WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS Pawprints At a Glance 10/18-10/20 Gr. 5 Outdoor Ed 10/18 3:05 Mad Science 10/19 11:25 Language Labs 10/19 3:05 Young Rembrandts 10/19 3:05 Book Cook 10/20 3:05 Elementary Golf 10/20 3:05 Bricks4Kidz 10/23 3:05 Chess Club 10/24 3:05 TinkRWorks 10/25 3:05 Mad Science 10/26 11:25 Language Labs 10/26 3:05 Young Rembrandts 10/26 3:05 Book Cook 10/27 End of Trimester 1 10/27 11:25 PTO Spirit Lunch 10/27 Elementary Golf 10/27 Bricks4Kidz 10/30 11:25 Birthday Lunch 10/30 3:05 Chess Club 10/18/2017 SHOES FOR P.E. These shoes are good for playing outside, but your child needs a clean pair of gym shoes for P.E. every day! Many students are coming to P.E. with muddy shoes, or trying to wear shoes that are too small. Ask your child if they have a clean pair of shoes in their locker for P.E. And keep those growth spurts in mind – the kids won’t wear them if they are too small! We appreciate your help! “Do you have a clean pair of shoes at school?” “Do your shoes fit?”
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WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS
Pawprints At a Glance
10/18-10/20 Gr. 5 Outdoor Ed 10/18 3:05 Mad Science 10/19 11:25 Language Labs 10/19 3:05 Young Rembrandts 10/19 3:05 Book Cook 10/20 3:05 Elementary Golf 10/20 3:05 Bricks4Kidz 10/23 3:05 Chess Club 10/24 3:05 TinkRWorks 10/25 3:05 Mad Science 10/26 11:25 Language Labs 10/26 3:05 Young Rembrandts 10/26 3:05 Book Cook 10/27 End of Trimester 1 10/27 11:25 PTO Spirit Lunch 10/27 Elementary Golf 10/27 Bricks4Kidz 10/30 11:25 Birthday Lunch 10/30 3:05 Chess Club
10/18/2017
SHOES FOR P.E.
These shoes are good for playing outside, but your child needs a clean pair of gym shoes for P.E. every day! Many students are coming to P.E. with muddy shoes, or trying to wear shoes that are too small. Ask your child if they have a clean pair of shoes in their locker for P.E. And keep those growth spurts in mind – the kids won’t wear them if they are too small! We appreciate your help!
“Do you have a clean pair of shoes at school?”
“Do your shoes fit?”
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BAD HAIR DAY? STUDENT PICTURE RETAKES – 11/7 Individual student picture retakes will be taken from 10am until 1pm on Tuesday, November 7th, for anyone who was absent or would like their picture retaken. You need to return your entire picture package to have pictures retaken. Please contact Jan Martin in the office (630.861.4601) if you
would like your child’s name added to the picture retake list.
WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS 10/18/2017
VETERANS DAY PLANNING We are looking for pictures of your loved ones in uniform for a Veteran’s Day slideshow. Please email them to Mrs. Sciaccotta or drop them off to her at school. Make sure they are clearly labeled with your name so they can be returned. Jaime Sciaccotta [email protected] Thank you!
SPIRIT LUNCH Permission Form Required The PTO sponsors three Spirit Lunches for Walker students throughout the school year. The first two lunches are offered to children in Grades 1-5; the last spirit lunch is held on Field Day at the end of the year, and is offered to children in Grades K-5. The first Spirit Lunch is being held on Friday, October 27th, for students in Grades 1-5. The attached permission slip should be signed and returned to school in order for your child to participate. Thank you!
END OF FIRST TRIMESTER Believe it or not, we’ve almost completed our first trimester of school! The first trimester ends Friday, October 27th, and report cards will be available in Skyward Parent Access on November 10th.
