Not this year, I guess. We had fun though. All the students got to compete in three rounds each and most everyone got an answer correct. We held our own while we were competing, and there were some really tough questions! We'll miss those 8th graders on next year's Reading Bowl team, but I know we'll be a tough team to beat next year with all of the 6th and 7th graders coming back to compete again.
Team Members, look out for news about our celebratory Pizza Party in the next few weeks!
In other news, this is Partners in Education (PIE) Week. We should take a minute and thank those businesses that support us throughout the year. Our partners are Kennon, Parker, Duncan and Key Realtors, and the Columbus Research Foundation. They help with rewards, celebrations, certificates, and Shop with a Teacher.
Thank You, PIE's, for your continued support. You help make school a fun and rewarding place to come to each day.
Mrs. Bridges
Monday, February 1, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wish Us Luck, Sharp Minds and Fast Thumbs!
This Saturday, our noble Reading Bowl members will gather at Midland Academy to take on the other middle schools in a fierce competition. It will show who read their books most carefully and whose thumbs are the fastest.
We had some great t-shirts made and the students are really pumped about them. Look for the team members to be wearing them on Friday in preparation for the Bowl.
We had some great t-shirts made and the students are really pumped about them. Look for the team members to be wearing them on Friday in preparation for the Bowl.
Wish us luck!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
New Year's Resolutions
Welcome back Rams and Happy New Year!
If you haven't already, take a moment to stop and think. Think about all the great things that happened in the last year. Did you make a new best friend? Did you make the Honor Roll for the first time? Did you make a project in school that you were really proud of? Now, think about all the things that might not have been so great in 2009. Maybe you lost someone close to you. Maybe you let your grades slip more than you (and your parents) wanted. Maybe your reading habits were not what they should have been.
Well, aren't you in luck! It is now 2010, which is not just a new year, but a new decade as well. Out with the old and in with the new. Time to clean out your room and make plans for a better 2010 - even if your 2009 was good, things can always get better!
A few things you need to know:
1. All books checked out before the Christmas Break are now overdue. Please bring them to turn in or for renewal the next time you visit the Media Center.
2. Congratulations to those people who are already Reading Millionaires! We have around 40 of them and their pictures are posted by the office. We also want to congratulate those 100 or so students who have reached the 500,000 words goal for the first semester. These students are on track to read 1 million words by the end of the year. All of these students will get to enjoy a Coke and some cookies in class in the next week or so.
If you are not in the above mentioned group, it's not too late! Come see myself and Mrs. Vinyard for some book suggestions and you'll be well on your way. It takes time to read, but if you find a character or a story that you relate to or that you are intersted in, it starts to seem like there's not enough time to read! I believe that there are books out there for every type of person and reader, you just have to give reading a chance!
3. Our Reading Bowl Team is gearing up for competition this month. The books have been read and the team is actively becoming experts on their assigned list. Practice is being held and we're hungry for competition. Look out middle schools! Arnold's ready to win!
Check back with us next week for a new post and hope for snow tonight!
Mrs. Bridges
If you haven't already, take a moment to stop and think. Think about all the great things that happened in the last year. Did you make a new best friend? Did you make the Honor Roll for the first time? Did you make a project in school that you were really proud of? Now, think about all the things that might not have been so great in 2009. Maybe you lost someone close to you. Maybe you let your grades slip more than you (and your parents) wanted. Maybe your reading habits were not what they should have been.
Well, aren't you in luck! It is now 2010, which is not just a new year, but a new decade as well. Out with the old and in with the new. Time to clean out your room and make plans for a better 2010 - even if your 2009 was good, things can always get better!
A few things you need to know:
1. All books checked out before the Christmas Break are now overdue. Please bring them to turn in or for renewal the next time you visit the Media Center.
2. Congratulations to those people who are already Reading Millionaires! We have around 40 of them and their pictures are posted by the office. We also want to congratulate those 100 or so students who have reached the 500,000 words goal for the first semester. These students are on track to read 1 million words by the end of the year. All of these students will get to enjoy a Coke and some cookies in class in the next week or so.
