December 2013
E-Books are coming to Dixon's library! We are very excited to announce the imminent arrival of these new resources at Dixon. On our i pads or desk tops we will have unlimited, simultaneous accessibility to the titles we purchase 24/7. These materials will be valuable resources for all students. More information will be posted soon.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Panther Book Bridge
We could not have had such a successful year reading and sharing multicultural books if not for the Snapdragon Foundation. Thank you!
Check out this video to see the full expanse of the bridge!
Check out this video to see the full expanse of the bridge!
The bridge started with just a few paws, but as the days passed the bridge grew and grew...
After reading a multicultural book, students submitted a book review to the drawing for a chance to win prizes.
Student earned paw prints by reading books from the multicultural section and learning about new cultures, thereby building bridges across experiences!
Well done, Panthers!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Exciting Developments for Dixon's Library!
The Snapdragon Book Foundation, www.snapdragonbookfoundation.org, has awarded our library a generous grant to purchase new books. We express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for the honor of being selected and for the opportunity this affords us.
Our application, entitled Dealing with Diversity: Building Bridges with Books, outlined our circumstances and described some of the objectives in place for the library. In our increasingly global world of information students must be taught to seek diverse perspectives. Our current student-body comprises a large element of diversity. We need materials which will help students gain a sense of personal identity and attachment to their own cultural heritage, books that will help students increase in understanding and appreciation of both their own heritage and that of other people. Books with protagonists who face the challenge of physical or mental handicaps can also instill in our students an appreciation of how these individuals have already and are now making contributions to our society. We hope to help our students develop a sense of shared membership in a larger community comprised of many others from diverse and valued backgrounds. Such sensibilities can only serve to benefit them now and in the future as they interact with others in our ever expanding, diverse global environment.
Activities Planned:
As learning is enhanced by opportunities to share and learn with others our plans include several means by which this may be accomplished:
1) Shared Book Reviews
As students complete the reading of a title dealing with diversity they will be invited to do a book review on the form provided. On this they will comment on how their "view" has been altered, their understanding affected. Having done so they will receive Panther Paw Prints, one little print to be placed in a container for a monthly drawing, one larger print to be placed on the wall or ceiling between the two Panthers which mark the beginning and ending of the "Bridge" across the main span of our library. The book reviews will be placed in a file in a location accessible to all.
As the literal bridge of paw prints extends from one side of the library to the other, we hope a symbolic bridge, formed of new perspectives, knowledge, understanding and sympathy, will be
formed within our students to help them on their journeys from the present to the future.
2) Jeopardy Games
These will be staged in the library throughout the year during i-time. Questions for each game will be generated from information presented in certain books, the titles of which will be announced in advance.
3) Parent Book Club
Interested parents are invited to e-mail me at tessar@provo.edu We can meet periodically at lunch time in the library. Parents can participate in the creation of our Panther Bridge if desired.
The Snapdragon Book Foundation, www.snapdragonbookfoundation.org, has awarded our library a generous grant to purchase new books. We express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for the honor of being selected and for the opportunity this affords us.
Our application, entitled Dealing with Diversity: Building Bridges with Books, outlined our circumstances and described some of the objectives in place for the library. In our increasingly global world of information students must be taught to seek diverse perspectives. Our current student-body comprises a large element of diversity. We need materials which will help students gain a sense of personal identity and attachment to their own cultural heritage, books that will help students increase in understanding and appreciation of both their own heritage and that of other people. Books with protagonists who face the challenge of physical or mental handicaps can also instill in our students an appreciation of how these individuals have already and are now making contributions to our society. We hope to help our students develop a sense of shared membership in a larger community comprised of many others from diverse and valued backgrounds. Such sensibilities can only serve to benefit them now and in the future as they interact with others in our ever expanding, diverse global environment.
Activities Planned:
As learning is enhanced by opportunities to share and learn with others our plans include several means by which this may be accomplished:
1) Shared Book Reviews
As students complete the reading of a title dealing with diversity they will be invited to do a book review on the form provided. On this they will comment on how their "view" has been altered, their understanding affected. Having done so they will receive Panther Paw Prints, one little print to be placed in a container for a monthly drawing, one larger print to be placed on the wall or ceiling between the two Panthers which mark the beginning and ending of the "Bridge" across the main span of our library. The book reviews will be placed in a file in a location accessible to all.
As the literal bridge of paw prints extends from one side of the library to the other, we hope a symbolic bridge, formed of new perspectives, knowledge, understanding and sympathy, will be
formed within our students to help them on their journeys from the present to the future.
2) Jeopardy Games
These will be staged in the library throughout the year during i-time. Questions for each game will be generated from information presented in certain books, the titles of which will be announced in advance.
3) Parent Book Club
Interested parents are invited to e-mail me at tessar@provo.edu We can meet periodically at lunch time in the library. Parents can participate in the creation of our Panther Bridge if desired.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Reading For Hope = A Great Success
Our Evening of Culture and Literacy produced great dividends for all participants. Our students collected over $3000.00 through Read-a-thon pledges for The Mali Rising Foundation. The funds will be used to help build a school in a rural village in Mali. We would like to thank our students for their efforts in this fund raiser, well done.