AMAZON SMILE: YOU SHOP. AMAZON GIVES. We now have a new way to earn money for Walker School!! Amazon Smile will donate .5% of sales to Walker PTO. Click the link below and use it every time you shop Amazon. It’s that simple! https://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ext_ch_45-3600848_dl?_encoding=UTF8&ein=45-3600848&ref_=smi_chpf_redirect&ref_=smi_ext_ch_45-3600848_cl
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WALKER AUCTION WINNERS!
WALKER WEDNESDAY NEWS 10/18/2017
GRADE WINNER RAFFLE KAM-Thornquist Adalynn Hartman No Tricks, Just Treats! KPM-Thornquist Jason Natarelli No Tricks, Just Treats! Grade 1 - Lee / Matichak / Serrano
All 1st graders Movie and Popcorn
Grade 2-Jung / Perkowski
Tatum Korella, Jack Ordway, John Phillips, Weston Flanagan
Bike Ride / Daily Scoop
Mr. C. / Martin / Zogas
Mary Malham, Isabel Kennedy, Evelyn Tobolski
Movie and Treats
Grade 3-Hafner / Paciga / Wade
Andrew Gaffney, Justin Carlevato, Claire Sigmund
Monster Mash Party
Grade 4-Heck / Karrow
Petra Elk, John Lynch Crafts and Games
Grade 5-Marek / Mueller
Tom Costello, Ellie Conley Pizza and Games
Walker Staff Lillie Stern, Kate Lowe, Kaine Ortega, Carl Pedersen, Luke Keiner, Tom Costello, Quentin Sweeney, Lucas Will, Dylan Tekwani, Harper Smith
Staff vs Student Kickball Game
Ms. Bonga Lillie Conley, Timas Marchertas Reading Luncheon Mrs. Page-O'Connell Henry Volini, Nora Jeffords Perplexing Puzzle Party
Andrlik / Marshall / Marcucci / Sciaccotta
Marin Kennedy, Darlene Chen, Charlie Jeffords, Isabel Kennedy, Rowan Schneider, Allison Cashman, Amelia Gaffney, Grady Schroeder, Matt Haggard, Jason Natarelli, Sydney Shuster, Nora Jeffords
Movie Night
Ms. Belfiore / Mrs. Kane
John Volini, Henry Volini, Timas Marchertas, Charlie Hoyt, Andrius Marchertas, Marco Quionez, Ethan Cunningham, Allison Cashman, Grady Schroeder, Colleen Korella, Gus McLinn, Matt Haggard, Emmett McCarthy, Jackson deKuiper, Caitlin Alsman, Tatum Korella, Mia Molis, Leo Rivera, Lillie Stern, Audrey Stern
Lucy Hoyt, Quentin Sweeney, Grady Schroeder, Olivia Tobolski, Harry Du, Jason Liu
Pizza and Treats
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HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: Our goal is to have a safe and fun environment so all students can celebrate and enjoy Halloween. Please follow these guidelines:
Costumes should be appropriate for an elementary school. No weapons of any kind may be brought to school, nor may the costumes depict blood or any type of violence; Hair dye will be allowed, however it must be applied at home (and try to avoid sprays/dyes that have a strong odor). Face paint may be used to enhance a costume, i.e. whiskers for a kitten or a black eye for a football player, but the entire face cannot be covered with paint. For safety reasons we need to be able to identify children quickly, if necessary. Costumes must be safe for students to walk up and down stairs. Costumes should be reasonable in size and decoration so that children can sit at their desks and go about the routines of their normal day (i.e. avoiding sumo wrestling costumes).
If you have questions regarding your child’s costume, contact the classroom teacher well in advance of Halloween.
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MRC NEWS Be sure to check out the attached flyer for the latest and greatest happenings in the MRC! Thank You Thank you Walker families for joining us on October 5th for the One Book, One School author event and STEAM filled night! If you took photos at the fairy tale themed photo booth or got caught by our cameras working hard at the stations, you just may have made it into the video! View the video by visiting the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxIo8ykfqsboMWpPWXp1VkdfNW8/view?usp=sharing
Library Legacy Thank you to those who donated books through Library Legacy. Please read the attached flyer to see the books donated so far this year. Remember that you can participate in Library Legacy anytime throughout the year by visiting the Walker Library Amazon Wish List at:
http://a.co/g4vJBvc
Thank you!
