned us about $150 which was used to purchase books. They should start arriving on Monday, so stop by to check one out! Keep making purchases through our AMAZON link so a portion of your purchase will be donated to the library.
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