The Book Club
Flipped Fun!
Photos from the recent Flipped
party coming soon!
BMS is excited to revive The Book Club for students and teachers! Our first selection of the year was Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare, which was quite successful. Students participating in the book club’s first selection had the opportunity to see the film adaptation at the local theatre. Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was featured throughout Novemember and December. In January we began to read Flipped and as you can see from the photos above (soon!) had fun celebrating one of the themes in the novel by completing random acts of kindness for our fellow classmates.
Next up: A Single Shard. Read the review below and if you are interested in joining in the fun grab a copy and start reading! Listen to the announcements as to when the teachers will be staying after school to share the audio book with students if you would prefer to go that route. All those who pass the Accelerated Reader test over this novel with a 70% or higher will be invited to participate in an awesome activity associated with the novel.
From School Library Journal: In this tale of courage and devotion, a single shard from a celadon vase changes the life of a young boy and his master. In 12th-century Korea, the village of Ch’ulp’o is famous for its pottery. The orphan Tree-ear spends his days foraging for food for himself and Crane-man, a lame straw weaver who has cared for him for many years. Because of his wanderings, Tree-ear is familiar with all of the potters in the village, but he is especially drawn to Min. When he drops a piece Min has made, Tree-ear begins to work for him to pay off his debt, but stays on after the debt is paid because he longs to learn to create beautiful pots himself. Sent to the royal court to show the king’s emissary some new pottery, Tree-ear makes a long journey filled with disaster and learns what it means to have true courage. This quiet story is rich in the details of life in Korea during this period. In addition it gives a full picture of the painstaking process needed to produce celadon pottery. However, what truly stands out are the characters: the grumpy perfectionist, Min; his kind wife; wise Crane-man; and most of all, Tree-ear, whose determination and lively intelligence result in good fortune.