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CONTACT US: Walker School 630.861.4600 Jan Martin, Secretary Ext. 4601 June Zogas, Nurse Ext. 4608 Eric Chisausky, Principal Ext. 4604 Absence Line Press “1” Fax 630.887.0387
WALKER SCHOOL HOURS: School Day: 8:35 am – 3:05 pm AM Kindergarten 8:35 am – 11:25 am Lunch 11:25 – 12:15 pm PM Kindergarten 12:15 – 3:05 pm
WALKER FLYERS: Spirit Lunch Permission Slip MRC Library Legacy MRC News Submissions for WWNews are due by Monday at noon. Thank you!
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DISTRICT NEWS November 16: Parent Event - Executive Functioning for Students with an IEP or 504 (Grades 3-5) Executive Functions are cognitive processes that allow people to plan, organize, make decisions, pay attention, and regulate behavior. The next event in the District's Special Education Parent Series focuses on these skills among students with an IEP or 504 in Grades 3-5. Parents are invited to Monroe School on Thursday, November 16 (6-7:30pm) to learn about the Executive Functions program from the Rush NeuroBehavioral Center (RNBC) and the curriculum in effect for D181 students. The event speaker is Dr. Georgia Bozeday of RNBC. No registration is required. November 10: HMS Project Community Meeting Representatives from Bulley & Andrews, the construction manager for the HMS project, welcome all community members to their upcoming monthly meetings. At each session, project leaders discuss the timeline and status of the construction efforts, including an outline of recent on-site activity. Each event also includes time for Q&A. No registration is required. The next sessions are slated for November 10, December 8, and January 12. They begin at 8am and meet in the job site trailer at HMS. Comprehensive information about the project - including an image gallery, webcam link, budget details, and bid news - is available on the D181 website: www.d181.org > Our District > HMS Construction.
YEARBOOKS . . . You can pre-order your 2017-2018 school yearbook NOW and save 10% if you order by October 31st! To create your TreeRing login, go to www.treering.com and use Code 1014640967574313. You can use this login to order yearbooks, upload photos and create your child’s custom two pages (optional) for their yearbook. Email Jen Forcash with questions: [email protected].
What’s New in the Library
L KIf Rube’s inventions are
any indication, “normal” means something very different in the
Goldberg household. For Rube, up is down,
in is out, and the simplest path to
accomplishing an everyday task—like
brushing his teeth or getting dressed—is a
humorously complicated one.
Sam is afraid of anything and everything-except for his friend Leonardo, the terrible monster.
Kerry is afraid of everything and anything-except for her friend Frankenthaler, the other monster.
One day, the two scaredy-cat kids make a particularly scary discovery: each other!
AAH! EEK!
Something has to be done. Something BIG. But what?
In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
An introduction to coding for complete beginners, this friendly and accessible book will teach children the basics of Python (a widely used programming language), allowing them to get inside the code of their computer and create simple games and animations on screen.
Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to pay tribute to the Stanley Cup with topics that include Cup history and records, famous team captains, nail-biting finishes, as well as unique traditions.
Love following Pete the Cat on his adventures? This Halloween holiday adventure is a fun addition to any Pete the Cat fan’s collection.
Available for
checkout
MondayOctober
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The instant New York Times bestseller featured on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon! B. J. Novak (bestselling author of The Book With No Pictures) described this groundbreaking poetry collection as "Smart and sweet, wild and wicked, brilliantly funny--it's everything a book for kids should be.”
Thrills, Spills, and What the
Neighbors Thought...
Babe Ruth was the greatest slugger ever—and off the field snacked on pickled eels and chocolate ice cream. Johnny Weissmuller swam to Olympic fame—and on land practiced the Tarzan yell. “Krull hits another home run.”—American Bookseller
Updated covers on the first two books in The Sisters Grimm Detective Series.
Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley.
