SWM Library Blog

Thank you for participating in Book Fair Bingo.  Below are the books that have been called this week:

The Nightmarys

13 Gifts

Torn

Watch Wolf

Monster High

Shimmer

Titanic Trilogy

Parents and students participate in Southwest’s first ever Literacy Night.  Learn about ways we teach and reinforce literacy skills, listen or participate in sharing original creative works and trade your used books.  There is so much more, too, so come join the fun!

I hope your summer has been great, you’ve stayed cool and have read some new books.  I know I have!  This is year THREE of our blog, so I thought it was time for a new look.  As always you are welcome to leave comments and review books, I’d love to know what you are reading.  See you in August.  Mrs. Burger

All books are due Friday, May 13th.

The winning lottery ticket number is 693672.

If you have the winning ticket bring it with your advisory to the library to claim your prizes.

The winning lottery ticket number is 693797.

If you have the winning ticket bring it with your advisory to the library to claim your prizes.

Congratulations to our winning Advisory – Mr. Davis’s Eighth Graders!

Don’t forget to check the blog on Tuesday for the winning number.

The Library will be hosting a Book Fair the week of spring Parent Teacher Conference this year. This is a great opportunity for our students to get great books for a reasonable price. Cash, check, and credit cards will be accepted. Remember that sales tax will be added to the cost of items purchased.

Parents are welcome to visit the Book Fair at anytime during the school day or the evening of February 17 during parent teacher conferences.

Learn more about the SWM Bookfair at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/parkwaysouthwest.
Purchase from our online Bookfair from 2/11 – 20 at http://www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.

If you would like to volunteer to help with the Book Fair, please contact Shannon Burger at 314.415.7333 or sign up to help at this link  https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AsLe3Lo0t81ddE1XbXBwLTEzbktXd2VuUjhFeEV3dVE&hl=en

Thank you for promoting reading with your child and supporting our Book Fair.

Southwest Middle eighth grade students commemorated Veteran’s Day by starting their day with a very meaningful and moving assembly.

Preparations for this assembly started weeks prior to this special day. The eighth grade staff acquired photos of student and staff family members who had or were currently serving in the military. Also, over the past several weeks the eighth grade students worked on their essays titled “Does Patriotism Matter?”

The Veteran’s Day assembly began with the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem sang a cappella by eighth grade students.

Three students read from their essays titled “Does Patriotism Matter?” and one student read, “My friends don’t think patriotism matters anymore because America is so diverse now. But I say it matters more than ever.”

Two local veterans spoke of their time serving our country. Officer Buck Lancey, a former marine and current reservist told students there was no greater country on earth than America, and that despite health issues he suffered as a result of his service, he would do it all over again. Sgt. Josh Eckhoff, a member of the Army National Guard.  Is a former SWM student and South High graduate who is recovering from head injuries as a result of an explosion hitting his vehicle during his last tour in Iraq told students he was proud to serve his country and honored that teacher Jill Loyet invited him to speak.

Upon leaving the assembly the students and staff were very somber by the words sang, written and spoken on this day.