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Happy Valley Library has a Blog
I am excited to announce that Happy Valley Library has a blog. Book Happy is a place for students and faculty to discuss books, technology, and explore blogging. I hope that you will visit it often. Be sure to add it to your favorites and follow me.
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VOKI BOOK REVIEWS
Click play button to hear Voki talk
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Check-out our new book review page (internal link). It uses Voki. If you would like to create a Voki about an interesting book and share it with your classmate and teachers let me know an I will help you. If you already know how, e-mail the "embed code" of your Voki book review, along with a text version of your book review narration to me at [email protected] (e-mail link).
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WORDLE Contest
Once a month, to "kick-of" the Book Happy Club book of the month, the library will have a drawing for the Wordle contest. Students and Faculty will have an opportunity to look at the Wordle posted on this page and guess the book. Write your answer and your name on the entry form and place it in the Wordle Jar next to the circulation desk. The first right answer drawn from the jar during the Book Happy Book Club meeting will win. Winners will be announced during the morning news show the next day.
What is a Wordle?
A Wordle (see example to your right) is a group of words or "word cloud" from a text. The size of the word would be words that are more frequently found in the text source. The Wordle to your right represents a book. Can guess the book from the words? You can click on the Wordle for the picture to get larger.
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Book Fair - December 18 - 19
Just a reminder that the Book Fair will be held Tuesday, Dec 18th through Wed, Dec 19th.
Volunteers are needed and can sign-up at sign-up genius (link will open a new page in browser).
Volunteers are needed and can sign-up at sign-up genius (link will open a new page in browser).
The Reading Promise
Image is book cover
Join the Reading Promise Pledge
In the book The Reading Promise, Alice Ozma and her father make a promise to read for 100 consecutive days; they ended up reading, consecutively, for over 9 years.
Make a promise to read to (parent to student) for 100 consecutive days (not a single day can be missed). Get a bookmark to track your progress. A Reading Promise Certificate will be displayed in the library upon successful completion of 100 consecutive days of a parent reading their child.
If you want to see some of the books Alice Ozma and her father read, by grade level, check out the webpage "Start a Streak" at Ms Ozma's website. The complete list of books read is provided in the book, The Reading Promise.
In the book The Reading Promise, Alice Ozma and her father make a promise to read for 100 consecutive days; they ended up reading, consecutively, for over 9 years.
Make a promise to read to (parent to student) for 100 consecutive days (not a single day can be missed). Get a bookmark to track your progress. A Reading Promise Certificate will be displayed in the library upon successful completion of 100 consecutive days of a parent reading their child.
If you want to see some of the books Alice Ozma and her father read, by grade level, check out the webpage "Start a Streak" at Ms Ozma's website. The complete list of books read is provided in the book, The Reading Promise.
Some of the Happenings at the Local Public Library
Rosemary Wells: November 9 at 7pm
Spend an evening with Rosemary Wells, November 9th at 7pm at the Fairfax County Government Center (12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA.) Ms Wells, creater of the popular Max and Ruby book series, will be speaking and signing books. Registration begins Oct 26. Sign-up online with the Fairfax County Public Library or call 703-324-8428.
Kristin Levine: Friday, November 20 at 7:30 pm
Meet author Kristin Levine author of The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had and The Lions of Little Rock.
Event will be held at Chantilly Regional Library (4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly, VA). Register begins November 16.
Sign-up online with the Fairfax County Public Library.
More Events
If you want to learn about other events being held at the local public library, check out the Fairfax County Public Library events page.
Spend an evening with Rosemary Wells, November 9th at 7pm at the Fairfax County Government Center (12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA.) Ms Wells, creater of the popular Max and Ruby book series, will be speaking and signing books. Registration begins Oct 26. Sign-up online with the Fairfax County Public Library or call 703-324-8428.
Kristin Levine: Friday, November 20 at 7:30 pm
Meet author Kristin Levine author of The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had and The Lions of Little Rock.
Event will be held at Chantilly Regional Library (4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly, VA). Register begins November 16.
Sign-up online with the Fairfax County Public Library.
More Events
If you want to learn about other events being held at the local public library, check out the Fairfax County Public Library events page.
Happy Valley Middle School Library and Happy Valley Middle School are fictional.
This website was created as part of a school project.
See About Us (internal link) for more details.
This website was created as part of a school project.
See About Us (internal link) for more details.