Explore the secrets behind more than 30 of the world's most amazing visual puzzles, tricks, and illusions, and then learn how to make your own with this brand-new title in DK's popular Optical Illusions series.
Creativity meets curiosity and critical thinking in Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects, the new hands-on STEM project book from the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind Iggy Peck, Architect; Rosie Revere, Engineer; and Ada Twist, Scientist.
From science to showbiz via stunts and sports, there are real-life heroes all around us in all shapes and sizes, achieving the extraordinary every day. There’s only one book where you’ll find so many amazing facts all in one place, and that’s Guinness World Records 2018!
Zeus has punished his son Apollo--god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more--by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can Apollo/Lester do anything about them without his powers?
This snappy and entertaining companion to the New York Times bestseller Snowmen at Night depicts all the best parts of the holiday, replete with icy treats and a snowman Kris Kringle. Told in the same bouncy verse as the original, Snowmen at Christmas is perfect for a snowy evening read-aloud.
The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.
It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one.That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives.In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends --and better people--through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.
Shelby Holmes is not your average sixth grader. She's nine years old, barely four feet tall, and the best detective her Harlem neighborhood has ever seen--always using logic and a bit of pluck (which yes, some might call “bossiness”) to solve the toughest crimes.
When eleven-year-old John Watson moves downstairs, Shelby finds something that's eluded her up till now: a friend. The easy-going John isn't sure of what to make of Shelby, but he soon finds himself her most-trusted (read: only) partner in a dog-napping case that'll take both their talents to crack.
Alice Mayfair, twelve years old, slips through the world unseen and unnoticed. Ignored by her family and shipped off to her eighth boarding school, Alice would like a friend. And when she rescues Millie Maximus from drowning in a lake one day, she finds one.But Millie is a Bigfoot, part of a clan who dwells deep in the woods. Most Bigfoots believe that people—NoFurs, as they call them—are dangerous, yet Millie is fascinated with the No-Fur world. She is convinced that humans will appreciate all the things about her that her Bigfoot tribe does not: her fearless nature, her lovely singing voice, and her desire to be a star. Alice swears to protect Millie’s secret. But a league of Bigfoot hunters is on their trail, led by a lonely kid named Jeremy. And in order to survive, Alice and Millie have to put their trust in each other—and have faith in themselves—above all else.
The March sisters encounter new friends, challenges, school dances, and more in this fresh, modern retelling of the perennial classic, Little Women.
Thirteen-year-old Meg March and her sisters Jo (twelve), Beth (ten), and Amy (nine) are a close-knit group who share in one another’s hopes and dreams, as well as struggles and frustrations. Over the course of one year they get to know their neighbors the Lawrences, attend school dances and sleepovers, have first crushes, and grow closer as sisters despite their differences.
A 2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
Louie and Ralphie Ratso are no softies! Readers are sure to chuckle as the determined Ratso brothers’ plans to act tough go hilariously awry.
Sixth grader Alec can’t put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law—pay attention in class, or else—Alec takes action. He can’t lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he intends to be the only member of. After all, reading isn’t a team sport, and no one would want to join something called the Losers Club, right? But as more and more kids find their way to Alec’s club—including his ex-friend turned bully and the girl Alec is maybe starting to like—Alec notices something. Real life might be messier than his favorite books, but it’s just as interesting.
With The Losers Club, Andrew Clements brings us a new school story that’s a love letter to books and to reading and that reminds us that sometimes the best stories are the ones that happen off the page—our own!
Timothy is a good kid who did a bad thing. Now he's under house arrest for a whole year. He has to check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist, keep a journal, and stay out of trouble. But when he must take drastic measures to help his struggling family, staying out of trouble proves more difficult than Timothy ever thought it would be. Touching, funny, and always original, House Arrest is a novel in verse about a good boy's hard-won path to redemption.
More copies of this often requested series to
help meet student
demand.
Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! The Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl is back with a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and the Renaissance Faire.
Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica! New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green delivers a heartwarming and inspiring story about a deaf boy’s journey to change how others see him—both on and off the football field.