If you are not in the above mentioned group, it's not too late! Come see myself and Mrs. Vinyard for some book suggestions and you'll be well on your way. It takes time to read, but if you find a character or a story that you relate to or that you are intersted in, it starts to seem like there's not enough time to read! I believe that there are books out there for every type of person and reader, you just have to give reading a chance!
3. Our Reading Bowl Team is gearing up for competition this month. The books have been read and the team is actively becoming experts on their assigned list. Practice is being held and we're hungry for competition. Look out middle schools! Arnold's ready to win!
Check back with us next week for a new post and hope for snow tonight!
Mrs. Bridges
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
3 Days 'Til Christmas Break!
Hey Everyone!
It's Wednesday morning and we've only got three more days of school until we're out for Christmas Break. Yee Haw!!! That means you'll have two uninterrupted weeks full of free time for reading. What could be better?! Santa coming to bring you new toys and games? Or enough candy and deserts to make your teeth rot? No way!! Books. That's what you want. If Santa would stuff some new novels in my stocking, that would make my Christmas complete. Now if I could just get someone to come watch my kids.....
Since Arnold students are allowed to take home books over the holiday break, please make an effort to come by and pick out something good that you'll take the time to read while you're away from school. We've got so much to choose from: fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, dramatic fiction, realistic fiction, and some great non-fiction titles as well.
Like I said, come on by and pick up some books to read in your free time over the holiday. You won't regret it.
Be safe while we're gone and we'll see you in the new year - 2010!
By the way, all books will be due the day we get back from the break, Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Merry Christmas,
Mrs. Bridges
It's Wednesday morning and we've only got three more days of school until we're out for Christmas Break. Yee Haw!!! That means you'll have two uninterrupted weeks full of free time for reading. What could be better?! Santa coming to bring you new toys and games? Or enough candy and deserts to make your teeth rot? No way!! Books. That's what you want. If Santa would stuff some new novels in my stocking, that would make my Christmas complete. Now if I could just get someone to come watch my kids.....
Since Arnold students are allowed to take home books over the holiday break, please make an effort to come by and pick out something good that you'll take the time to read while you're away from school. We've got so much to choose from: fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, dramatic fiction, realistic fiction, and some great non-fiction titles as well.
Like I said, come on by and pick up some books to read in your free time over the holiday. You won't regret it.
Be safe while we're gone and we'll see you in the new year - 2010!
By the way, all books will be due the day we get back from the break, Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Merry Christmas,
Mrs. Bridges
Monday, November 30, 2009
Gobble Gobble!
Welcome back from a refreshing fall break! I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgivings and put some thought to what you are truly thankful for. Some things I thought of were: a healthy family, food in my belly and some time to read a good book!
Over the break, I read The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Lesley Blume and it was fantastic! Set in Minnesota in the 1950's, this small town has a couple of girls who are talented at playing the piano, and they also happen to be arch-rivals complete with practical jokes and snide remarks. Providing lots of humor and a mysterious Russian "Commie", this inspiring story will keep you wanting to read more!
Come on down to the Media Center and turn in those books you finished over the Thanksgiving Break. Many exciting adventures await you in these stacks of books we have. See you then!
Reading Bowl Members: I have a meeting off campus tomorrow afternoon so I won't be able to be here for our Reading Bowl Practice. Keep reading and we'll take our Big Test next week. Please come talk to me about conflicts (basketball tryouts, etc.) and we'll work something out.
Mrs. Bridges
Over the break, I read The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Lesley Blume and it was fantastic! Set in Minnesota in the 1950's, this small town has a couple of girls who are talented at playing the piano, and they also happen to be arch-rivals complete with practical jokes and snide remarks. Providing lots of humor and a mysterious Russian "Commie", this inspiring story will keep you wanting to read more!
Come on down to the Media Center and turn in those books you finished over the Thanksgiving Break. Many exciting adventures await you in these stacks of books we have. See you then!
Reading Bowl Members: I have a meeting off campus tomorrow afternoon so I won't be able to be here for our Reading Bowl Practice. Keep reading and we'll take our Big Test next week. Please come talk to me about conflicts (basketball tryouts, etc.) and we'll work something out.
