Igniting Imagination

🐝🌻 Exciting news from our classroom! This past week, students dove into our conservation and sustainability unit by exploring the incredible world of bees using Minecraft! 🎮🍯 They simulated bee pollination and honey production, and students were really excited about collecting honey in the game. 🌍🌺 Learning through play has never been more engaging! Stay tuned for more updates on our journey towards a greener, more sustainable future. 🌱 #ConservationEducation #SaveTheBees #SustainabilityInAction 🐝

📚🌟 April is here, and it's time to celebrate! Did you know that April is Love Your School Library Month? Here at SHMS, we're gearing up for a month-long celebration of our beloved school library!

Our school library isn't just a room filled with books; it's a hub of learning, discovery, and imagination. It's a place where students explore new worlds, dive into research projects, and find inspiration on every shelf.

To kick off our celebration, we're inviting all students, teachers, parents, and members of the community to join us in showing some love for our library. We've created a Padlet where you can share your thoughts, memories, and ideas about why you love the SHMS school library and our amazing librarian.

🎉 Here's how you can participate:

1. Click on the Padlet link provided below.

2. Share your thoughts on why the SHMS school library is special to you.

3. Reflect on how the library has impacted your learning journey.

4. Offer suggestions or ideas for how we can make our library even better.

Let's make this Love Your School Library Month one to remember! Together, let's celebrate the heart of our school and the incredible resources it provides for us all.

Padlet Link: https://padlet.com/bbwilliams1/exploring-the-heart-of-shms-our-school-library-80y0w56mxetht3aw

Thank you for joining us in showing appreciation for our wonderful school library and librarian. Happy Love Your School Library Month! 📚❤️

📚🌟 Get ready, SHMS! It's time for our annual Battle of the Books! 🌟📚

We are down to the Final 4 for each grade level. Stay tuned to see which books end up in the championship game! 🏀

Remember, some of these amazing titles are available in both our library and on the SORA reading app. 📖📱 So if students want to dive into the stories before voting, they can!

READ THIS TITLE ON SORA TODAY!

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about.

Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her?

Decades after their victory, the funeral of one her friends confronts Frieren with her own near immortality. Frieren sets out to fulfill the last wishes of her comrades and finds herself beginning a new adventure…

From beloved children’s book creator Crockett Johnson comes the timeless classic Harold and the Purple Crayon! This imagination-sparking picture book belongs on every child's bookshelf.

One evening Harold decides to go for a walk in the moonlight. Armed only with an oversize purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of wonder and excitement.

Harold and his trusty crayon travel through woods and across seas and past dragons before returning to bed, safe and sound. Full of funny twists and surprises, this charming story shows just how far your imagination can take you. - Courtesy Amazon

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2. Skylar B.

3. Mckenzie

4. Allison

5. Michael D.

6. Von

7. Karrigan

8. Grace

9. Mya

10. Payton W.

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