MRF Board of Directors member Dr. Steve Waters accepts a check from students at Dixon Middle School who have raised over $3000.00 so far as part of their Reading for Hope campaign."
Three ambitious students brought in over $800 dollars in combined pledges, qualifying for a set of Utah Jazz tickets generously donated by Nu Skin Enterprises.
Performers from Wassalonka delight audiences with traditional West African drumming and dancing as part of the celebration held for students of Dixon Middle School who are working to build a school in Mali.
"As English teachers, we couldn't be more pleased," says 7th grade teacher Lon Young. "Our students devoured thousands of books. They reached out to their own community in getting pledges. There was something beautiful about watching them work so hard to help kids on the other side of the planet. Because it allows students into the mind and heart of another person, reading cultivates empathy. We see our students at Dixon turning that empathy into action as they set aside their own interests and serve others."
MRF Board of Directors member Dr. Steve Waters accepts a check from students at Dixon Middle School who have raised over $3000.00 so far as part of their Reading for Hope campaign."
Three ambitious students brought in over $800 dollars in combined pledges, qualifying for a set of Utah Jazz tickets generously donated by Nu Skin Enterprises.
Performers from Wassalonka delight audiences with traditional West African drumming and dancing as part of the celebration held for students of Dixon Middle School who are working to build a school in Mali.
"As English teachers, we couldn't be more pleased," says 7th grade teacher Lon Young. "Our students devoured thousands of books. They reached out to their own community in getting pledges. There was something beautiful about watching them work so hard to help kids on the other side of the planet. Because it allows students into the mind and heart of another person, reading cultivates empathy. We see our students at Dixon turning that empathy into action as they set aside their own interests and serve others."
Thursday, March 29, 2012
A Reading Adventure - Wednesday April 4th
Dixon, come celebrate reading at 6:30 pm in our Library. It is the culminating activity of our Read-a-thon!
M.L. Foreman, author of the Adventurers Wanted Series, will be present. He will discuss his new novel, Slathbog's Gold and autograph your books.
Entertainment for this Evening of Literature and Culture will include African drummers, school choirs, poetry reading and Pickin' and Strummin' with Benson, Jewkes and Issak.
Everyone will also have the opportunity to walk through the display of photo art, Faces of Mali, which has been on loan from the Utah Arts Council for the duration of this read-a-thon.
At 8:30 pm the Mali Rising Foundation will be presented with a check, the figure on which represents the amount collected by our students through all their pledges for the read-a-thon: Reading For Hope. Please join us in the Library for this celebration!
M.L. Foreman, author of the Adventurers Wanted Series, will be present. He will discuss his new novel, Slathbog's Gold and autograph your books.
Entertainment for this Evening of Literature and Culture will include African drummers, school choirs, poetry reading and Pickin' and Strummin' with Benson, Jewkes and Issak.
Everyone will also have the opportunity to walk through the display of photo art, Faces of Mali, which has been on loan from the Utah Arts Council for the duration of this read-a-thon.
At 8:30 pm the Mali Rising Foundation will be presented with a check, the figure on which represents the amount collected by our students through all their pledges for the read-a-thon: Reading For Hope. Please join us in the Library for this celebration!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Author Rick Riordan to Visit Provo
Provo City Library is thrilled to announce that New York Times best-selling author Rick Riordan will be joining us in May to celebrate his newest novel, The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow. He will speak to us on Wednesday, May 2nd at 7:00 pm in the Timpview High School Auditorium.
Free tickets are available to Dixon Middle School students in our library. We are requesting that you have your parents sign a slip indicating that you have transportation and are able to go at the designated time. Please bring that slip with you when requesting tickets.
In an effort to accommodate as many patrons as possible, the event is being held at Timpview instead of at the Provo City Library. Mr. Riordan will be speaking exclusively, and pre-signed copies of his books will be available from the BYU Bookstore.
Walk Like An Egyptian! Students who attend the event in Egyptian or Greek costume will be entered to win a signed, hardcover set of Mr. Riordan's novels.
This event is presented by Provo City Library and made possible by Disney Hyperion. Dixon is pleased to be able to participate.
Free tickets are available to Dixon Middle School students in our library. We are requesting that you have your parents sign a slip indicating that you have transportation and are able to go at the designated time. Please bring that slip with you when requesting tickets.
In an effort to accommodate as many patrons as possible, the event is being held at Timpview instead of at the Provo City Library. Mr. Riordan will be speaking exclusively, and pre-signed copies of his books will be available from the BYU Bookstore.
Walk Like An Egyptian! Students who attend the event in Egyptian or Greek costume will be entered to win a signed, hardcover set of Mr. Riordan's novels.
This event is presented by Provo City Library and made possible by Disney Hyperion. Dixon is pleased to be able to participate.
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