News and Events

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Dates to Remember
November 15: PTO 7:00 pm
November 24: 1 hour early out
November 25-26: No School
Thanksgiving Break

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Who's Reading What?

Every year we are fortunate to have students who truly love spending time in the Media Center. They check out a variety of books, are disappointed if the book they want to read next is not in, and enjoy telling others about the books they have read. To recognize these readers, their book recommendations will be listed here. Check out new recommendations each month by CLICKING HERE.

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Brown Bags and Books

Another year of Brown Bags and Books ended in May. Over 100 students had the opportunity to listen to a book while they ate their lunch in the Media Center.

Books enjoyed by B&B participants during the 2003-04 school year include:
The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
Fig Pudding by Ralph Fletcher
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
by Bruce Coville

The Media Center

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The Schuler Media Center is an integral part of the total school program. The media center staff collaborates with all teachers to coordinate individual classroom needs with the media center resources.

The media center motivates students to learn using both hard copy texts and technology. There are over 6000 books available for check out and 25 computers available for students to use.

Students may always have two books checked out, more if they are needed for an assignment. Parents are welcome to visit the media center. We would be happy to suggest just the right book for you to share with your son or daughter.

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Check out these great websites about children's books

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Looking for reference sources?

Visit our Online reference page!

Special sections for students, teachers and parents.

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Credits
www. d70.k12.il.us/adler/lcwelcome.htm
Dennis Anderson for his technological expertise.

Programs

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Accelerated Reader lets students earn points to use at the AR STORE, just for reading! Click to learn more

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4th and 5th graders voted in February for their favorite Iowa Children's Choice Award book.
Click the icon to learn more about the award and to view the 2004-2005 book list.

The 2003/04 state wide winner was: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Schuler students chose the book Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts as their favorite Iowa Choice book this year.

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Birthday Books

You are invited to commemorate your child's birthday or any special day, by donating a book to our library in your child's name. Your donation will be recognized by a bookplate in the front of the book which will state your child's name and birthday. The Schuler newsletter and webpage will note your child's contribution to our library collection and your child will be the first to check out his or her "birthday book". A form and book list is available upon request from the Schuler Media Center. Please contact Janice Dickerson or Linda Shafer if you have questions.