Igniting Imagination

📚✨ The Scholastic Book Fair is HERE! 📚✨

Join us all this week, from September 18th through 22nd for a literary adventure like no other. It's time to ignite your child's love for reading and exploration. 🌟

Visit our school's fair website to sign up on the e-wallet: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/snowhillmiddleschool

👀Virtual Flyer👀

Hey there! We could use some extra hands in our middle school library, and we'd love your help! You could help put books back in their spots, set up cool displays, guide students to great reads, and even join in on fun events like book fairs. Being part of our library team makes a big difference for our students and their reading adventures.

Please fill out this survey to let Mr. Williams know you would like to volunteer!

https://forms.office.com/r/9X1UHzdSVs

This month, your child embarked on a journey of discovery and learning! They have been exploring the wonders of the library, programming robots, and crafting "About Me" posters. October promises even more excitement with spooky Minecraft designs and imaginative TynkerCad creations. Stay tuned for updates, and thank you for being part of our vibrant classroom community! 🚀📖 #EducationJourney #LibraryMagic #STEAMtoberSneakPeek 👻🎮

We are thrilled to announce that we received a grant from the Worcester County Education Foundation. This grant was instrumental in acquiring the essentials needed for our production studio, where the magic happens every morning! 🙌☀️

The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award is a student choice award for the state of Maryland that has been awarded each year since 1992. The award seeks to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature.

Reading committees of school and public librarians, and other interested members of the Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) meet to determine which books will be nominated and placed on student reading lists.

There are six different reading lists:

• Picture Books,
• Fiction/Nonfiction for
• Grades 3-5
• Grades 6-8, and
• High School
• Graphic Novels for
• Grades 3-5,
• Grades 6-8

✨In the spring, students can participate in a March Madness style book tournament if students have read at least 3 novels/graphic novels and 10 picture books. Encourage your child to start early on the booklist as they will select our schools' most popular reads this year!

On the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. How will a group of Thai boys play soccer?

After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team. But on the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. The boys can play only twice a month on a sandbar when the tide is low enough. Everything changes when the teens join together to build their very own floating soccer field.

This inspiring true story by debut author Scott Riley is gorgeously illustrated by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien. Perfect for fans of stories about sports, beating seemingly impossible odds, and places and cultures not often shown in picture books.

"A compelling book for football [soccer] fans and readers seeking examples of ingenuity."―starred, Publishers Weekly

I'm incredibly grateful to share that I've been nominated as a Trailblazing Teacher within the Canva Community Awards. It's a tremendous honor to represent our school and our exceptionally creative students, and I couldn't be prouder.