2. FAMILY READING NIGHT NOVEMBER 4, 2011 HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL

3. WELCOME TO THE 7 TH ANNUAL FAMILY READING NIGHT! WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS SLIDESHOW. YOU WILL SEE RESULTS OF THE LOGO CONTEST, INFORMATION ON THE DOOR PRIZE DRAWING, GLIMPSES OF THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, PICTURES FROM PAST FRN EVENTS, AND MORE!

4. YOU CAN TELL HOW HIGH A SOCIETY IS BY HOW MUCH OF ITS GARBAGE IS RECYCLED. DHYANI YWAHOO

5. THIS YEARS THEME IS READ, RECYCLE & RECHARGE

6. DID YOU KNOW ? We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans every year!

7. Make literacy part of your family time! Play board games together. Choose books over TV Read the ingredients and directions on a recipe together and make something yummy! Make reading FUN! The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. –Dr. Seuss

9. The Screen Actors Guild Presents… www.storylineonline.net Listen to members of the Screen Actors Guild read your favorite stories. The interactive site provides lessons ideas and activities for each book! Follow site updates on Facebook and Twitter.

10. LOGO CONTEST WINNER Created by Erin Kane, 8 th grader

11. BOOKS MAY WELL BE THE ONLY TRUE MAGIC. ~ALICE HOFFMAN

12. DID YOU KNOW ? Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours.

13. BOOK SWAP All proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House Charities

14. I HAVE ALWAYS IMAGINED THAT PARADISE WILL BE A KIND OF LIBRARY. JORGE LUIS BORGES

15. DISCOVER SOUTH AMERICA! Want to know what life is like below the equator? Come and take a trip from A to V and in between! Passports will be provided as well as a surprise when you visit all 9 countries.

16. JOIN US IN THE CAFETERIA AT 7:15 Mmmmm… theres a cookie with your name on it!

17. FAMILY READING NIGHT 2008

19. CHILDREN ARE MADE READERS ON THE LAPS OF THEIR PARENTS. EMILIE BUCHWALD

20. DID YOU KNOW ? It will take the typical glass bottle 4000 years or more to decompose.

21. Own Late Aches Aim Men Hit Only takes a minute Ape Lay Onwards A play on words (3 sessions) 7:20 7:45 8:10 MAD GAB MANIA! Room 211

22. OUTSIDE A DOG, A BOOK IS A MANS BEST FRIEND. INSIDE A DOG, ITS TOO DARK TO READ. GROUCHO MARX

23. POETRY IN ART ROOM 217 Recycle a page of an "abandoned" book by creating a poem and then painting it to create a masterpiece.

24. LOGO CONTEST HONORABLE MENTION Created by 8 th grader Jordan Waris

25. FAMILY READING NIGHT 2010 Book swap!!! Room 212-214

26. DID YOU KNOW ? The average American uses seven trees a year in paper, wood, and other products made from trees.

27. I FIND TELEVISION VERY EDUCATIONAL. THE MINUTE SOMEBODY TURNS IT ON, I GO TO THE LIBRARY AND READ A GOOD BOOK. GROUCHO MARX

28. FAMILY READING NIGHT 2010 Book swap!!! Room 212-214

29. LIBRARIES ARE NOT MADE; THEY GROW. AUGUSTINE BIRRELL

30. BULLDOG BULLDOG COLORING CONTEST …FOR ALL AGES! Room 207-209

31. FAMILY READING NIGHT 2007

32. DID YOU KNOW ? The average American consumes approximately 500 gallons of gasoline per year, whereas the average Canadian consumes approximately 310 gallons per year.

33. PARENTS: NEED SOME R&R? Join us in the Library for some Read and Relax time. Take a book off the shelf, or a magazine off the rack!

34. LOGO CONTEST HONORABLE MENTION Created by 8 th grader Gilly Tytka

35. TO READ WITHOUT REFLECTING IS LIKE EATING WITHOUT DIGESTING. EDMUND BURKE

36. RECORDING STUDIO STATION! Take home a recording of your favorite song, poem, quote, or story! Enjoy listening, singing, rapping, and speaking on tape! Reading materials provided, but your own ideas are WELCOME!

37. FAMILY READING NIGHT 2009 "You see, I don't believe libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." Monty Python

38. DID YOU KNOW ? It is estimated that $2.8 billion in 2008 went to energy costs to power unused computers in the workplace alone. The amount of energy used for this is estimated to release over 20 million tons of CO2 emissions...the equivalent of the emissions from approximately 4 million cars!

39. BOARD GAMES ROOM 207-209

40. WITHOUT LIBRARIES WHAT HAVE WE? WE HAVE NO PAST AND NO FUTURE. RAY BRADBURY

41. FAMILY READING NIGHT 2008

42. HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICIANS WILL BE PERFORMING! Small groups will be performing at the Book Swap in Room 212 / 214. Select Strings will be performing in the cafeteria at 8:30.

43. LOGO CONTEST HONORABLE MENTION Created by 6 th grader Hunter Barnes

44. WATCH FOR THE MASCOT! THE BULLDOG IS IN THE HOUSE!

45. THANKS TO THE HMS STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HELP AND SUPPORT!

46. THANKS TO OUR GUEST SPEAKERS! Mrs. Nowadly ~ Hamburg School District Energy Coordinator Mrs. Durni ~ Recycling Club Advisor The HMS Recycling Club

47. THANKS TO THE 2011 FAMILY READING NIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION! Mrs. Kullman Ms. Watkins Mrs. Tomlinson Ms. Rybczynski Mrs. Perri Mrs. Springborn Mrs. Lauria Mrs. Dates Ms. Finnerty Mrs. Montoro Mrs. Demers Mrs. Meholick Mrs. Paciorek Mrs. Bogner Mrs. Wolf Mrs. Kane Mrs. Currier Library Club students High School Participation in Government students

48. THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR THEIR DONATIONS! Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo Museum of Science Niagara Chocolates Aquarium of NiagaraBuffalo Sabres Pizza Hut (Blasdell) Buffalo BanditsEdie's PizzaTarget Buffalo BillsIlio DiPaolosWegmans Buffalo GamesLibrary Club Wendy's (Camp Rd.)

49. THANKS TO THE PTSA & THE HMS STAFF FOR DONATING TREATS! Refreshments available in the cafeteria after 7:15!

50. This slideshow was created by the Family Reading Night Committee. We hope you enjoyed it!