With summer vacation comes summer reading, and we are so excited for you to meet Merci Suarez! Merci Suarez Changes Gears is the 2019 Newbery Medal winning story of Merci, a middle school girl who lives in Florida with her big, loving, Cuban family and deals with many of the same kinds of issues that … Continue reading Announcing the 2019 Summer Read!
#ChooseKind
One of the best things about reading Wonder this summer is that there are so many fun things already out there, based on the book, that we get to participate in. Visit http://choosekind.tumblr.com to find some cool stuff, including the chance to take the #ChooseKind pledge and a link to the Daily Wonder App that you … Continue reading #ChooseKind
Summer Break @ the CM Library
Have you signed up for summer reading at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg library yet? You can log reading minutes, get credit for various activities, and earn badges throughout the summer. Those badges translate to prizes!
Why Wonder?
We always like to choose a summer reading book that will emphasize our QG moral focus traits and work to bring our student body closer together through reading. Once we saw the movie trailer for Wonder, we were reminded of how great this book is and knew we'd found our next all school read! If … Continue reading Why Wonder?
Announcing the 2017 QGMS all-school read…
We're excited to announce that our summer reading book this year is WONDER by R.J. Palacio! More information will be coming home in students' end of year packets this week, but our QG Reads site will continue to be a place for students to discuss and interact with the book and each other throughout the … Continue reading Announcing the 2017 QGMS all-school read…
Kindness is Contagious
In the epilogue, Caitlin issues this challenge to us as readers: So, let's answer her question. What will kindness do for you? How will you let it make a difference in your life? What are some specific ways you can be intentional about showing more kindness?
Meet Kate DiCamillo in Charlotte – Free Tickets!
Fans of Kate DiCamillo (author of Because of Winn Dixie, Raymie Nightingale, and more) need to check out this news from Imaginon. Click below and act quickly to secure your free tickets! Kate DiCamillo visits Charlotte
