Archive for August, 2008

New Books to check out for September 2008 at the Faith Public/School Library

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Children’s Nonfiction:

Why Should I Help? By Claire Llewellen

Children’s Fiction:Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse by Judy SchachnerJunie B. Jones, First Grader: Shipwrecked by Barbara Park

97 Ways to Train A Dragon by Kate McMullanDanger! Wizard at Work by Kate McMullan

Class Pets: Survival School by Frank AschBratz will work for Fashion by Nancy Krulik

Help! It’s Parents day at DSA by Kate McMullenThe Messy Monster by Michael J. Pellowski

Little Bunny’s Easter Surprise by Tara DoyleThe Puppy Place: Scout by Ellen Miles

The Secrets of Droon Series: The Flight of the Genie, Dream Thief #17, Search for Dragon Ship #18, The Coiled Viper #1, In the Ice Caves of Krog #20, The Isle of Mists #21 by Tony AbbottI Love You as Big as the World by David Van Buren

The Ghost of Sir Herbert Dungeonstone by Kate McMullanJuvenile Nonfiction:

Did you Invent the Phone Alone, Alexander Graham Bell by Melvin and Gilda BergerScholastic Book of World Records by Jennifer Corr Morse

The Book of Stars by Clint TwistScholastic Encyclopedia of the Presidents and their Times by David Rubel

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul #2 by Jack CanfieldCreativity by Jeannie Kim

Juvenile Fiction:The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements

True Stories of D-Day by Henry BrookThe Reluctant Dragon by Ernest H. Shepard

No Talking by Andrew ClementsDoing Time Online by Jan Siebold

Undercurrents by Willo Davis RobertsEggs by Jerry Spinelli

The Angel’s Command by Brian JacquesOggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks

Dragon’s Nest by Emily RoddaThe Sister of the South #3 by Emily Rodda

Kidnap Kids by Todd StrasserShadowgate by Emily Rodda

Adult Nonfiction:Captive of the Cheyenne by Russ Czaplewski

Why Men don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps: How we’re different and what to do about it by Barbara PeaseAdult Fiction:

A Touch of Grace by Lauraine SnellingSophie’s Dilemma by Lauraine Snelling

The Whistling Wind by Ivan GoigBackwater by Joan Bauer

Homesteading Woman by Margaret DrakeForever Odd by Dean Koontz

Audio Books:Juvenile Fiction  The Magician’s Nephew

Adult Nonfiction Your Perfect Right by Robert Alberti

Adult Nonfiction Dealing with Different, Diverse (and Difficult) People presented by Barbara Braunstein

Old Yearbooks for Sale

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

The Desktop Publishing class at Faith High School has decided to clean out the cabinet of archived yearbooks and have found that there are too many to save anymore!  So, with the approval of administration, they have decided to sell the archived books at a discount. 

1956–1996—$5.00
1997–1999—$10.00
2000–2006—$20.00

 For more information, call the Faith School at 605-967-2152.

Community Meeting Planned

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

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The Faith School District is planning a community meeting to kick off a new project, “Dakota Character”.  This project promotes character development of all children in schools and in the community.  “This project will not work without the support of the community,” said Mr. Dutton at the teacher inservice on August 19th.  The meeting will be held at the school gym on Wednesday August 27th at 6:30pm. 

 For more information on the Dakota Character project click on:

http://dakotacharacter.tie.wikispaces.net/