2010 HHES Library Club Up And Running!

We have a great group of 6th graders who each come down once a week at a specified time to help out in our library.  They are great!  Thanks to all of you for donating your time and helping out @ our library!

HHES PTA & VDZ Literacy Council Are The Best!

Mrs. Cranor shows off a few of the great books purchased by the HHES PTA and Valdez Literacy Council.

Students at HHES School walked into the library within the first weeks  to almost $1000 worth of Scholastic books thanks to the Valdez Literacy Council and HHES PTA!  These organizations support the library by allowing the library staff to purchase books with their book fair bonus points.  Kids have been walking out of the library with books on dinosaurs, tornadoes, hot chapter books they’ve  been asking for, and much much more.  We were also able to purchase books and DVD’s to support the teachers in the subjects they teach.

Take time to thank those individuals who help out on the HHES PTA and the Valdez Literacy Council!

Kristen Hayes Does Her Magic Again!

Kristen Created A Display That Will Encourage Students To Check Out What's Happening Around The World In The News.

Wrappin Up Battle of the Books 2009-2010: The Annual Slumber Party

This year’s battle of the books slumber party was one of the best! We kicked off the evening with sledding, crafting, and a little computer time.

Mr. Balowski got these kids out on the groomed snow hill beside the school.  Nothing like sledding in the light of an almost full moon!

Spending a little time playing games on the computers.  Thanks Mrs. Keeney for letting us use the lab!

Peep Dioramas!  Lots of fun creating scenes with chicken and bunny peeps! Thanks Mrs. Sharai for making this happen!

This was Tyler’s rendition of “The Sword Birds”.

Next we headed to the pool.. We had the place to ourselves.  Thanks to Wendy Clubb and the life guard staff, the kids had a great time with all the pool toys.

I told you they pulled out all the fun water toys!

Back to the school for some great food!

Next, the annual Sardines Hide & Seek.  Emily had an awesome spot that challenged most of us for quite a while.  But Kate stumped all of us with her sneaky hiding place in the gym.

Angela’s great elephant slippers.

We wrapped up the evening with a movie on the new library promethium board complete with internal speakers before calling it a night.

Oh, and of course, some of us managed to sneak in a few pages of reading.

Many thanks to Anthony Balowski, Noelle Sharai, and Kristen Hayes, who’s help made it possible to have this annual reading incentive party.

VCS 2010 State Battle Competitions!

The Medieval Marbles: Mrs. Guthrie’s 5th Grade Class Won Their Bracket In Round One for the 5th/6th Battle of the Books!

Coach Connell did a great job making practices fun and  worthwhile.  Thanks Katey for giving your time to support the love of reading through this state-wide reading incentive program.

The Medieval Marbles  came in 18th out of  42 teams.  Great teamwork!!

There’s A Pot Of Gold At The End Of These Great Books!

Many thanks to the Larcom family for donating three brand new Saint Patrick’s Day Books!

It’s always difficult keeping up on good quality holiday books.  These will be hot items by teachers and kids as March rolls around!

Another Wonderful Donation!

Mo and Steve Radatitch decided to dedicate the children’s versions of “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson to our library in celebration of the “Passport To Reading” incentive reading program we are doing third quarter.  Students are encouraged to read books from all the continents.  I can’t wait to promote these books to our students!  Thanks Mo and Steve!

What Would We Do Without Our Volunteers!!

VCS Libraries have always been fortunate to have outstanding individuals helping out @ our libraries.  This year is no exception.  Thanks to each and every one of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to help out!  Take a look at this year’s star performers…..

Samantha Keeney takes time off from summer vacation to help get the HHES Library looking bright and cheerful for the 2009-2010 school year!

We can always count on great artistic flair whenever Kristen Hayes does her magic in our school libraries!

Once again  Judy Prevost takes time out of her busy day to volunteer .  This year she took on decorating the Battle of the Books area of the HHES Library.  This year’s battle theme, “Catch a Dragon by the Tale “,  will have the icing on the cake as Judy designs a castle on the back wall of the battle book area.

Pam Verfaillie is sharing her talent by organizing an Olympic Challenge for HHES.

Thanks Pam for sharing your creative flair!

Amanda Stahley is a familiar face at both the VHS and HHES Libraries.  Amanda, now a student at Prince William Community College, comes in a few hours a week between classes to assist in our libraries.

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Mo Radatitch has been helping out Friday mornings at the HHES Library for several years.  Mo assists by putting books away and checking materials out to staff and students when needed.  We always look forward to her cheerful help.

Definitely not a new face at HHES, but a new one helping out at our library is our very own, newly retired, Kim Michaud.  Kim recently began coming in Fridays to assist putting books away and assisting students and staff when possible.

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HHES Supports “Read For The Record”

Read For The Record is a program sponsored by Jumpstart.  Jumpstart’s goal is to  work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.

To support Jumpstart’s goal of reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar to as many children across the country as possible on October 8, 2009,  the HHES Library Club presented a reader’s theater play to HHES students.

Thanks to all of you for volunteering your time to entertain our kids with this classic story!

A Big Thanks For These Great Donations!