Archive for June, 2012

SUMMER READING THOUGHTS

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

We all know that reading is the key to everything and summer reading has been shown to do the following for students: Encourage a love and enjoyment of books Provide exposure to a variety of genres Increase vocabulary knowledge Increase reading fluency Develop background concepts and general knowledge Provide models of good writitng Provide maintenance [...]

HAPPY JUNE EVERYONE!!

Friday, June 1st, 2012

I just read this quote from another school librarian in Vermont. “ If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”     Cicero It is so hard to fathom that it is June 1st today.  Looking at the wonderful students here at UMS makes me realize just how quickly time goes by. [...]