OK Go describes themselves as a band, that makes stuff. This was taken from their website to describe this video! I think it is super cool! OK Go created this video by looking at how a series of simple machines can connect together and create a single chain reaction machine. The band aimed to make the machine a fundamental part of the video as well as their song by playing the notes within the chain. To ensure that the simple machines were in sync with the music, a lot of careful consideration went into the creation of the machine. The past few weeks, all students from Kindergarten to 5th Grade have been learning to Program Computer (CODE) in the Library Learning Commons. Ask them to go onto the website, and show you what they have been working on. For an article on why teaching kids to learn to code early, click this link. CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE A Wrinkle in Time
With A Wrinkle in TIme movie coming out this weekend, it is only fitting that our book this week would be A Wrinkle in Time! Here is an excerpt from the story (from Amazon.com), some reviews, and a book trailer. I hope you read the book before you go see the movie.
This is Book 1 of the Time Quintet Series It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract." A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem. A Wrinkle in Time is the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal. Review “Yoo's cover art is enchanting.” ―Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast (blog) “A coming of age fantasy story that sympathizes with typical teen girl awkwardness and insecurity, highlighting courage, resourcefulness and the importance of famiyl ties as key to overcoming them.” ―Carol Platt Liebau, author, in the New York Post “An exhilarating experience.” ―Kirkus Reviews “This imaginative book will be read for a long time into the future.” ―Children's Literature Book Trailer"My name is August, I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse." Description Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? Ms. Juliano's thoughts: I think every person 10 years or older should read this book. I love how it is told from so many different perspectives. The story has a much more dramatic ending than I was expecting and I really enjoyed it-it made me think long after I read the book. Description: This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child's confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who's ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, too difficult. It's a story to inspire you to welcome that idea, to give it some space to grow, and to see what happens next. Because your idea isn't going anywhere. In fact, it's just getting started. -Good Reads |