Faith, SD

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

Nancy Reimer — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:31:10 +0000

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

Nancy Reimer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:45:48 +0000

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

Nancy Reimer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:58:12 +0000

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/

Sue is Here…..New Extended Hours!

Nancy Reimer — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:17:18 +0000

The Sue exhibit is now in Faith! The exhibit is the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex ever unearthed. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see this spectacular, full-sized cast of this dinosaur’s 42-foot long, 13-foot-high skeleton and learn more more about it’s intriguing past.

Community Center
May 10, 2008 thru Sept. 1, 2008

Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Faith Students Visit Sue

Nancy Reimer — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:05:53 +0000

The Faith Students K-12 visited the dinosaur exhibit at the Faith community center on May 14, 2008. The display was not just something to look at–you could actually feel, smell, watch from a different perspective, and many other things. I encourage you to come and check it out!

Spring Fever Hits Faith

Nancy Reimer — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:49:13 +0000

On May 8th, 2008 Spring Fever hit Faith on a very rainy day, and trust me, we’re not complaining one bit. The Preschool through Seniors presented a variety of entertaining music–from the old folk tales to modern country songs that had everyone tapping their toes at one time or another. It was fun watching the elementary kids have a blast with their songs and choreography. A great time was had by all.

Public/School Library Announcements

Nancy Reimer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:48:57 +0000

Upcoming Activities for the Faith Public/School Library Please return all checked out items to the library before May 1 for Inventory. Thanks. Library Staff

No items will be checked out from May 1 - May 19

Summer Reading Program - “Catch the Reading Bug” starts May 20 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11 AM. Youth ages Pre-K-6th grade are invited for Bug studying, books, fun, prizes, snacks and other activities.

Contact the Library for more information.

Also, the HOP Exhibit - Bug’s Eye View will be at the library for the whole month of June. Come and build a 3-D Bug, Move the mosaic scales on the Butterfly, or match the bug body parts on the Bee’s Knees. There will be many more hands-on exhibits for the whole family.

Summer Library Hours will start May 19. Monday - Friday 9 AM - 1 PM. Then hours will be extended in June and July to Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursday evenings from 5-8 PM. Technology Classes will be offered again at no charge. Come and learn to use various programs on the computer, research and data bases on the State Library website. Classes are one-on-one, unrestricted self-learning environment with technical assistance if needed.

Golden Egg Lost

Shawn Peterson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:29:44 +0000

THE GOLDEN EGG IS LOST! It seems the golden egg hidden before Easter has been lost, whether the wind blew it away or a pesky varmit stole it we don’t know, but it’s nowhere to be found. A May Day promotion is planned for the prizes donated for the Golden Egg Scavenger Hunt. Thanks to all who participated in both the Silver and the Gold egg promo’s! We’ll put together another fun one for the May Day promo and we’ll keep you posted as details become available.

History of Faith

ricky1 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:12:32 +0000

Faith was installed as a city in 1910, The railroad had been built to the city and ended here’ the country around faith was mostly flat prairie with occasional buttes which rose like ghosts form the flat prairie.

What is a Blogger?

Nancy Reimer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:00:02 +0000

On April 16th, there will be the monthly Horizon’s meeting at 5p.m. However, we will be holding the meeting at the Faith High School computer lab. Because…..at 6p.m. Nancy Reimer will be teaching community members, teachers, students, whomever wants to come how to blog. You can become a member of this blog to help this community communicate and know what is happening in Faith. If you simply want to know what a blog is….come on in. She will also show you resources in how to create your own blog. It’s free and easy…..and best of all…it’s FREE!