WDMS Students (Harlem) Shake it Up in the Library

The WDMS students visit the library. Those books must be fantastic!

DMS Math Counts Team Sweeps the Chapter competition

Congratulations to the Discovery Middle School Math Counts team! Coached by Professor Kirgios and Kevin Latimer, the team took first and took the the top 3 individual spots!!! Go DMS! WNDU Video on Demand -

This Month in Book Clubs - February 2013

These are our last free reads before our One Book, One School kickoff next month.

6th Graders - Wonder by RJ Palacio

One student has already told me how she passed Wonder around to people in her family. That's what you want to hear!




Wonder Discussion and Educators Guide - Random House
Choose Kind anti-bullying campaign

7th Grade Randolph - The False Prince (Ascendence Trilogy, 1) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

A favorite of mine and Mrs. Randolph's. Hope the students love it as much as we do.


False Prince Discussion Guide - Scholastic
Are You a False Prince? - quiz from Scholastic also includes excerpt from book
Jennifer A Nielsen blog

7th Grade Roberts - Starters (Starters and Enders, 1) by Lissa Price

8th Graders had mixed reactions to this one. My reluctant readers seemed to really like it and my avid readers gave it about 3.5.  We'll see how this group reacts.



Starters Readers Guide - Random House
Q and A with Lissa Price
Starters 1st Chapter
Starters Facebook Game
Reading Strategies using Starters - Youth Voices

8th Graders - Blood Red Road (Dustlands, 1) by Moira Young

This was the unanimous vote for this month's book. I need to re-read it and then dive into book 2!



Blood Red Road Discussion Guide - Simon and Schuster
Rebel Heart excerpt

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