Weber Media Center

Team 3 Visiting Author: MJ Auch

2011-10-17T08:10:00.000-07:00

We are SO luck to have the 2011 Hills Bank Community Reading Month Visiting Author: MJ Auch. Her husband/illustrator, Herm will be co-presenting to Team 3 on Friday, 10/21/1

Stale blogs are the worst!

2011-09-21T08:28:00.000-07:00

Nothing is as bad as a stale Media blog! I apologize for not posting, so many new things have been happening at Weber!

Have you seen the new Weber Website? It looks great and I am really proud of it! Make sure to look to see if you are in any of the photos at the top!
Have you noticed all of the new projectors being installed in Teams 3 and 4? Your teacher will soon be using them!
So many great book! Iowa Children's Choice titles will be on display soon!
Team 3 has a visiting author coming next month! MJ Auch will be presenting to all 3rd and 4th graders in Iowa City! Exciting!!

I hope you are reading, reading, reading!!

Mrs. Dickson

How do I make a biblio, biba, bibliography?!?

2011-03-22T11:12:00.000-07:00

Our Team 4 students are gearing up for research projects! With research comes the requirement of making a bibliography. What is that?? A bibliography is an alphabetical listing of the books, online resources and any other materials that were used as resources for the creation of your research paper. Why, you ask? Well, a bibliography tells the reader (or teacher) that you did not simply make up the information presented in your work. Visit the links on the right for bibliographic assistance!

Robert San Souci!

2011-03-22T10:39:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful author visit we had this month, when Robert San Souci came to Weber School! He was very impressed with our students! Thanks to the Weber PTA for sponsoring this event!

Award winners, get your award winners here!

2011-01-17T12:33:00.000-08:00

The 2011 Caldecott Medal winner is...
A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead.
In this tender tale of reciprocity and friendship, zookeeper Amos McGee gets the sniffles and receives a surprise visit from his caring animal friends. Erin Stead’s delicate woodblock prints and fine pencil work complement Philip Stead’s understated, spare and humorous text to create a well-paced, gentle and satisfying book, perfect for sharing with friends.

The 2011 Newbery Medal winner is...
Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
The town of Manifest is based on Frontenac, Kan., the home of debut author Clare Vanderpool’s maternal grandparents. Vanderpool was inspired to write about what the idea of “home” might look like to a girl who had grown up riding the rails. She lives in Wichita with her husband and four children.

2011 Caldecott Honor Books
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill. Collier’s arrestingly beautiful artistic interpretation of Hill’s poetic text reveals Dave the potter’s artistic process while also conveying the dignified triumph of his humanity in the face of oppression. Lush, earth-toned, multimedia collages are illuminated in soft, ethereal light that focuses the eye on the subject of each spread.
Interrupting Chicken, written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein.
Stein’s hilarious story presents Little Chicken and her long-suffering Papa, who just wants to get through a bedtime story without his daughter’s metafictive disruptions. Exuberant artwork shifts media and style, taking readers into three fairy tales, culminating in Little Chicken’s “Bedtime for Papa,” but truly delivering a story for all.

2011 Newberry Honor Books
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm. Sassy eleven-year-old Turtle finds her life turned on end when she is sent to live with her aunt in Depression-era Key West. With vivid details, witty dialogue and outrageous escapades, Jennifer Holm successfully explores the meaning of family and home… and lost treasures found.
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, published by Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams.
Shipwrecks, whaling, a search for home and a delightful exploration of cultures create a swashbuckling adventure. This historical novel is based on the true story of Manjiro (later John Mung), the young fisherman believed to be the first Japanese person to visit America, who against all odds, becomes a samurai.
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Rick Allen. Welcoming her readers into the “wild, enchanted park” that is the night, Joyce Sidman has elegantly crafted twelve poems rich in content and varied in format. Companion prose pieces about nocturnal flora and fauna are as tuneful and graceful as the poems.
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. The voices of sisters Delphine, Vonetta and Fern sing in three-part harmony in this wonderfully nuanced, humorous novel set in 1968 Oakland, Calif. One crazy summer, the three girls find adventure when they are sent to meet their estranged poet-mother Cecile, who prints flyers for the Black Panthers.

Iowa AEA Online

2010-12-07T10:40:00.000-08:00

You know how much I talk about using IowaAEAonline resources.

They are full of amazing, accurate and current information. You are even able to access them from home (just see Mrs. Dickson for the passwords)! Check it out, under WEBER MEDIA RESOURCES!

The Weber MC Gingerbread Staff is happy to help you find a book in the Gingerbread Libraries!

2010-12-05T07:13:00.000-08:00

Winter is here!

2010-12-03T10:10:00.000-08:00

Brrrr...it's cold outside! Make sure to follow the snowman to the Gingerbread Libraries for a new book!