Mrs. Bridges
Monday, November 2, 2009
Calling All Reading Bowl Rams!
Hey Reading Bowlers,
Don't forget we have our meeting for practice tomorrow (Tuesday) from 3:30 to 4:30. I'll have the buzzers out and maybe a treat (if you're lucky and I remember!). So bring your books and your brain for our first official practice competition. I can feel the excitement in the air already!
In preparation for practice with the buzzers, play a couple of rounds of Thumb War tonight against a strong opponent. This should be helpful in developing a strong, fast thumb reaction.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Bridges
Don't forget we have our meeting for practice tomorrow (Tuesday) from 3:30 to 4:30. I'll have the buzzers out and maybe a treat (if you're lucky and I remember!). So bring your books and your brain for our first official practice competition. I can feel the excitement in the air already!
In preparation for practice with the buzzers, play a couple of rounds of Thumb War tonight against a strong opponent. This should be helpful in developing a strong, fast thumb reaction.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Bridges
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Books, Books, and More Books!!!
Hey Rams,
I am so happy to announce that we have finally received the order of books we have been so patiently waiting on! There are exactly 124 books in this shipment and they include many fantasy selections such as:
The Icemark Chronicles and Blade of Fire by Stuart Hill
Larklight and Mothstorm as well as Starcross by Philip Reeve
Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
The 4th and 5th in the Ranger's Apprentice Series, The Battle of Skandia and The Sorcerer of
the North by John Flanagan
The 4th in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Series, Outcast by Michelle Paver
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series called The
Alchemist, The Magician, and The Sorceress
There are also some great fiction selections:
Maggie Bean Stays Afloat and The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn
Meg Cabot's Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: Moving Day and Party Princess
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
If you like historical fiction, you might like:
Nick of Time by Ted Bell
A Tugging String by David Greenberg
Some great non-fiction titles I'm excited about are:
The Library Book by Maureen Sawa
You Can't Read This by Val Ross
Ghost Towns and Haunted Hotels by Sarah Parvis
Into the World of the Dead by Michael Boughn
Of course I could go on and on since I just love new books, but I'll stop there. Come down here and see these new books for yourself. You might just feel the way that this person does when you see them:
"Haunted by the ghosts of the books I haven't read. Poor uneasy spirits, they walk and walk around me. There's only one way to lay the ghost of a book, and that is to read it."--Christopher Morley, The Haunted Bookshop
What a great quote! And it's perfect for this Halloween season.
So don't be haunted by book ghosts; lay them to rest by reading as many books as you can!
See you in the Media Center,
Mrs. Bridges
I am so happy to announce that we have finally received the order of books we have been so patiently waiting on! There are exactly 124 books in this shipment and they include many fantasy selections such as:
The Icemark Chronicles and Blade of Fire by Stuart Hill
Larklight and Mothstorm as well as Starcross by Philip Reeve
Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
The 4th and 5th in the Ranger's Apprentice Series, The Battle of Skandia and The Sorcerer of
the North by John Flanagan
The 4th in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Series, Outcast by Michelle Paver
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series called The
Alchemist, The Magician, and The Sorceress
There are also some great fiction selections:
Maggie Bean Stays Afloat and The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn
Meg Cabot's Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: Moving Day and Party Princess
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
If you like historical fiction, you might like:
Nick of Time by Ted Bell
A Tugging String by David Greenberg
Some great non-fiction titles I'm excited about are:
The Library Book by Maureen Sawa
You Can't Read This by Val Ross
Ghost Towns and Haunted Hotels by Sarah Parvis
Into the World of the Dead by Michael Boughn
Of course I could go on and on since I just love new books, but I'll stop there. Come down here and see these new books for yourself. You might just feel the way that this person does when you see them:
"Haunted by the ghosts of the books I haven't read. Poor uneasy spirits, they walk and walk around me. There's only one way to lay the ghost of a book, and that is to read it."--Christopher Morley, The Haunted Bookshop
What a great quote! And it's perfect for this Halloween season.
So don't be haunted by book ghosts; lay them to rest by reading as many books as you can!
See you in the Media Center,
Mrs. Bridges
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