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Also: Thanks to all who participated in NAEP testing. The NAEP Team was impressed with our students’ work ethic and respectful behavior all through testing.

Nice work 8th graders!

Way to demonstrate the best of what it means to be a Centennial Eagle!

We hope the calendar change is going well for everyone.

Sure is for these readers!

Be sure to play Winter Break Book BINGO! Read, fill out your cards, turn them in to the Library in January, and get a spectacular Library Prize!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Holiday Season!

Thanks to everyone for supporting the Fall Book Fair. It was a great success, and our school community really seemed to enjoy it.

You can still shop online until November 30th. < https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/centennialmiddleschool9 >

All purchases benefit our school.

Also, look for your name on this month’s list of top borrowers. (Names are posted in the display case outside the Library, as well.)

Happy Thanksgiving!

As a treat for the Season, here is a link to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, an American classic by Washington Irving. < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy4V4FSO2k0 >

Best listened to by candlelight!

Here also is a link to a free ebook version from Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41

Happy Halloween!

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year!

We hope to help everyone grow in their learning journeys!

We Are Eagles!
Reading Lifts Our wings!

Thanks to everyone for a spectacular year in the library!

Be sure to keep reading over the Summer.

We will keep soaring even higher next year!

It’s our 3rd annual Edible Book Contest!

Library Club members have made Edible Book projects which are now on display in the Library. They would like Students AND Staff to vote for their favorite.

Students may visit with their Homeroom Classes, as directed by Homeroom Teachers. Students may also visit the library on their own during passing periods, at lunch, or before or after school and cast a ballot whenever they have an opportunity.

Centennial Eagles may also vote online using this link:

Edible Books 2025 Voting Form

Again, Library Club members want all staff to vote too. So feel free to drop by the library yourselves, or vote online.

* A special note of thanks to Mrs. Dillinger who once again so graciously allowed students to bake their cakes at school using her room’s facilities. The students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity.

We’re hoping to make this an annual event as a fun way to celebrate Books!

And the Winner is….

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Built by 7th grader, Mirrary Hodgins

Congratulations!

Thanks to all who participated this year!

We look forward to more tasty literary creations next year!

April is National Poetry Month!

Here are some ways to celebrate (as suggested by poets.org):

1. Sign-up for Poem-a-Day, curated this month by Willie Perdomo, and read a poem each morning.
2. Sign-up to receive a free National Poetry Month poster, featuring an excerpt from “Gate A-4,” a poem by former Young People’s Poet Laureate and Academy Chancellor Naomi Shihab Nye, as well as artwork by New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator Christy Mandin. Download the PDF and display it for the occasion.
3. Read 2024’s most-read poem by a contemporary poet, Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Kindness,” or the most-read classic: Dylan Thomas’s “Do not go gentle into that good night.”
4. Record yourself reading a poem and share why you chose that work online, using the hashtag #NationalPoetryMonth. 
5. Subscribe to the Poem-a-Day podcast.
6. Check out a book of poetry from your local library.
7. Begin your meetings or classes by reading a poem.
8. Talk to the teachers in your life about Teach this Poem and encourage students in grades five–twelve to participate in the Dear Poet project. 
9. Revisit an iconic poet or classic book of poems through the Academy’s literary seminars.
10. Share a poem for Poem in Your Pocket Day on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem.
11. Read about your state poet laureate.
12. Read a poem before you go to bed.
13. Buy a book of poetry from your local bookstore or on Bookshop.org! Check out “enjambments,” a monthly interview series highlighting emerging and established poets’ latest poetry collections.
14. Make a poetry playlist.
15. Send a poem to your accountant or tax preparer.
16. Create an online anthology of your favorite poems on Poets.org.
17. Organize a poetry reading, open mic, or poetry slam in your neighborhood.
18. Learn more about poetry readings near you. 
19. Donate books of poetry to free libraries and mutual-aid networks.
20. Research and volunteer with poetry organizations in your area.
21. Take a walk and write an ode to an object that you encountered.
22. Read and share poems about the environment in honor of Earth Day. 
23. Start a poetry reading group or potluck, inviting friends to share poems.
24. Attend Poetry & the Creative Mind on April 24, 2025, a free, virtual reading of favorite poems in celebration of National Poetry Month.
25. Read essays about poetry, like former Chancellor Edward Hirsch’s “How to Read a Poem,” Mary Ruefle’s “Poetry and the Moon,” former Chancellor Mark Doty’s “Tide of Voices: Why Poetry Matters Now,” Muriel Rukeyser’s “The Life of Poetry,” and Chancellor Kevin Young’s “Poems of Grief and Healing.”
26. Watch a movie, lecture, or video featuring a poet.
27. Write an exquisite corpse or a renga with friends.
28. Make a poetry chapbook.
29. Browse the glossary of terms and try your hand at writing a formal poem.
30. Make a gift to support the Academy of American Poets’ free programs and publications and keep celebrating poetry year-round!

Read more ways to celebrate National Poetry Month. 

<https://poets.org/national-poetry-month/30-ways-celebrate-national-poetry-month-0>