Sudbrook Library

Students Receive Award from Scholastic’s Kids Are Authors Book Contest!

To celebrate and educate others about diversity, a group of student authors from Sudbrook Magnet Middle created a collection of vignettes to complete a book entitled Don’t Judge This Book. The book’s title was inspired by the American Proverb “don’t judge a book by its cover”. This tender, insightful book sends a powerful message that will enlighten others about people and their cultural background. It illustrates that each and every student has a unique story and should not be judged but embraced for their differences. Each student wrote an autobiographical vignette. The book’s bright expressive colors were created by student illustrator, Linda Wu. The lesson originally stemmed from a project that the students completed in their Facing History and Ourselves Seminar; creating children’s books on how stereotypes prevent others from seeing people as individuals. The students work was so inspiring that we entered it in the Scholastic’s National Kids Are Authors contest. The collaboration proved to be an amazing experience for all involved and the book was an Honorable Mention Winner and received a $500 gift certificate from Scholastic. Only 25 books receive this honor out of thousands of entries. All the participating students celebrated a book signing and reception in the school library! Many thanks to Ms. Coronel for her hard work and dedication and to all the fabulous student authors... Thank you for being YOU!

Check it out!	Welcome to the Sudbrook Library! Click here to search the Destiny libary catalog where you can view, review and browse for books! Please take advantage of the Digital_Content_&_Online_Databases. These educational resources are provided exclusively for Baltimore County students, teachers and parents. Please stop by the library if you need an additional handout with the user names and passwords to access the databases from HOME. Good News! Sudbrook Library will now sponsor our school's very own Eagle Mascot! He made a special appearance at the Evening Book Fair and World Language Night! Please email Mrs. Schilpp if you would like the Eagle to attend your upcoming SMMS event!
The Bird with the Word!	Spread the Word! Learn new words to improve your vocabulary. Schmeagle the Eagle, the school library mascot, brings you the word of the week. The word of the week is... exhilaration - liveliness; high spirits *If you wish to view episodes of The Bird with the Word please visit Schmeagle's video album on Teacher Tube!
Media Club Home of the 'brook bloggers!	Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 25, 2009 from 3:00-4:00p.m. We will continue our assignments for Recommended Reads, Teacher Features, The Bird with the Word and promotions! Can't wait to meet! Please see Mrs. Schilpp if you are unable to attend or missed the last meeting. There is a folder outside the library door with Club Info. and extra permission slips. All members MUST have a signed permission slip to attend. Please have it signed by your parent/guardian and return to Mrs. Schilpp by Tuesday 11/24/09. *Please share your updates and media postings on our WIKI! http://thebrookclub.pbworks.com/
STRIVE FOR 25	Dear Readers, Our goal is to read 25 books during the school year! I challenge all my readers to complete their list of titles and review at least 5 of their favorite books! The other 20 you will need a reader's response in order to receive credit. This is a great way to recommend other books to your peers and get the recognition you deserve for being well read! I know that we have MANY students who have already reached this goal and we are not even at the 1/2 way mark in our school year. Please stop by the library for your reading log and reader response sheets! I look forward to seeing your name and picture in the library showcase!
Freedom to Read	Support Intellectual Freedom! Celebrate the freedom to READ and checkout a challenged book; see what all the fuss is about! Some of our shelves most beloved tales appear on the very long list of forbidden books. The only thing dangerous about books, is not reading them. We need to protect our Intellectual Freedom and always remember that Free People Read Freely!
Favorite Series	If you are looking for a fabulous series checkout Bloody_Jack by L. A. Meyer. I am pleased to announce that the Bloody Jack Series is the second most popular book checked out at SMMS! Go Jacky! The seventh book, Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy* was just released! It was not my favorite but still a good read!
Welcome Murasaki!	Please welcome our new Raven Mascot, Murasaki Shikibu, to our library family! She joins Schmeagle the Eagle and Shawan the Wise Owl! Murasaki is the Japanese word for Purple. She is named after Lady Murasaki, the Japanese novelist, poet, and maid of honor of the imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between 1000 and 1008, and known as the world's first novel. She loves READING... matter of fact, she can't stop "RAVEN" about it!
Award Winning Book "Be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai AliVan Allen O'Shea, you're off to Great Places! Kids, You'll Move Mountains!"	Students Receive Award from Scholastic’s Kids Are Authors Book Contest! To celebrate and educate others about diversity, a group of student authors from Sudbrook Magnet Middle created a collection of vignettes to complete a book entitled Don’t Judge This Book. The book’s title was inspired by the American Proverb “don’t judge a book by its cover”. This tender, insightful book sends a powerful message that will enlighten others about people and their cultural background. It illustrates that each and every student has a unique story and should not be judged but embraced for their differences. Each student wrote an autobiographical vignette. The book’s bright expressive colors were created by student illustrator, Linda Wu. The lesson originally stemmed from a project that the students completed in their Facing History and Ourselves Seminar; creating children’s books on how stereotypes prevent others from seeing people as individuals. The students work was so inspiring that we entered it in the Scholastic’s National Kids Are Authors contest. The collaboration proved to be an amazing experience for all involved and the book was an Honorable Mention Winner and received a $500 gift certificate from Scholastic. Only 25 books receive this honor out of thousands of entries. All the participating students celebrated a book signing and reception in the school library! Many thanks to Ms. Coronel for her hard work and dedication and to all the fabulous student authors... Thank you for being YOU!
Picturing America Grant	Sudbrook Library is the proud recipient of the the Picturing America Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Forty duplicate prints of American Masterpieces are now part of our library collection. The award was granted for the 2009-10 school year. For more information please visit the Picturing America website.
Sudbrook Vodcast	We are pleased to introduce the Sudbrook Vodcast. Our first podcast segment is called "Teacher Feature" and includes interviews with educators here at SMMS. We hope you will listen in and learn more about our literary community. Currently, students have interviewed or are working with Mr. Weddle (PE/Basketball Coach), Mrs. Giesler Science Magnet), Mrs. Perfido (Math) and Mr. Olive (French). To recommend a Teacher for a Teacher Feature podcast please email Mrs. Schilpp aschilpp@bcps.org.

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