Do you know that in 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African-American awarded a Pulitzer Prize for poetry? In 1960 Harper Lee won the Pulitizer Prize for a  Park favorite: To Kill a Mockingbird. On the technology front, back in 1964 the first BASIC program ran on a computer at Dartmouth.

 

Now is the time for the final push for end-of-the-year excellence. Students researching topics are encouraged to visit the Michigan Electronic Library at http://www.mel.org/. To visit our own Wyoming Public Schools Follett Destiny site from home go to: http://destiny.kentisd.org/.



Congratulations to the Wyoming Park Class of 2012, graduating May 29. This will be this last graduating class from Wyoming Park. Next year we will have one high school; Wyoming High School, which will be the home of the Wyoming Wolves.

Do all of the readers in your home a favor and sign up for a Kent District Library Summer Reading Program. Find information here: http://www.kdl.org/home/go/SRC_preview.

April...beautiful April

April is National Poetry Month

Visit the site of the Poetry Foundation in Chicago.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/

Are you interested in nature and conservation? Earth Day has its own organization: http://www.earthday.org/

Who has entertained and amused more people than William Shakespeare?..born in April.

Visit the Folger Library to learn about him:

http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=865

March 2012

March....spring is on the way!

March IS Reading Month. Browse our new Follett Destiny Library Management software and find a book that is perfect for you. Link to it here:

Follett Destiny webpage click here

Pack up your family and join the folks from West Elementary who are sponsoring March Madness Reading Month. There will be fun activities at several restaurants in Wyoming.  Join them from 5 PM to 7 PM March 1st at Papa Dogs, March 6th at Main Street Pub, March 13th at Frankie V's, March 21st at Skinny's, and March 27 at a to-be-determined site. Phone 530-7590 or 530-7533 for more info.

Do you know March is "Music in our Schools" month? Thank a music teacher or student musician for all of the enjoyment we get from their hours of practice and performances.

Ed White was the first American to walk in space in 1965.

February 2012

It's February! There's so much to celebrate in February. First and foremost, Black History Month. Get a fact-a-day delivered to your e-mail from the NAACP. http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/black-history-month-is-here. Stop by this website for some interesting history from the Library of Congress: http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/. Are you cheering for the Patriots or the Giants in the Super Bowl? Support American Heart Month http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ by serving healthy snacks during the game. Here are some sites to check out before you plan your snacking menu:  http://www.hearthealthyonline.com/healthy-recipes/appetizer-recipes/game-day-snacks_1.html, http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/feeding/healthy-eating/the-20-best-snacks-for-kids/,
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=60647.

January 2012



Do you enjoy The Lord of the Rings? Celebrate J.R.R.Tolkien's birthday on January 3rd. Visit this site to learn more about this important author: Tolkien Society



January is Eye Care Month. Learn how your eye works here: How Stuff Works



It's National Blonde Brownie Day on January 22. Make this receipe and enjoy a tasty treat with your friends.
Toll House Blonde Brownies

Do you know November is Native American Heritage Month?

Visit this site sponsored hosted by the Library of Congress to learn interesting facts, and access a variety of webcasts, about the people who were here before the Pilgrims.
http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/index.html

October Includes Teen Read Week!

Check out the American Library Association's Teen Read Week October 16-22.

Young Adult Library Services Association