Books for Boys

2010-11-23T10:58:00.000-08:00

Guys, tired of reading the same old thing? Take a look at the video above for some very popular titles for Weber students.

HP7 - worth the wait!

2010-11-22T07:29:00.000-08:00

Well, I absolutely enjoyed all 150 minutes of HP7! Mrs. Peterson and I agree that it was better split in two movies, there is too much background information needed to build excitement for the ending.

Can't Wait!

2010-11-19T11:11:00.000-08:00

Confession: I am a grown up who LOVES Harry Potter! I can't wait to go to the movie this weekend. Let's plan on discussing it on Monday and Tuesday! Do you think I could get into Gryffindor House instead of Hermione? I think I look great in this photo with Ron and Harry!

Cool Books, Cool Shoes!

2010-11-17T10:53:00.000-08:00

Emma and Mrs. Dickson

sportin' matching shoes!

Get Your Harry Potter On!

2010-10-19T13:45:00.000-07:00

The latest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, premieres on November 19th. It will surely be an awesome movie. BUT...have you read the book yet? We have the full collection of all of the HP books available for check out. Try something new or visit an old Harry Potter favorite!

Call an exterminator!

2010-10-18T09:01:00.000-07:00

Really, we have a horrible problem in the Weber Library! Spiders, spiders everywhere!

Yes, new HALLOWEEN BOOKS are now in the webs!

New Books are in the Air!

2010-10-18T08:58:00.000-07:00

Oh, can you smell them? Ahhh....new books are here. I can't wait to read them, there is something for everyone!! Visit the book case to check out a few!

Get Caught in a WEB of Reading!

2010-10-11T10:55:00.000-07:00

Looking for some creepy Halloween books? You can find them nestled in the spiderwebs around Mrs. Peterson's desk!

Book Fair!

2010-09-27T10:59:00.001-07:00

Fall is in the air and that means it is time for the Fall Book Fair! Visit the Media Center next week, on Wednesday, Oct. 6 and Thursday Oct. 7th for the fair!

Welcome back!

2010-08-18T14:01:00.000-07:00

We are so happy to have you back at Weber School! The Media Center has many wonderful new books on display. Just follow the Yellow Brick Road to the new book table!

PIE MRS DICKSON!

2010-04-09T13:19:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again!

THROW A PIE AT MRS. DICKSON!!!

The following students were selected from the

Optimist Good Reader

Level 3 Acheivers:

Maddie Bartelme

Mia Nolte

Andrew Wildes

Luis Saez

Kennedy Hochstedler

Rachel Olson

Sky Tinnes

Sidney Kout

Andy Kehoe

Emme Kaus

Lauren Ernst

Nicole DeYoung

Jason Smith

Devin Nolte

Sophie Schenkel

Alex Cashen

Changhao Liu

Alice Tang

Aaron Ruotolo

Jennifer Du

William Surucu

Emma Koch

Ellie Kouba

Boyd Lickiss

Jenna Zeng

Mary Amato Books READY!

2010-04-09T13:11:00.000-07:00

If you would like to check out a Mary Amato book, please tell Mrs. Peterson, she will add you name to the "hold" list.

Visting Author Mary Amato!

2010-04-09T12:55:00.000-07:00

Mary Amato was great last week! I loved the way she talked about her writing process! 56 times to edit ONE book? Wow! We are so lucky that our Weber PTA helps to bring us a visiting author each and every spring!

Good Readin'

2010-02-08T13:15:00.000-08:00

What have YOU been reading during the February cold? Among my favorite new books is, AL CAPONE SHINES MY SHOES by Gennifer Choldenko. In the book, Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, is frightened when he discovers that noted gangster Al Capone, a prisoner there, wants a favor in return for the help that he secretly gave Moose. Give it a try, find it in the Fiction section, F CHO.

Mary Amato to present to Weber Students!

2010-01-18T12:56:00.000-08:00

Our Spring Visiting Author is Mary Amato!

She will be presenting to ALL Weber students on Tuesday March 23rd. She has written many fabulous titles, including:

The Naked Mole-Rat Letters (Holiday House, 2005) When her father begins a long-distance romance with a zookeeper from Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old Frankie attempts to sabotage the relationship.

The Riot Brothers Series. Take the Mummy and Run: The Riot Brothers are on a Roll (Holiday House, 2009) Orville and Wilbur Riot aren’t sure what to expect when their cousin comes to visit. But adventure-loving Amelia E. Hart is just the kind of cousin these two crazy boys have always wanted!

The Chicken of the Family (Penguin Putnam, 2008) Henrietta’s sisters love to tease her. When they convince her that she’s a chicken instead of a little girl, she heads off to the farm to find her real family. Readers will be squawking with delight.

The Word Eater (Holiday House, 2000) A sixth-grade loner finds a magic worm that has the power to make things disappear. Will she use this power wisely or get revenge at her new school?