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Books by the Bushel, Biography Fair, Donation Form, Links, Monarch Award, Schedule, Wish List
Library books at our school number over 10,000
volumes, including fiction, non-fiction, and general reference materials. Students in
grades one through five have a regularly scheduled weekly library period. Sixth, seventh,
and eighth grade students have access to the library at any time during regular school
hours, at their teachers' discretion. Kindergarten students come to the school library
once a week for story time.
Students may check out two books a week. Lost or damaged books must be
replaced, and no books may be checked out by a student with overdue or lost books until
the materials have been returned or replaced. Incentives are given to students in grades
one through four to encourage them to return books on time.
Students are invited to donate new books to the library or to classrooms
through the school's Birthday Book Program.
KING TUT, GALILEO, and BONNIE BLAIR are among the famous people that nine ambitious St. Matthew students researched for the Champaign Public Library Biography Fair. The students have written a paper and designed an art project to display what they have learned. All projects were submitted to the Champaign library and awards were presented on Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m.
Congratulations to Kathleen Tracy and Caroline Gillette, who were both winners. Kathleen's project won her the grand prize of one hundred dollars while Caroline won a twenty-five dollar gift certificate to Border's Bookstore.

Participating students and their projects are:
| Dela Adedze | Grade3 | Galileo |
| Michael Behrensmeyer | Grade 4 | Bonnie Blair |
| Meghan Fritchey | Grade 4 | Hubert Humphrey |
| Alexandre Geubelle | Grade 3 | John F. Kennedy |
| *Caroline Gillette | Grade 3 | Helen Keller |
| David Horn | Grade 4 | Vincent Van Gogh |
| Morgan Hummel | Grade 4 | Helen Keller |
| Avery Oldfield | Grade 3 | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| *Kathleen Tracy | Grade 4 | King Tut |
Books
by the Bushel 2008
We
wish to extend a special Thank You to the following families and friends of
St. Matthew School who generously donated new books to the library through the Books
by the Bushel event at Pages for All Ages Bookstore.
We appreciate the efforts of the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana to
support reading in our community by sponsoring this event.
| Anonymous | Will Parrott |
| Courtney, Diana, John and |
Claire and Corey Pollard |
| Carly and Grace Buetow | Ms. Vicki Prell |
| Maggie and Mitchell Flanagin | Ms. Lori Rund |
| Ian Gidcomb | Will Schmitt |
| Ms. Frances Hendrickson | Jacob and Joseph Sellett |
| Maeve Kirby | Ms. Henriette Stegemeier |
| The Leipold Family | Austin and Joseph Stilger |
| Ms. Nicoletta Manzella | Sophia and Tessa Tomaso |
| Lukas Mills | The Tyner Family |
| Ms. Rae Montague | Maggie, Sophie, Robbie and Abbie Vavrik |
| Ms. Judy Nowak | Henry Washburn |
| Emily and Matthew Oldham | Ms. Shelley Williams |
St. Matthew
School students have once again voted for their favorite books from among the nominees on
this years Illinois School Library Media Association Monarch Award list. Two books
tied for first place at St. Matthews: Bad
Kitty by Nick Bruel and If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen. The statewide winner was If I Built a Car,
in which a boy designs a vehicle with fantastic abilities on land, sea, and air. This is the second year that St. Matthew students
have picked the winning book. Last
years winner was Superdog: The Heart
of a Hero by Carolyn Buehner. The Monarch
award is named for the Illinois state insect and symbolizes the growth and change of
children as they develop reading skills.
Links
Champaign Public Library - http://www.champaign.org
*WebSites to Check Out
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - http://www.carolhurst.com/
Children's Book Council - http://www.cbcbooks.org/
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Awards - http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/
Children's Book Awards and Other Literary Prizes - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/awards.htm
Newbery Medal Home Page! - http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Caldecott Medal Home Page! - http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

CLASSROOM LIBRARY SCHEDULE FOR 2007-2008
| First Grade | Mrs. Glogowski | Friday, 12:10pm |
| First Grade | Mrs. Hansen | Friday, 10:00am |
| First Grade | Mrs. Hummel | Thursday, 12:00pm |
| Second Grade | Sr. M. Veronica | Monday, 11:50pm |
| Second Grade | Mrs. Meade | Monday, 12:20pm |
| Third Grade | Mrs. VanEngelenburg | Friday, 1:35pm |
| Third Grade | Mrs. Hatfield | Friday, 9:20am |
| Fourth Grade | Sr. M. Margaret | Wednesday, 1:45pm |
| Fourth Grade | Mrs. Marietta | Wednesday, 12:15pm |
| Fifth Grade | Mrs. Case | Tuesday, 10:30am |
| Fifth Grade | Mrs. Weber | Monday, 10:30am |
Students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade may use the library at
any time during the school day, with their teachers permission. Kindergarten students come to the library once a
week for storytime.