Poetry Reading

Senior Donovan D. reads an original poem

Our morning poetry reading was big success. We heard many original poems from students, as well as poems read in German, Spanish, French, Latin, and Arabic. I'm keeping a folder in the library of the poems that were read so stop by if you want to read some of them. Thanks to all who attended—especially our wonderful UL teachers who are so supportive.

$1 Doughnuts Today

You can buy Krispy Kreme doughnuts today in the library today to support education for girls around the world. A group of Galloway students is raising money to screen the documentary film called Girl Rising and to raise money to send a Ugandan woman to college. Girl Rising will be shown in the Galloway theatre on Friday, May 16 in the evening. Thanks for supporting our efforts!

Teach an Old Person

The 10th graders are researching pop culture topics and explaining them to Mrs. Klein and Ms. Kochel (the "old people"). We have already learned about IceJJfish, Yik Yak, and the nae nae. We can't wait to learn more and see what "container" is best for educating us about the topics. See the whole project at our Pop Culture Research Guide here: http://gallowayschool.libguides.com/pop

"Where Are You Reading" Photo Contest

One of many great photos—see them all here

This year the Galloway Library sponsored our 4th annual Spring Break Photo Contest for Middle Learning students. We included Upper Learning students in the contest for the first time, and some teachers participated as well. We had 91 photos entered—and you can see them all in our Photo Gallery. Winners and honorable mentions are noted in the slideshow. Thanks to everyone who entered—you made it very difficult to choose the winners.

All Night Read-In

The ML All Night Read-In is coming soon. Sign-ups start Wednesday, March 26 at 7:45 in the ML commons. Get all your info here: http://gallowaylibrary.weebly.com/all-night-read-in.html.

There will be lots of reading and lots of book-related fun. It is guaranteed to be a great night.

Book Bling Day

Today we celebrated Book Bling Day with lots of beads being given out throughout Middle Learning. We also kicked off our Double Dog DEAR by challenging advisors to read books picked by their advisories. And we are having our annual Spring Break Photo Contest for both ML and UL students. Have a great break and take your picture reading!

Lynne Rae Perkins

Lane Emmons' 7th graders recently finished reading As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins. Lynne is best known for her book Criss Cross, which won a Newbery Medal several years ago. Yesterday the students had the chance to Skype with Ms. Perkins and ask her questions about the book and her writing process. It was the first time she had ever done a Skype call with a school and it was fun to be her test case.