Summer's over and it's time for Sunny Lewin to enter the strange and unfriendly hallways of . . . middle school. When her Gramps calls her from Florida to ask how she's doing, she always tells him she's fine. But the truth? Sunny is NOT having the best time. Not only is the whole middle school thing confusing . . . but life at home is confusing, too. Sunny misses her brother Dale, who's been sent to boarding school. But when Dale comes back, she STILL misses him . . . because he's changed. Luckily Sunny's got her best friend and a mysterious new neighbor on her side . . . because she is NOT going let all this confusion get her down. Instead, she's going to remain Sunny-side up!
Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. That’s just a fact. And this season, Steve and his friends are ready to sit on the sidelines of the Spiro T. Agnew Middle school football field. But then they stumble upon an old-school video game controller, and they become convinced it can control sports plays. With it, Steve might become King of Football too!
From NYT bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west.
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city.
But one day, while on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Then, when she receives a mysterious drawing, Gerta puts two and two together and concludes that her father wants Gerta and Fritz to tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. No one can be trusted. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?
The search for Bigfoot gets juicy in this funny and touching story that’s perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Flora & Ulysses and Katherine Applegate’s Crenshaw! Lemonade Liberty Witt’s mama always told her: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But Lem can’t possibly make lemonade out of her new life in Willow Creek, California—the Bigfoot Capital of the World—where she’s forced to live with a grandfather she’s never met after her mother passes away. Then she meets eleven-year-old Tobin Sky, the CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who is the sole Bigfoot investigator for their small town. After he invites Lem to be his assistant for the summer, they set out on an epic adventure to capture a shot of the elusive beast on film. But along the way, Lem and Tobin end up discovering more than they ever could have imagined. And Lem realizes that maybe she can make lemonade out of her new life after all.
Things at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School have been quiet―too quiet. Cuddly yet calculating class hamster GW spends his days in second grade and his nights poetry slamming and jigsaw puzzling with his friends, Sunflower and Barry. GW has even started warming up to the second-grade students. Could he be making human friends?When the school art show is announced, GW learns of a dastardly plot―Harriet and her many minions are planning to ruin it! Once again, it's up to GW, Sunflower, and Barry to stop to Harriet's mousey madness.
The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he finds that they actually LIKE being class pets. Impossible!Just as GW gets Barry and Biter to agree to leave with him, a mouse named Harriet and her many mouse minions get in their way. What follows is class-pet chaos guaranteed to make readers giggle . . . and maybe look at their class pets a little differently in the future.
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up.
Fifth grade was the worst year of Marc’s life. He stunk at gym class, math was too hard for him, the school lunch was horrible, and his class field trip was ruined because he couldn’t swim. But what was most awful thing about fifth grade? Kenny Williamson, the class bully, who calls himself the "King of the Jungle."
When Marc's mother tells him that his Uncle Jake is coming to stay for the whole summer, Marc can't wait. Uncle Jake is a for real, super-cool Navy SEAL. And Uncle Jake has a plan.
Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood.
You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experiences as a wishtree are more important than ever.
Funny, deep, warm, and nuanced, Wishtree is Newbery Medalist and New York Times–bestselling author Katherine Applegate at her very best―writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view.
Gather ‘round the smartphone, kids! Stephan and the Pearls gang are back with a whole album's-worth of jokes, jabs, and cringe-worthy puns. Even Rat cracks a smile in this fifth Pearls Before Swine collection tailored for middle-grade readers. Witty, wacky, and occasionally wise, Suit Your Selfie is more kid-friendly fun from the New York Times best-selling author of Timmy Failure.
Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. Abandoned and set adrift in a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow’s only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor across the sandbar. Crow has always been curious about the world around her, but it isn’t until the night a mysterious fire appears across the water that the unspoken question of her own history forms in her heart. Soon, an unstoppable chain of events is triggered, leading Crow down a path of discovery and danger. Vivid and heart-wrenching, Lauren Wolk’s Beyond the Bright Sea is a gorgeously crafted and tensely paced tale that explores questions of identity, belonging, and the true meaning of family.
