Book Fair Fiesta, May 5-9, by Maggie

Red Bank Middle School is having a book fair! It will be on May 5th-9th from 7:15 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Media Center. There will be lots of books and fun school supplies.

     Some of the books include Divergent by Veronica Roth, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, Poison by Bridget Zinn, Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson, The Distance Between Us by Kasie West, and many more. There will also be new posters!

     If you want to learn more or visit the book fair online go to the link below.

  www.scholastic.com/fair

Chattanooga's Public Libraries by Maggie

 

There are many events for teens at our local public library and many teens don't even know where the library is. There are 4 local libraries in Chattanooga. The main (downtown)  library is located at 1001 Broad Street. It is open on Monday-Thursday 9a.m.-8p.m. and Friday- Saturday 9a.m.-6p.m. It is closed on Sunday. Another one of our libraries is located at 278 Northgate Mall Drive. It is open on Monday and Thursday 11a.m.-8p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday 9a.m.-6p.m. and Sunday 1a.m.-5p.m.

    Every Monday at the downtown brach,  there is an event called PokeMondays for ages 8-18 where you can have Pokemon card battles with other kids. It is from 5pm to 6pm. At the Northgate branch, there is a Dungeons and Dragons event where you play dungeons and Dragons, on Saturday, April 12th, from 2:30pm to 5:30 pm, for ages 12-18. Another event is at Northgate on Thursday, April 24th, called Chattanooga storytelling circle from 6pm to 7:30pm.

    If you want to learn about more events then go to the website down below.

Source: www.chattlibrary.org

Ms. Griffith By Christine

     

Are your teachers fun or boring? Some teachers try to make their classes fun and interesting while others don't care or try to make it boring on purpose.  When you're an art teacher, your class has to be interesting especially the teacher themselves. Ms. Griffith is our art teacher here at Red Bank Middle School and she's a very fun teacher and person. Below are some interesting things she shared about herself.

• From where did you graduate? Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.
• What was it that made you want to be a teacher? I was an independent artist and had my own studio. During that time I realized what I enjoyed most about art was being able to tell others about it so I got the idea to become a teacher.
• What was your art career like before you became a teacher? I had a studio where I made and sold pottery called permanent mud. I worked for a ceramic artist named Dan Chen.
• Who is your favorite artist? I don't have a favorite. There are many I like. I think you are drawn to different artists at different times.
• What are your hobbies? Being a mom. I don't have a lot of  time for my own art right now, but as my daughter is getting older I'm getting excited about getting to do that. I have been trying to run and garden.
• What would you do if you were famous? I would be a sculptor. I love sculpting. I love using metal. Nothing gets my blood pumping more than cutting through metal.
• What is your preferred art style? Sculpting
•  If you had one superpower what would it be? The power to spread kindness and to keep people happy.
• How many art pieces have you done? A bunch. I've made 8 or 10 big sculptures.
• What is your motto? Do no harm, just be good, and spread kindness. I don't really have a motto. It's all about keeping perspective.