Igniting Imagination
The SHMS Library Chronicles
🕵️ Exciting News! 📚 We're thrilled to share that we're now a proud member of the Sherlock Holmes Beacon Society! 🕵️♂️ Our GT students have chosen Sherlock Holmes books, thanks to a grant, for their next reading adventure. 📖 Stay tuned as they delve into the mysteries and unleash their creativity with amazing projects inspired by their readings! 🔍🎉 #SherlockHolmes #ReadingAdventure #GTStudents #CreativityUnleashed
Bloxels 🧱👾
🌟 Our Gifted & Talented 4th graders are on a coding quest with Bloxels! 🎮🚀 They've been diving into the world of game design, unlocking their creativity and coding skills. 🕹️👾 Watch out for these future game designers as they craft their own digital worlds and bring imagination to life! 🌐💡 #GameDesignersInTheMaking #BloxelsExploration #CodingGenius #FutureInnovators
🏆 Thrilled and grateful to receive the Teacher Accomplishment in Gifted and Talented Education Award from the Maryland Advisory Council on GT Education for the 2023-2024 school year. Representing Snow Hill Middle School is a true honor, and I'm proud to be part of a community that values innovation in education. From the Young Author’s Contest to STEM projects like the Sphero Global Challenge, we're fostering creativity and curiosity. Special thanks to my incredible students and the supportive Snow Hill Middle School community. Your enthusiasm for learning fuels my passion every day. Let's continue reaching new heights together! 🚀👩🏫 #GratefulEducator #InnovativeEducation #SnowHillPride 🍎🎉
✨BOOK HIGHLIGHT✨ The Library Fish Learns to Read (The Library Fish Books) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Author), Gladys Jose (Illustrator)
Library Fish is very happy in her bowl on Mr. Hughes the librarian’s desk. From there, she listens to story time and watches Mr. Hughes teach children the alphabet. He says the alphabet is made of letters, letters make sounds, blending those sounds together makes words, and words make stories.
Library Fish wants to read, too! She starts jumping out of her bowl to practice when the library closes at night. Can Library Fish become a reader all on her own?
What is the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award?
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.
✨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!
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith (Author), Derrick Barnes (Author), Dawud Anyabwile (Author)
Winner of the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award
Finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
A Coretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor Book
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Best Book of the Year
A Horn Book Fanfare Title
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.
In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient Derrick Barnes and illustrated with bold and muscular artwork from Emmy Award–winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today.
Black-and-white illustrations throughout
* Kids’ Indie Next Pick * New England Book Award Finalists 2022 *
“Leslie Connor brilliantly depicts a genuine and meaningful friendship between a dynamic girl and her nonvocal friend. By showing the ways Aurora and Frenchie communicate, Connor gives us a blueprint for seeing autistic children in a new light. I loved, loved, loved this book!” —Cammie McGovern, author of Frankie and Amelia and Chester and Gus
📚 Exciting News! 📱✨
Attention students! We're thrilled to announce that the SORA reading app is now available on your iPads! 📲 This means when your favorite books are on hold, SORA will notify you, making it super easy to borrow and enjoy your next literary adventure. 🎉 Happy reading, everyone! 📖🌟 #SORAapp #ReadingMadeEasy #DigitalReading
📚 Currently on Our Radar 🌟 Unlock the mystery with "Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels"! 🕵️♀️🎨 Dive into the world of Sherlock Holmes' brilliant sister as she embarks on thrilling adventures. Perfect for young detectives and graphic novel enthusiasts! 🔍📖 #EnolaHolmes #GraphicNovelAdventures #YoungDetectives #CurrentlyReading
Top 10 checkouts the past 2 months 📚✨
1. Sisters
2. The crossover
3. I survived the shark attacks of 1916
4. Frizzy
5. A dog's purpose
6. I survived the American Revolution, 1776
7. I Survived (The Graphic Novel) The SInking of the Titanic, 1912
8. I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912
9. Making friends
10. Miles Morales : shock waves
VOTE for Mr. Williams - Canva Awards! 🗳️🫶🏽
"We are proud to announce that Snow Hill Middle School's Beau Williams has been named one of only three international finalists in Canva's Community Awards' Trailblazing Teacher category!
If you have a Canva account, you can support Mr. Williams by voting for him at https://www.canva.com/community-awards/#trailblazing-teacher before voting closes on February 9! "
Thank you to everyone that is able to vote! 🫶🏽
About Me
- 🎨 Canva Community Award Finalist 2023-2024
- 🌐 Webmaster of shms.worcesterk12.org
- 🌟 Service Learning Fellow for the state of Maryland
- 🎪 WCPS Media Expo Chairperson for 2024
- 💼 Secretary of the Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) - Facebook Page
- 📚 Certified School Librarian in Maryland
- 📧 bbwilliams@worcesterk12.org