Always witty and clever, and sometimes irreverent, Pearls Before Swine's sarcastic take on life appeals to fans of all ages. In this second collection of cartoons specially chosen for young readers, the troupe of characters is back to entertain with dark humor and off-the-wall puns. Know-it-all Rat is always at the center of the action, accompanied by slow-witted Pig who is innocently oblivious to most of Rat's jabs. Rounded out with high-browed Goat, the mild and vulnerable Zebra, and the hilariously inept Crocs, the cast is ready to provide hours of reading fun.
Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and gaming for hours in his basement. It's not too hard for him to get away with it . . . until he gets so caught up in one game that he almost lets his house burn down around him.
Oops.
It's time for some serious damage control--so Cameron and his friends invent a fake school club that will make it seem like they're doing good deeds instead of slacking off. The problem? Some kids think the club is real--and Cameron is stuck being president.
Soon Cameron is part of a mission to save a beaver named Elvis from certain extinction. Along the way, he makes some new friends--and some powerful new enemies. The guy who never cared about anything is now at the center of everything . . . and it's going to take all his slacker skills to win this round.
From Leslie Connor, award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch, comes a soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up. All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful story, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me.
Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth—and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home.
When Perry moves to the “outside” world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited with his mom, Perry goes on a quest for answers about her past crime. As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that love makes people resilient no matter where they come from . . . but can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means?
Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard, the ones who stopped trying long ago. The ones you'll never remember, and the ones you want to forget. Ms. Bixby is none of these. She's the sort of teacher who makes you feel like school is somehow worthwhile. Who recognizes something in you that sometimes you don't even see in yourself. Who you never want to disappoint. What Ms. Bixby is, is one-of-a-kind. Topher, Brand, and Steve know this better than anyone. And so when Ms. Bixby unexpectedly announces that she won't be able to finish the school year, they come up with a risky plan, more of a quest, really, to give Ms. Bixby the last day she deserves. Through the three very different stories they tell, we begin to understand what Ms. Bixby means to each of them—and what the three of them mean to each other.
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family’s vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community in this sweet and moving middle grade novel from the award-winning author of It’s Ramadan, Curious George and Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns.Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in the class, and even talking about changing her name to something more “American.” Does Amina need to start changing too? Or hiding who she is to fit in? While Amina grapples with these questions, she is devastated when her local mosque is vandalized.Amina’s Voice brings to life the joys and challenges of a young Pakistani American and highlights the many ways in which one girl’s voice can help bring a diverse community together to love and support each other.
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purchased Legacy books for the MRC from our October
book fair.
Thank you Walker families for helping us raise funds by shopping
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Library and for creating a legacy that will last for years to come.
We are very proud of our library and are grateful to families who are willing to
donate. This is a special way for us to fill the shelves with books that may not
Sponsored by Walker PTO Permission forms for all 3 lunches due by Friday, Oct. 13th.
Each student must have a signed form turned in to participate!! Note: bottled water will be provided unless they receive milk. Students will have the option to buy milk or have water. All nutrition information will be on file with Mrs. Zogas. Questions? Contact: Jill Conley or Lauren Walsh. Student Name:______________________________________________ Teacher/Grade:_____________________________________________ Menu for Friday, October 27, 2017 (Home Run Inn) Slice of Cheese Pizza Applesauce Oreos _____No thanks _____My child has permission to participate in the Walker Spirit Lunch on Friday, October 27th. ___________________________________ (parent signature) Menu for Friday, February 16, 2018 (Potbelly Sandwich Shop) Turkey Sandwich Chips Applesauce Oreos ____No thanks ____My child has permission to participate in the Walker Spirit Lunch on Friday, February 16th. ___________________________________ (parent signature) Menu for Friday, June 1, 2018 (The Daily Scoop) Hot dog Chips Applesauce Oreos ____No thanks ____My child has permission to participate in the Walker Spirit Lunch on Friday, June 1st. _________________________________ (parent signature)
