We held our first poetry month live event yesterday - Ekphrastic poetry, which is poetry inspired by a piece of art. Ms. Penecale chose some artwork, and students spent about an hour in the library writing their poems. We got some really wonderful entries!
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When it's Valentine's Day, you know it's Blind Date time in the Paulus library! Many brave students chose dates, but not all of them posted a review. Here's our group of successful middle school blind daters at our pizza party last week!
Mrs. Swi's reading day usually happens before winter break, but scheduling got complicated, so we did it in January. 7th graders re-connected with much-loved childhood books, heard book recommendations from US students and faculty, and enjoyed some hot chocolate and cookies. A great day in the library!
Check out our Halloween jigsaw puzzle! This was a group effort, started last week and finally finished just in time for Halloween. Thanks to all who stopped by and helped with the construction!
Workers are very busy in the library! Painting is progressing, and may even be done this week. Then the carpet comes up, and the floor is readied for the new carpet to go in. Lots of work left to do, but we'll have a lovely, fresh library when it'd done!
Good news - we are getting a new coat of paint, and new carpet in the library this summer! Bad news - all of the books need to come off the shelves, so they can be moved out of the way while that work is being done. RSPA parents have graciously offered to help, and we will start boxing books during US final exams (yes, that is NEXT WEEK). Stay tuned for pictures of the process, and of our lovely new look when it's all done.
Come by the library during the month of April, and enter our Poetry Month contest! This year you can enter with either a magnetic poem, or your version of a Shakespearean sonnet. US students can create their sonnet one of two ways - either individually, at a library event on April 18th, or as a group with their advisory. Either way, we will be adding an extra challenge by providing the 14 words students will be required to use at the end of the lines of their sonnets. We look forward to seeing some creative entries! See the library website for more details.
Preparations for this year's Blind Date with a Book are in full swing, with students 'dressing' dates for the big day. Will you meet your true love? Come by the library tomorrow and find out!
Mrs. Swi's 7th graders came to the library today to re-discover their love of reading! They re-read some of the books they loved when they were younger, heard about some new books from Upper School student visitors, and enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate. Such a fun day in the library!
The FBLA club invited Ranney parent and businessman Ron Kasner to campus today, for a lunchtime meeting with students. He spoke about his life experiences, and gave some advice to students about how to use their talents to make the most of their opportunities in their school careers and beyond. Thanks, Mr. Kasner!
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