February Updates from the Library
Happy New Year!
The cold weather has brought many into the library for more than just books. We have had dedicated puzzlers and passionate Uno players.
January is awards season in the book world. In anticipation of the announcements of the annual Youth Media Awards, which includes awards such as the Newbery Medal (celebrating its 100th year), the library ran its own mock Coretta Scott King Award, which encourages the artistic expression of the Black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators. The winner of Brimmer’s Coretta Scott King award is Dream Street, written by Tricia Elam Walker and illustrated by hometown hero Ekua Holmes. Winners of the actual award are Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Riot, with Carole Boston Weatherford winning the author award and Floyd Cooper winning the illustrator award. The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe new talent award went to Amber McBride for Me (Moth). Award-winning poet and author Nikki Grimes received the lifetime achievement award. Books by these authors and other 2022 winners of awards can be found in the library and on Sora. In February, I hope the community will participate in a bracket to pick the Brimmer Best and see which one of these award-winning books is the best of the best.
In the curriculum, 6th grade continues to work on book trailers, making sure they use copyright-allowed images. 7th grade is researching unsung heroes and getting practice navigating through our resources and making citations.
11th and 10th graders are preparing for their major author study. I look forward to opportunities to connect with students about how to find quality peer-reviewed sources and remind everyone about my favorite thing— citations. Academic honesty and proper citing go in hand-in-hand.
We are looking ahead to the Lunar New Year on Feb 1. This year is the year of the tiger. There are Lunar New Year crafts set up in the library with the help of Ms. Jia.
Thank you to a library elf who has checked in books for me and US students who have helped shelve books for community service.
MLK / Civil Rights resources
The cold weather has brought many into the library for more than just books. We have had dedicated puzzlers and passionate Uno players.
January is awards season in the book world. In anticipation of the announcements of the annual Youth Media Awards, which includes awards such as the Newbery Medal (celebrating its 100th year), the library ran its own mock Coretta Scott King Award, which encourages the artistic expression of the Black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators. The winner of Brimmer’s Coretta Scott King award is Dream Street, written by Tricia Elam Walker and illustrated by hometown hero Ekua Holmes. Winners of the actual award are Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Riot, with Carole Boston Weatherford winning the author award and Floyd Cooper winning the illustrator award. The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe new talent award went to Amber McBride for Me (Moth). Award-winning poet and author Nikki Grimes received the lifetime achievement award. Books by these authors and other 2022 winners of awards can be found in the library and on Sora. In February, I hope the community will participate in a bracket to pick the Brimmer Best and see which one of these award-winning books is the best of the best.
In the curriculum, 6th grade continues to work on book trailers, making sure they use copyright-allowed images. 7th grade is researching unsung heroes and getting practice navigating through our resources and making citations.
11th and 10th graders are preparing for their major author study. I look forward to opportunities to connect with students about how to find quality peer-reviewed sources and remind everyone about my favorite thing— citations. Academic honesty and proper citing go in hand-in-hand.
We are looking ahead to the Lunar New Year on Feb 1. This year is the year of the tiger. There are Lunar New Year crafts set up in the library with the help of Ms. Jia.
Thank you to a library elf who has checked in books for me and US students who have helped shelve books for community service.
MLK / Civil Rights resources
Brimmer and May School
69 Middlesex Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-566-7462
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-566-7462
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