Dear families,
The school year is winding down, and books are being returned. Thank you for your diligence in checking return dates on your items and following the shipment procedures. We so appreciate your patronage. We hope your students will keep reading throughout the summer, and our statistics show that many of our students are reading eBooks or Audiobooks for an average of 80 minutes a day! Woohoo! Let’s keep the reading going with our Sora Sweet Reads summer challenge, which begins on May 12 and runs through mid-August.
Announcements & Reminders
- If you are not returning to HCOS, all items need to be returned to the Learning Commons by June 23rd, 2025. If you have reenrolled for the next school year, you can book items over the summer and make advanced bookings for the next school year. If you are newly enrolled for 2025/26, you will be given access to the Learning Commons in early August.
Student Highlights & Contests
- Join in the fun with our Book-Spine Poetry Contest! Create a poem using the titles of books. Stack them up and read down the poem. See example poems to help get you inspired.
- The winners of the STEAM/Art – Endangered Animals contest will be posted on May 20th. Thank you to all who participated. There are some fantastic creations! Good luck to our judge, who has the challenging task of picking the winners next week.
- Book Highlight! – Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body under the Piano
- Register for An All About Bugs Storytime with Margaret, Dewey, and Erin! May 20th at 10 am, PST
Resource Updates & Tips
- Book Highlight! – The Mighty Silent e! A Learning Is Fun series book for elementary ELA.
- The Benefits of Reading a Book Series – how they spark a love for reading.
- Teaching Textbooks have been reduced in price in our used bookstore! Many packages are in new condition, others are gently used. For example: Algebra 1 – $240 reduced to just $70 new, or $45 used.
Blessings From The Learning Commons
