Thursday, March 31, 2016

The DC bald eagles have landed in the hearts of Topsfield students

  
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This week in the library both at Steward and Proctor 
schools, students have been introduced to Washington D.C.'s  First Family Well...maybe not the 
one you are thinking of but we have begun observing a pair of mated Bald Eagles at the U.S. 
National Arboretum in Washington, DC.  The two Eagles names are “Mr. President” and 
“The First Lady.”  The eaglets are named "DC2" and "DC3".  Their sibling "DC1" was raised there 
last year and has now fledged.  DC2  hatched at 8:27 a.m. March 18, 2016 and DC3 followed 2 days 
later, hatching March 20 at about 3:00 a.m. While the American Eagle Foundations's website provides
 a wealth of information about these specific bald eagles as well as general information about the 
birds, it is amazing how much can be learned by just observing them on the live streaming cam at 
different times of the day.  
                         But don't take our word for it.......

There are naming contests going on for the little eaglets. Post a comment here (below) to 
suggest creative names for these two fluffy balls of fuzz!
Also, the American Eagle Foundation posted the following on their website to keep viewers
updated on the naming process of the siblings (to be viewed with parental permission and/or 
supervision):


Want to help name DC2 and DC3? The D.C. Eagle Cam partners are entertaining name suggestions 

via social media! Hashtag #dceaglecam & #namethenestlings on Twitter and Instagram, 

or visit the American Eagle Foundation's Facebook page or the Department of Energy & Environment's

Facebook page and voice your suggestions there!
Want to help name DC2 and DC3? The D.C. Eagle Cam partners are entertaining name suggestions via social media! Hashtag #dceaglecam & #namethenestlings on Twitter and Instagram, or visit the American Eagle Foundation's Facebook page or the Department of Energy & Environment's Facebook page and voice your suggestions there!
                          Most frequently asked questions about these eagles. 
                                             Click here!
AMERICAN EAGLE FOUNDATION


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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Proctor loves to Party!



CELEBRATING the MCBA 
with our awesome Proctor readers!


On Thursday, March 17th all students who participated in the Massachusetts Children's Book Award reading challenge were invited to a V.I.P. voting party after school.  Over 100 students joined the challenge and even though not everyone could come, we had a great time celebrating our love of books!
 The results aren't in from the state, but we had a clear winner at Proctor.  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate got two thumbs up from our readers. Read all about Ivan and his incredible story



My new title for this crew: The Awesome Readers Club!  

MCB...yay!!!

Votes and Treats!




Our readers had to choose from a list of 25 books...not an easy choice! 
Even some personal creative writing was shared among friends.  Very impressive!

Literary Silliness! 
Thank you to all readers who participated,
voted, and joined in on the party! 

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award Voting Party
Who? Any student who has read 5+ books on the MCBA nominee list (students who cannot attend may vote in library class this week)
To see the list, click here: 2016 MCBA list

When?  Thursday, March 17th from 3:10-3:45

Where? The Proctor School library

What? voting ballots….book chats….refreshments….

Congratulations to all students who made the commitment to read and vote!!