In the Library Media Center this month we're talking about Caldecott Awards. The 2011 awards were announced and the Medal winner, given for A Sick Day for Amos McGee lives right next door in Ann Arbor which we all thought was pretty exciting!You can find a list of all the award winners on the American Library Association website.We will also be starting what I hope will be an annual tradition of creating the Bates Book Award, an honor that will be bestowed every January on our favorite books at Bates, complete with our personally designed award.In Tech we are learning how to type through the Dance Mat Typing site. The students are getting faster at typing and better at staying on the home row. We are still processing all the books that we got through the Scholastic Book Fair. Thank you again to everyone who came and bought books this past Fall!