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Meet Brandon Mull, Author of the Fablehaven Series Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 @ 7:30 p.m. Fairfax County Government Center's Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA Meet Brandon Mull, author of the bestselling Fablehaven, Beyonders and Five Kingdoms series as well as titles in the Spirit Animals series. Books available for sale and signing. Cosponsored by the Friends of the Pohick Regional Library and the Friends of the Richard Byrd Library. Age 7 to adult. Sign up online or call 703-324-8428. ONLINE: https://va.evanced.info/fairfaxcounty/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=396686 Congratulations to all the Herndon Middle School students who submitted Bingo cards for the FCPS Book Your Summer reading challenge. We were thrilled to see Herndon MS's response to the challenge. Every participant was entered for a chance to win. One student from every school won a laptop and one student from every grade level at each school won $50 of books of their choice. The winners for Herndon MS are identified below. Laptop Winner Zoe Waitt Winner's of $50 worth of books Alexandra Chiu - 7th Grade
Oscar Lauth - 8th Grade WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
We are excited to see you all in the library. We received 8 boxes of new books just for you; please come explore and check out the new materials. SUMMER READING CHALLENGES FCPS: It is time to submit your Bingo Card information for the FCPS summer reading challenge - Book Your Summer.
The Public Library also has reading challenge where students and adults can win prizes and get coupons. More information can be found here. Here are the essentials:
RETURN MATERIALS BORROWED OVER THE SUMMER Please remember to return all materials borrowed over the summer during the first week of school. You can stop by the library to drop off your materials:
REMINDER: There are 4 weeks left in the reading challenge. The challenge closes on June 10th at the end of the day (11:59pm)
For the Spring Reading Challenge (SRC), read 6 different books before the end of the school year. Each book should be from one of the 6 categories below and should not be something you have already read. It’s simple and doable! Join us:
HAVE FUN reading from the following categories!
What Are the Effects of Fossil Fuels, And Are There Alternatives?
By T. A. Climate change can be worse than you think it is. We could be living under water. Sounds cool, right? ABSOLUTELY NOT! As we are becoming more industrialized there are more fossil fuels being emitted into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a fossil fuel that is causing climate change. The greenhouse effect shows us the causes and the consequences of using fossil fuels. The greenhouse effect shows us that using fossil fuels is bad for the earth. First, fossil fuels let heat into our atmosphere which is not good because the heat cannot escape from earth. As more heat comes in, more ice melts, which creates more water. Fossil fuels create the same gasses that are in greenhouses. Gasses like harmful carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide are dangerous to the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide comes from many things, but cars are the most harmful. Carbon dioxide has been produced as early as Henry Ford’s first Model T car. Carbon dioxide is harmful because it can stay in the atmosphere for hundreds of years. Carbon dioxide creates “holes” in the atmosphere that lets in unwanted heat from the sun (Climate Change). Excessive amounts of the sun’s heat will create a soup of the earth. Nitrous Oxide is also a harmful gas. Nitrous Oxide mostly comes from us. It is a natural part of the atmosphere “but about 40 percent of nitrous oxide emissions are caused by human activity, mainly in the areas of agriculture, transportation, and industry,” according to UXL Sustainable Living. It is the third most common gas, but it is one of the most dangerous. Nitrous oxide is more dangerous than carbon dioxide because it burns 300 times faster which makes holes at a faster rate (Climate Change). All these holes are making our atmosphere weaker. The weaker the atmosphere is the easier gasses will get through to let in heat. We do not have to keep using these fossil fuels. There are alternatives, such as solar power, wind power, geothermal power and many others. Solar power is a good alternative because it uses the sun’s light to absorb and create energy. The sun is not always shining, so if we only use electricity when there is no sunlight we don’t have to worry about cloudy days. Wind power is another option because it uses wind to create electricity without creating any pollution. However, these windmills have to be built cautiously to avoid harming birds and low flying planes. Geothermal power is the best option because it uses pumped water to create thermal energy from water closest to the earth’s crust (Alternative Energy). While this does create some greenhouse gasses, scientist say they should be able to manage the toxins. Fossil fuels are bad, but it’s not the end of the world. If we look into other alternatives then fossil fuels might be used less than they are now. We still should look into making the alternatives even better so we don’t have to worry about any bad effects. That’s why fossil fuels are not the answer, and we should start looking into these alternatives.
SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens. Starting May 5th 2016, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week - pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. Sign up for email or text alerts and be first to know when new titles are available to download at www.audiobooksync.com.
The files download as MP3 and are operational through the OverDrive app which can be downloaded to any device. Take the HMS Spring Reading Challenge. Any students, staff, or rising 6th grader may join. The goal is to read 6 books before the end of this school year and win prizes! Here is how you can participate:
Join the Google Classroom (see flyer for instructions). Read one book for each of the following 6 different categories. Published in 2015/2016 You can finish in a day Recommended by a librarian or teacher A nonfiction book Chosen for you by a family member or friend A book from a banned list (you can find a list on the Google classroom) The books you read for this challenge should be new to you. (You have not read them before January 5, 2016.) Read them between now and June 10th. Enter the appropriate information into the Google classroom. Find the question related to the category of the book you read. Answer the question. PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE SCHOOL YOU ATTEND. Comments are optional. Please be respectful. Reading Rally Results:
Thank you so much for your input. Herndon MS students viewed trailers for 16 new books and rated them using a 5 star system (5 stars being the highest/best). We have tallied all the review sheets and the voice of HMS students has been heard. We value your opinion and have ordered 7 of the 16 titles to be added to the HMS Library Collection.
Please check with the librarians for these new titles in a few weeks. Thank you for your help. Happy Reading! |